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Town abolishes roll‑cart attendant program after liability concerns
Summary
The council voted to end a town program in which employees retrieved residents'trash carts from beneath elevated homes, citing trespass and employee‑liability risks; staff will notify affected property owners and provide alternatives.
The Town of Sunset Beach council voted May 4 to abolish the town's roll‑cart attendant program, which had provided curb‑to‑property trash cart return services for some island properties. Staff told council the program presented legal and liability concerns because employees sometimes entered private property beneath elevated homes to gather carts and a resident had filed a trespass complaint.
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