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Council debates waste-hauler scheduling and truck concentration; staff to consult haulers

Lakeville City Council · March 17, 2026
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Summary

Councilmembers discussed changing residential waste-hauler pickup from multiple days to single-day zone pick-up to reduce daily truck traffic, but raised concerns about competition, service reliability and concentrated truck volumes; staff will consult haulers and report back.

City staff briefed the council on residential waste-hauler service patterns and the 2019 change that limited pickups to three days across two service districts. The change reduced the number of haul days across neighborhoods, but residents and councilmembers continue to complain about truck concentration on service days, truck noise and…

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