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Warr Acres approves phased move to polycarts, raises residential trash rate to $36
Summary
Council approved a phased transition from curbside bags to automated side‑loading trucks with city‑issued polycarts and retrofits, and adopted an emergency ordinance raising the residential monthly trash rate from $24 to $36 (along with higher per‑bag and multi‑dwelling fees) to restore the sanitation fund to break‑even while planning capital purchases.
Warr Acres council voted to begin a phased transition of residential sanitation from labor‑intensive rear‑loader curb pickup toward automated side‑loading trucks and city‑issued polycarts. Public Works staff told the council the current rear‑loader system is running a structural deficit driven by labor, landfill and fuel costs; staff recommended a multi‑year phase‑in that would buy carts (city to pay for first…
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