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Decatur staff report faster trash pickup, compactor gains and in‑house garage repairs
Summary
Department leaders told the City Council the environmental services team reduced bulk pickup wait times, added a second compactor that cut dump wait times by about 40%, saved roughly $400,000 by bringing beautification services in house, and the city garage repaired previously written‑off vehicles to reduce costs.
City staff on Feb. 16 told the Decatur City Council that recent investments and operational changes are shortening service delays and cutting costs.
Daniel Boutwell, presenting for Environmental Services, said the department now serves 19,573 weekly accounts, collected 20,594.25 tons of regular garbage and 12,427 tons of bulk goods last year, and has reduced bulk‑pickup turnaround from four‑to‑six weeks to about one-and-a-half to two weeks, with one full city pass…
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