Council Mixed on Single Trash Hauler Proposal

Council President Eric Evans and Councilman Robert Donchez say more time is needed for discussion. Councilwoman Karen Dolan says council has 'discussed this issue to death.'

  Bethlehem City Council gave mixed reviews to Mayor John Callahan’s plan to switch to a single municipal trash hauler during the first of four hearings to discuss the mayor’s proposed 2013 budget Monday night. Council President Eric Evans said he is not sure that the remainder of 2012 is enough time to sufficiently debate and implement a new trash collection system in the city. “I’m getting more comments on that than I’ve had on anything else since I’ve been on council these last couple of years,” Evans said. Councilman Robert Donchez agreed that the issue might need more time to be hashed out. “I think it deserves a full debate and discussion,” he said. But Councilwoman Karen Dolan saw it differently, noting that it has come up for …

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