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St. Marys council hears public concern as solid-waste committee recommends $20 monthly residential rate
Summary
Residents pressed council over recent solid-waste shortfalls and alternatives such as pay-per-bag systems; the solid-waste committee recommended a $20 monthly resident rate, a $3.50 extra-cart fee, a $20 senior rate, $31 for nonresidents and a 225% commercial increase, with rates held through 2027 for reevaluation.
Residents and council members clashed over the city’s approach to trash collection and recent shortfalls during the St. Marys City Council meeting. Resident Sterling Steinburner asked why the city operates its own solid-waste system and compared city service to nearby pay-per-bag systems, saying, “Can you tell me, why the city operates its own system?” He also cited Celina’s pay-per-bag approach, saying it charges “$1.20 a bag.”
In response, a council member outlined the city’s history of operating refuse as a municipal enterprise, tracing the change to the early 1980s after earlier private collection problems and a later litigation settlement…
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