PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – It’s not clear how big an impact the ongoing trash controversy in Portage will have on city elections in two weeks, but it’s clear the issue is not going away.
This week, the council was urged to pass a resolution to delay implementation of the sole-source contract with Waste Management for a year to allow time for an anticipated city referendum on the question.
Resident Jay Woodhams told the city council that the earliest the vote could be held would be next May, two months after the contract takes effect…