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Trappe council directs draft ordinance limiting curbside trash can timing
Summary
After reviewing neighboring towns' policies, Trappe councilors directed the town attorney to draft an ordinance to allow residents to place trash cans at curbside after 5 p.m. the day before collection and require removal within 24 hours, with a one‑warning policy before fines.
The Council discussed trash‑can timing and asked Attorney Lyndsey Ryan to draft an ordinance for the September meeting establishing time limits for curbside storage. Administrator Erin Braband presented sample policies from neighboring towns; the proposed draft would allow trash cans to be set out after 5 p.m. the day before collection and require their removal within 24 hours. The draft ordinance would provide one warning letter per calendar year; subsequent violations in the same year would be subject to a fine.
Councilors directed Attorney Ryan to prepare ordinance language for the Sept. meeting; no fines, fee amounts, or enforcement procedures were adopted on Aug. 6. The Council’s action was direction to staff to draft regulatory language for later consideration.
