Columbia city leaders want public input on possible roll cart ordinance changes - krcgtv.com
Columbia city leaders want public input on possible roll cart ordinance changes | KRCG
COLUMBIA — Columbia city leaders and their trash customers Thursday had some concerns about the new ordinance giving the rules for curbside roll cart collections. They said the language in the ordinance was not specific enough when it came to storage.
Columbia’s new city ordinance said trash customers can place roll carts at the curb no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before the customer’s scheduled collection day. Customers must remove roll carts from the curb no later than 10 p.m. on the customer’s collection day. The ordinance did not say where customers should store their roll carts. It only said customers must store them on private property. City leaders and trash customers hoped to get specific answers during Thursday’s roll cart meeting at Columbia City Hall.
Columbia Utilities Spokesman Matt Nestor said, “People are worried about roll carts being left anywhere. They’ve asked us to gather some public input to try to get the community’s feel for whether the ordinance should go farther than what we have written.”
Interim Second Ward Councilwoman Rachel Proffitt led the petition initiative that was bringing roll carts to Columbia. Proffitt was unable to attend Thursday’s meeting because of a prior engagement. She said education would make Columbia’s new roll cart system successful.
Proffitt said, “As much as education as possible, I think is great. We’re talking about where to place the carts. Where do you store the carts? How do you maintain them? I think it’s good that they are doing that.”
Columbia utility customers had a choice of 3 roll cart sizes. The larger the roll cart, the more you paid per month. Columbia trash customers would get their roll carts in February and start using them in March. Columbia city leaders were looking at plans to spend an additional $2.2 million to automate both their garbage and recycling curbside collections with roll carts. They said automating both curbside collections would reduce their staffing shortages and create a safer work environment.
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