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Residents decry trash rate increase and urge city action on lakeshore cleanup
Summary
Residents used the open forum to press the Rockwall City Council for answers after a trash-service change that a resident said doubled his bill, and to call for clearer notice and access for lakeshore cleanups. Council acknowledged the concerns but offered no formal relief during the meeting.
Several residents raised sharply worded concerns in Rockwall City’s Jan. 5 open forum about recent changes to trash service and local lakeshore maintenance.
Anthony Morris, who identified himself as living on Glen Avenue, told the council he paid $23 a month for a level of trash service in 2025 but that his service changed in 2026 so he had to rent additional cans and now pays $43 a month. “That’s a 90% increase for half the service,” Morris said, and asked for an explanation…
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