PITTSFIELD â The cityâs leadership this week will delve into a traffic project and waste management proposal that are already generating strong opinions in the community.
The city has for years been looking for ways to rein in curbside waste disposal costs, and the newest proposal aimed at achieving just that will be outlined and no doubt scrutinized at Wednesdayâs 7 p.m. Committee of the Whole meeting.
At-Large Councilors Peter Marchetti, Earl Persip III and Pete White proposed a bag-based âpay-as-you-throwâ system for curbside waste disposal that subsidizes what shakes out to two 15 gallon bags per week and compliments a recycling incentive program, which the councilors estimate would produce around a half-million in savings and increase rates of recycling. The proposal has already drawn criticism.