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College Station council adopts new trash-can enforcement process, extends time window to 24 hours
Summary
Council approved an amendment to the cityordinance allowing code enforcement to assess a $25.50 administrative fee for automated trash containers left out after collection, and amended the ordinance timeline from 12 to 24 hours; council voted unanimously on the amendment and carried the final motion 5—6.
The College Station City Council voted June 12 to change how the city enforces rules about residential automated trash containers, approving a process that lets code enforcement assess an administrative fee instead of pursuing criminal summonses.
The ordinance amendment—on item 6.1 of the consent agenda—authorizes staff to assess a $25.50 fee for failure to remove a 60-gallon automated container within the designated post-collection window. Tommy Shilling, code enforcement supervisor, told the council the fee is intended as a final enforcement tool after education and warnings; under the…
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