PORT ST. LUCIE — Port St. Lucie voters will be asked in November whether they support increasing residential trash collection from once a week to twice a week after the City Council approved placing a nonbinding straw poll on the ballot.
The advisory vote is intended to measure public interest in expanding garbage collection service. While the results would not automatically change the city’s collection schedule, the City Council would review the outcome before deciding whether to implement the change.
Councilman Anthony Bonna said residents have expressed differing opinions about the current service level, making a public vote the best way to gauge community sentiment…