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Utica tightens donation-bin enforcement, shortens removal window to one business day
Summary
Council amended the donation-bin ordinance to require removal of a violating bin within one business day of phone/email notice, changing prior language and adopting a faster enforcement timeline; the amendment carried after debate over logistics and weekends.
The Utica City Council amended the city’s donation-bin ordinance on Jan. 13 to shorten the period for removing a bin placed in violation: the revised language requires removal within one full business day after the city issues notice by phone or email.
The change came after council and staff described enforcement problems under prior procedures, which relied on…
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