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Council debates spring bulk-pickup schedule and resident communications
Summary
Council discussed proposed 2026 spring bulk-pickup start dates, with Councilor Hoover citing an eight‑year pattern of later end dates and urging later start dates or gap weeks for hilltop neighborhoods; sanitation staff said scheduling follows crew availability and typically begins the first Friday after Good Friday.
Councilors pressed city staff on the proposed 2026 spring bulk‑pickup schedule during the Service Committee report, with Councilor Susan Hoover saying the city appears to be moving start dates earlier than in past years and that downtown and hilltop residents may not have enough time to prepare.
Hoover reviewed prior years' end dates—"In 2018 the last bulk pickup was May 18. In 2019 the last bulk pickup was May 17..."—and urged that the schedule be pushed back to better serve residents. City Manager Jim Mavromatis and Sanitation Director Bob Baird responded that dates are set around crew availability and historically the crews start after Good Friday; Baird said the crew will be where they're scheduled to be. Hoover also said the city website is not updated and asked that committee postings and schedule notices be posted on Facebook to reach residents who rely on social media.
