Hundreds of people called City Hall to complain about new garbage restrictions early this year, a new city report reveals.
City staff fielded 208 calls from residents between January and February regarding garbage collection, with the majority of callers complaining that garbage was not picked up.
Ninety-eight callers inquired about garbage that was not collected – mostly when the limit was enforced in January – or had general inquiries about collection services, said Jennifer Peters, the city’s utilities manager and Ron Neufeld, the city’s general manager of operations, in their joint report to city council.
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