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Due to the City’s budgetary restraints, as of
August 24, additional policies have been put into place that
will allow only one unlimited “Bulky Pick-Up” per quarter
per household. Additional bulky pick-ups may be scheduled
with the Department of Refuse Collection at a cost of $50.
“Since April 1 of this year, of the 140 alley-cleaning
requests of the Division of Streets Bridges and Harbor, 34
percent have been for ‘illegal dumping.’ My office alone has
incurred a 23 percent increase, over the same period last
year, for illegal dumping complaints,” stated Ashford at a
press conference he held to announce a series of “Free Dump
Days” coordinated with the Department of Neighborhoods and
Public Services.
The first Free Dump Day, held Saturday,
August 28, at the Wayman D. Palmer YMCA, was considered a
success. During a four-hour period, the
tractor-trailer-sized dumpster was emptied eight times
equating to approximately 96 tons of debris.
“This is refuse that could have potentially
ended up in neighborhood alleys and vacant lots,” said
Ashford.
The next and final “Free Dump Day” sponsored
by Ashford will be held Saturday, September 18, 2010 at the
Frederick Douglas Community Center (1001 Indiana Ave. at
Hawley St.) from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Ashford encouraged
not only the residents of Council District 4 but all City of
Toledo residents to participate.
For more information about the Free Dump Day
contact the office of Councilman Michael Ashford at Toledo
City Council 419-245-1050 or the Department of Neighborhoods
at 419-245-1800.
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