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Historic District chair urges daily trash pickup as cruise-season trash rises; public works cites staffing and truck limits
Summary
The Historic District Commission chair urged daily targeted trash pickup, more visible bins, and a seasonal trash-picker position; Public Works said it has increased pickups in problem areas but that adding daily downtown service would likely require a second truck and an extra crew.
Steve Heights, chair of the Historic District Commission, told the Public Works Committee that increased cruise-ship traffic and food vendors have amplified litter problems in Skagway’s Historic District and urged more frequent street sweeping, targeted daily pickup in front of iconic buildings and visible trash receptacles.
Heights recommended the street sweeper operate “a minimum of once a week,” said cigarette butts are the single most…
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