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Columbia’s city council set to consider a bill on roll carts

May 2, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

A bill to lift Columbia’s ban on roll carts for solid waste and recycling will be first read by the city council tonight (Monday). Fifth ward city councilman Matt Pitzer is the bill sponsor. If the council approves the bill at the May 16 meeting, the August roll cart election would no longer be required. …

Columbia voters will decide the roll cart issue in August

April 5, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Columbia’s city council has unanimously voted to place the controversial roll cart issue on the August ballot. The city council voted unanimously Monday evening to place the issue on the ballot, after a proposal to repeal to ban was defeated by a four-to-three vote. Resident Rachel Proffitt collected enough signatures of registered voters for an …

(AUDIO) Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”

April 3, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Columbia’s city council will tackle the controversial roll cart issue on Monday night. It’s a perennial issue in the city. Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood joined host Fred Parry Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable.” They discussed the trash issue in-detail, as well as the use tax that Columbia voters will cast ballots …

Columbia’s council appears likely to place roll cart issue on August ballot

March 22, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Columbia’s city council has first-read a proposal to send the roll cart issue to voters in August. The proposed ballot measure would repeal the city’s prohibition on residential roll carts. City clerk Sheela Amin (pronounced like ah-MEAN) says an initiative petition from resident Rachel Proffitt has been signed by a sufficient number of registered voters.