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Commission weighs ordinance, enclosures to manage downtown dumpsters
Summary
Mount Clemens commissioners discussed building and maintaining shared dumpster enclosures (favoring Cherry Street), a proposed ordinance requiring use of city dumpsters unless businesses show a viable alternative, and a city fee to cover maintenance; no formal vote was taken.
Mount Clemens City Commission members spent the work session discussing options to manage downtown commercial dumpsters, including building a new enclosure on Cherry Street, relocating dumpsters to Market Street, or relying on existing enclosures on New Street. City staff described a proposed ordinance that would require businesses to use city-managed dumpsters unless they demonstrate an acceptable alternative.
Mr. Shipman, a city staff member who led the presentation, said the problem has persisted for years and described privately owned dumpsters sitting on city property and grease-bin issues. "They were destroying the sidewalks and the curbs," he said, explaining why the city previously removed some dumpsters from Cherry Street and…
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