Schenectady city leaders ready to scrap problematic bulk trash sticker program

SCHENECTADY — City Council members are considering their options amid mounting criticism of a program that began this year, requiring residents to purchase stickers and affix them to bulk garbage items left at the curb.

Council President Marion Porterfield said Monday at a committee meeting that the program has proven “cumbersome at best,” with mostly negative reviews from the community.

She said the city is actually fielding more complaints about illegal dumping, something she’s seen happening around her neighborhood near Interstate 890…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS