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Portage council members urge voters to review May 5 single-hauler trash proposal

Portage City Council · March 24, 2026
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Council members and the mayor pro tem discussed the single-hauler trash ordinance on the May 5 special election ballot, with Mayor Pro Tem Jim Pearson urging a 'no' vote and council members encouraging voters to compare new Waste Management bills to previous Bestway bills before deciding.

With absentee ballots scheduled to be mailed March 26, Portage council members spent part of Wednesday’s meeting urging residents to study a May 5 special election ballot question that would change the city’s trash service framework.

Mayor Pro Tem Jim Pearson told residents he would vote no on the ballot proposal, saying the city’s competitive bidding produced a lower Waste…

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