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Caribou residents, councilors press for clearer rules after spring cleanup cancelation
Summary
Public commenter Bruce Hagelstein and several councilors urged the council to reconsider or better define the city's decision to discontinue spring cleanup, citing resident reliance, equipment damage and worker safety; council directed the city manager to draft clearer rules and return with a proposal.
Bruce Hagelstein, who identified himself as a Caribou resident on Coolidge Avenue, told the council he was alarmed to learn the city planned to discontinue its spring cleanup program and urged leaders to "review that again" and postpone the change until the city had a better plan to notify residents and limit abuses.
Councilor Watson and other councilors said staff had…
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