A proposal to regulate private trash haulers in Cobb County prompted a heated response from citizens and garbage services alike, and was put on hold until 2023.
Cobb commissioners tabled plans to designate a single hauler for each of the four commission districts and enact related measures in September, when they updated code amendments.
The proposal came after years of complaints of lagging service in all parts of the county.
Commissioner JoAnn Birrell of East Cobb was adamant that the county had no role to play in regulating private trash service, and thinks commissioners shouldn’t be wading again when code amendment updates will be presented in January.
But commission chairwoman Lisa Cupid, who organized a roundtable of county trash haulers, said it’s a public health matter when trash isn’t reliably collected.
The haulers, including East Cobb resident John Swierenga of Trash Taxi, said they were blindsided by the proposal and haven’t heard from the county in years.
“We would like to hear of complaints that we can respond to in 24-48 hours. We can fix this without disrupting what we have.”
Related:
- Cobb commissioners table proposals to regulate trash service
- Cobb trash haulers tell county officials: ‘We can fix this’
- Birrell asks for Cobb to delay proposed trash service changes
- Proposed changes to Cobb trash service draw citizen opposition
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