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Article: Residents may see trash bill City proposes charging for trash and brush collection or turning it over to private company.
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- Dayton Daily News
- Article date:
- September 27, 2007
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TROY -- It takes $1.2 million to collect residents' garbage,
trash, recycling and brush -- 10 percent of the city's $12 million
annual income tax collections.
The city staff would like residents to begin paying more for the
service.
What: The city proposes either to start charging for garbage,
trash and brush pickup, or turn the service over to a private
company. Residents currently pay $1.55 a month for recycling and
$1.25 a bag for yard waste. There is no charge for garbage, trash or
brush pickup.
How much: The city has not proposed a figure, though Patrick
Titterington, the city's public service and safety director, has said
the city could start by charging a nominal fee and increasing ...