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Residents urge action on bulky/green waste pickup, school-zone traffic and MUD development

Freeport City Council · October 21, 2024
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Summary

Multiple residents urged council action: Sam Reyna alleged contract breaches by the city’s bulky/green waste hauler, Pamela Dancy requested updates on a $345,000 contractor investigation and TxDOT work, and Jasenia Cardenas sought enforcement to prevent vehicles blocking her driveway near a school zone.

Several residents used the council’s public-comment period to press the city on operational and oversight problems.

Sam Reyna presented photos and alleged that the bulky/green waste contractor (referred to in testimony as Ameriways or Merry Waste) repeatedly failed to meet contractual requirements, used manual collection without proper traffic control on a Sunday, and caused yard damage by late pickup.…

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