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Lanark Council weighs resident survey to guide next garbage contract
Summary
Councilmembers debated how best to gather resident input for the next garbage-service contract, including distribution methods (online, mailed, social) and whether to use unique codes and ranking of service options; council asked a committee to refine the survey before public release.
The Lanark City Council on July 21 discussed creating a public survey to inform the selection of the city’s next garbage-service contract.
Council members debated modes of distribution (city website, social media, mailed paper surveys with utility bills), whether to use unique codes to ensure only residents respond, and whether surveys should ask residents to rank multiple service options rather than select a single choice. They also reviewed service features to present to respondents, including recycling frequency, bulk cleanup days, yard waste services and whether the city should continue subsidizing garbage collection.
The council agreed the survey should clearly present service levels and costs and asked that a committee meeting refine the survey format and contract-option comparisons before it is released for public input.
