![]() ![]() The mayor later added that "sanitation is almost at an emergency point."Ĭustomers can submit a request form for backdoor service to the city if they meet certain criteria, such as being 75 or older, having a Georgia handicap parking permit, or proof of certain medical conditions. ![]() ![]() "What it does for the people that do back-breaking, in-the-weather work, I think, is my personal motivation," Tumlin said, in support of Rice's proposal. The changes approved by the council will end the practice for the roughly 10% of the city's approximately 16,000 that still receive it. The physically demanding practice was implemented in the city in the 1960s - the city has been slowly phasing it out for more than a decade, requiring new subdivisions to use roll carts. "People that live elsewhere couldn't believe we were doing it twice (per week)," said Mayor Steve Tumlin at a work session last week.īackdoor pickup involves workers walking up driveways to retrieve garbage from cans outside homes, instead of simply emptying curbside roll carts. ![]()
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