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Residents say yard-waste enforcement conflicts with pickup rules; council directs staff to clarify and offer flexibility
Summary
During public comment, residents raised concerns about citations for yard-waste placement on Poplar Street and Stowe Manor Village; staff described multi-department follow-up, educational letters and targeted collection options, and council asked staff to use discretion for narrow historic lots.
Several residents raised concerns during public comment at the Aug. 4 Belmont City Council meeting about enforcement of the city's yard-waste ordinance in older neighborhoods with narrow lots and no sidewalks.
Kathy Ferreira (102 Poplar Street) said her neighbor Joyce Lewis received a civil citation for yard-waste placement; Ferreira said her family performs yard work for elderly neighbors and argued the…
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