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Century Mayor Upset Garbage Provider Failed To Collect Trash For Week
January 23, 2018
Century Mayor Henry Hawkins is demanding answers after residential trash was not picked up last week in the town.
The town contracts residential waste collection to Republic Services, with the town billing local residents. Regular pick up day is Wednesday of each week.
However, Republic failed to collect trash last Wednesday due to an ice accumulation that basically paralyzed the area. Hawkins said he understand that, but “it was sunny and the roads were open Thursday, Friday, even Saturday” and the trash was still not collected.
Hawkins said the company has had no communication with the town, as is required under their contract if a collection day is missed.
Now, the mayor told the town council Monday night that he expects a refund from Republic Services that can be passed along to individual customers.
Hawkins said he the trash should be collected this Wednesday.
Pictured: Century Mayor Henry Hawkins discusses trash pick up during Monday night’s meeting of the Century Town Council. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
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7 Responses to “Century Mayor Upset Garbage Provider Failed To Collect Trash For Week”
Well my husband safety was more important to me. They were told they couldn’t drive on the roads. If they would have and slid into someone property with one of the trucks then what? Then they would get sued.
I have snow/ice chains for my tires and ice cleats that go over my boots that I keep in my truck that I can go out in bad weather if need be…and I live here…so why can’t sanitation, and keep services going…why is this so hard to figure out? It can be a public health issue letting garbage sit for extended times. We live in 2018 there are tools available to get r done!!!!
What did it cost to wait a extra bag or two ?
It should have been handled like a holiday where they are behind one or two days. The roads were only iced over for half a day. So there should not have been any reason to skip a whole week.
I understand people wanting their trash picked up but due to the weather was why it didn’t get picked up. Republic was off Wednesday and Thursday due to the weather. So that is why Wednesday got delayef. I’m a Wednesday customer so I have two weeks worth of trash also. My husband works for republic and I’m glad he was off those 2 days. My garbage will wait but his life can’t be replaced in mine.so the trash will be gotten up..
They did not pick any garbage up
last Wednesday, but we did receive a call from them telling us they were not picking it up, but would pick up this Wednesday.
There was know reason the trash wasn’t picked up,now we have two weeks of trash,what will we do with all the extra trash.they need to run to times this week so we can get rid of extra trash.