CLEVELAND, Tenn. — City Council members are trying to figure out what’s a fair cost for garbage pickup.
In December, the council agreed to a monthly fee of $7.04 for all residents, including apartment dwellers.
Before that, apartment companies, not tenants, were billed. When tenants got their first utility bills with the garbage fee, they complained.
Some council members said Monday that the $7.04 across-the-board fee is unfair for apartment dwellers who have been making sure their trash bags get into a trash bin and aren’t left on the curb where animals can tear them open.
“So nothing has changed. But they get this fee anyway,” said Councilman Avery Johnson.