Norton Shores city officials still considering new garbage pick up this year

Norton Shores city officials still considering new garbage pick up this year | MLive.com
"Bartoszek said residents voted for a $1.5 million, 20-year millage for street improvements in 2008 and the effort to reduce garbage truck traffic is just a larger part of reducing road damage.
"We have multiple garbage haulers running up and down our streets in a given week," Bartoszek said of the main five haulers that service residents.
"It makes our city looks trashy because there are always garbage cans out."
Bartoszek said some studies estimate road damage caused by one garbage truck equates to the wear and tear caused by 12,000 to 18,000 cars depending on the size of the truck.
Aside from curtailing road damage, maintaining a more picturesque town and saving residents money, city officials believe contracting refuse services will address safety concerns the trucks pose to motorists, pedestrians and school aged children."