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Clarkdale resident urges restoration of curbside recycling as council hears airport flight-pattern changes
Summary
At the April 28 meeting a Clarkdale resident urged the town to pursue optional curbside recycling rather than relying solely on the drop-off center; council members also reported that Cottonwood adopted flight-pattern changes aimed at reducing overflights of Clarkdale.
During the public-comment period of the April 28 Clarkdale Town Council meeting, resident Carla Erickson urged the council to explore bringing back optional curbside recycling for residents willing to pay, saying the town’s recycling center is being abused and that some neighboring communities provide curbside service every two weeks.
"We used to have curbside recycling and when we changed to Waste Management, they took that away," Erickson said, and asked the council to ask Waste Management whether it would offer an optional paid curbside service or consider rebidding the contract to allow vendors that provide curbside recycling. She added that residents frequently place non-recyclable trash and Styrofoam in the drop-off center and expressed concern that enforcement resources are limited.
Separately, at the reports portion of the meeting a council member updated the council on recent actions by the Cottonwood Airport commission and City Council. The member said the commission removed its prior recommendation that aircraft climb to 1,000 feet before turning, reinforced that the small-plane altitude in the pattern should be 800 feet so planes can turn earlier away from Clarkdale, and that Cottonwood’s council approved a measure reducing the number of aircraft allowed in the traffic pattern from four to three. The airport manager is expected to implement those measures in the coming weeks, the council was told.
Council members did not take immediate action on the curbside-recycling request at the meeting; the public comment closed with staff and council acknowledging the concern and the suggestion to revisit the town’s solid-waste contract options as part of future discussions.
