AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta commissioners are being asked to forgive more than $70,000 in fines against the city’s trash contractor, Coastal Waste and Recycling, following missed pickups, cart problems and complaints.
Coastal took over all three of Augusta’s trash collection zones last year. Both the city and the company blamed early problems on the transition.
The city assessed about $144,000 in fines during the first three months. Commissioners are now recommending the city waive more than $70,000 of those penalties from the first month of the contract…