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Portage council meeting centers on waste-management rollout and May ballot dispute
Summary
Public comment and several council remarks at the March 9 Portage City Council meeting focused on an upcoming May ballot initiative and the city’s new Waste Management contract, with the mayor pro tem urging voters to reject the proposal and the city manager reporting operational rollout metrics.
At its March 9 meeting, the Portage City Council heard public comment and several council statements about an upcoming May ballot initiative tied to city trash service and the recent Waste Management contract rollout.
The meeting attracted sustained discussion after resident Terry Tesari used the public-comment period to note changes in city ordinances over decades and to announce: “I’m voting no on this initiative that’s gonna be before the citizens in May.” Tesari asked whether his backyard compost pile violated ordinance language and urged clearer rules for citizens seeking to comply with city codes.
A series of council members followed with…
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