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Council authorizes $73,500 tire‑removal contract after debate on illegal dumping and equity
Summary
After an extended exchange about equity and persistent illegal dumping, Savannah City Council authorized a $73,500 contract with Atlantic Waste to remove a longtime tire landfill on Hutchinson Island and directed the city manager to return within 30 days with a broader plan and a workshop on illegal dumping.
Mayor Van Johnson presided over a lengthy council debate on March 26 after Alderman Bernetta Lanier (1st District) urged postponing a contract to remove a large accumulation of illegally dumped tires on Hutchinson Island.
Lanier said the city must address illegal dumping across districts fairly and proposed delaying action 30 days to allow a fuller discussion: “My motion is for us to postpone this illegal dumping matter until April 23… so we could give all of our citizens the same type consideration.”
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