The task of resolving Atlanta’s shortcomings in collecting yard debris has landed on the desk of Al Wiggins, the public works commissioner who’s been on the job since March 1 and has inherited a challenge that dates to at least 2011.
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Atlanta’s trash collection service bowing under short staffs, heavy workloads
Atlanta’s problems collecting yard waste has uncovered a host of woes in the entire system of collecting waste, just as ratepayers have received their annual solid waste bills.
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Voter-approved Atlanta public works programs $410 million short of promises
“This is more than a program recovery effort, this is an exercise of building and maintaining public trust…”
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Georgia cities to Congress: We need some public works spending
The nation’s mayors have infrastructure on their minds, according to a new report from the National League of Cities. But mayors aren’t the only ones calling on Washington, D.C. to help out with paying for things like water works, roads and broadband.
