PORT ST. LUCIE — Port St. Lucie residents could soon have an opportunity to weigh in on a long-debated issue as city officials move forward with plans to place a nonbinding straw poll on the November ballot regarding residential trash collection frequency.
The proposal comes after continued public discussion over whether the city should maintain its current once-a-week garbage pickup schedule or move to twice-a-week service.
“Just last week at the special city council meeting, we again heard public comments supporting both the current once-a-week collection and an increase to twice-a-week collection,” said Mariana Feldpausch, the city’s director of solid waste…