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Friday, May 28, 2021 - 1:31 pm
BY ADAM ATKINSON
North Country This Week
POTSDAM The village board here has authorized the mayor to sign a trash removal contract with Casella Waste Services based in Potsdam.
The board approved the authorization at their meeting Monday, May 17.
Under the terms of the agreement the contract will last 5 years, from June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2026.
Trash removal for residents will cost $10 per unit per month under the contract.
Village of Potsdam logo trash bags will cost $19.50 per package which are either 10 fifteen-gallon bags or 5 thirty-gallon bags.
The company will provide zero-sort recycling pickup as part of the service.
POTSDAM â Without comment, the Village Board of Trustees approved an ordinance that allows village residents to keep chickens.
A similar ordinance failed in 2011. Another in July of 2020 was rejected and sent back to the planning board to be simplified.
There are a number of provisions to the ordinance that was passed Monday afternoon.
No more than six chickens will be allowed for each property, renters must have authorization from property owners, coops or cages must be at least 25 feet from neighborsâ doors and windows and five feet from property lines, and hens must be in a coop or cage that has adequate protection from weather and predators.