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Mayor Carter says St. Paul trash-collection system will continue, even if city has to borrow to pay
Mayor Carter says St. Paul trash-collection system will continue, even if city has to borrow to pay for itDespite a judge’s ruling seemingly to the contrary, St. Paul’s mayor said Friday that organized trash collection will continue in St. Paul — even if the city has to borrow $13 million from its financial reserves and raise property taxes next year to pay for it.
“Trash collection will continue to operate uninterrupted in the city of St. Paul,” said Mayor Melvin Carter. “Residents do not need to, nor should they make any attempt to, secure alternative trash services.”
Carter on Friday joined City Council President Amy Brendmoen, St. Paul Public Works Director Kathy Lantry and others in announcing that there will be no interruption to the residential trash hauling system put in place last October for one- to four-unit residences.
The city has a binding five-year contract with a consortium of private haulers, and nothing in the order signed Thursday by Ramsey County District Judge Leonardo Castro invalidates it, Carter said.
Read more: https://www.twincities.com/2019/05/31/mayor-carter-says-st-paul-trash-collection-system-will-continue-even-if-city-has-to-borrow-to-pay-for-it/