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Kewanee outlines solid-waste service rollout; canister deliveries and public education due in mid-April
Summary
Operations Manager Rod Johnson told the council new waste trucks are in service, staff have been trained, and canister deliveries and public education are scheduled for mid-April as Kewanee transitions to a new containerized collection program.
Operations Manager Rod Johnson updated the Kewanee City Council on the city’s roll-out of a new solid-waste collection system during the March 11 meeting. Johnson said the new trucks have been acquired, staff have completed training on the vehicles, and Fleet Maintenance will handle servicing. The city expects to order canisters and begin public education in mid-April; containers will be wheeled out on the old Friday route when the program begins.
Council discussion included operational and timing questions but no formal motions were made on the item at the meeting. The city also reviewed bulk landscape-waste collection procedures for spring: Operations Manager Johnson described the program and City Clerk Melinda Edwards later announced landscape-waste collection begins March 18, requires a $1 sticker on paper bags, and that residents are allowed six additional bags of trash the week of March 18. The meeting record indicates burning season is expected to begin in April.
No costs, exact canister counts, or contractor names for the canister program were provided in the meeting minutes.
