City of Port St. Lucie Straw poll: twice-weekly residential trash collection (official ballot title not confirmed)

What your vote means

YES

A YES vote tells the City Council you favor twice-a-week trash pickup with a higher yearly solid waste fee; it does not change the service by itself.

A NO vote tells the City Council you favor keeping once-a-week pickup; it does not change the service by itself.

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This is a nonbinding straw poll asking city voters if they want trash pickup to go from once a week to twice a week, in exchange for a higher yearly solid waste fee. source: wqcs.org
The result does not change anything by itself. The City Council will look at the result before deciding. source: wqcs.org
City staff say switching would take 9 to 15 months, because the city would need more trucks and more than 20 new workers. source: cbs12.com
Money: City staff estimate the yearly solid waste assessment would go up about $131 per home by 2028 if twice-weekly pickup is adopted (news reports also say 'at least $130'). source: wqcs.org

Anthony Bonna, Port St. Lucie City Council (on holding the poll): "260,000 people, you have to make one decision." source: wqcs.org

No public record found of a campaign committee or campaign money for either side.

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