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Downtown businesses urge better trash pickup, larger containers and recycling to protect tourism
Summary
Business owners told the board broken and overflowing public garbage cans behind downtown storefronts are creating an eyesore for visitors; they asked for larger containers, recycling and more reliable service to protect tourism and nearby mural investments.
Several downtown business owners described damaged public 95‑gallon pails, missing lids and fractured wheels that leave trash and cardboard strewn behind storefronts, calling for larger containers, recycling provisions and clearer pickup procedures to support tourism and downtown customers.
Alyssa Davidson, co‑owner of It's a Wonderful Scoop, said the back‑alley area behind her shop often looks like a dumpster even after pickup and that some city pails are cracked or missing lids. "I see a disaster on a Monday morning after they've picked up," S10 said when showing photographs and asking for help arranging recycling and more robust containment.
Town staff and a landfill representative explained the automated side‑load trucks require properly placed toters and that commercial downtown locations may need larger front‑load or shared dumpster solutions; the landfill rep offered to work with the town on developing an agreed solution and said warranties/serial numbers exist for toters that can be replaced under contract.
