Proposal For Automated Trash Collection Moving Forward

Dubuque City Manager Mike Van Milligen intends to push ahead with a proposed switch to automated trash collection, despite strong opposition from a citizen advisory board. Van Milligen says that city staff members have “made significant modifications to the recommendation they will be making to the City Council to respond to the commission concerns.” He said they include eliminating a proposed rate increase that had been tied to the new collection system. Instead, the automation cost would be covered, in part, by projected savings from reduced worker’s compensation claims.