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Committee waives cart-exchange fee for residents who downsize, approves amended policy 5-0

Municipal Services Committee, Appleton City
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Summary

The committee amended the residential refuse cart-exchange policy to waive the $100 exchange fee for residents who downsize their cart and approved the item as amended by a 5-0 vote after debate about equity, costs and behavioral incentives.

The Municipal Services Committee approved revisions to the residential cart-exchange policy and adopted an amendment to waive the $100 exchange fee when a resident downsizes their cart.

The item (25-1488) originally included a $100 payment required before any cart exchange. Committee members discussed alternatives presented by staff: (1) keep $100 for all exchanges, (2) charge $50 for some exchanges and $25 for a…

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