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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing on the following amended Ordinance 10-14-08 will be held before the City Council on Monday, March 23, 2015 at 7 p.m., Council Chamber, 869 Park Avenue Cranston, R.I. pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Charter.

A complete copy of the amended Ordinance is available for public review at the City Clerk’s Office and the Cranston Central Library and on the City’s website cranstonri.com under calendar by clicking on the Council March 23, 2015 meeting date, then docket

“Individuals requesting interpreter services for the deaf or hard of hearing must notify the City Clerk’s Office at 461-1000 ext. 3197 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the hearing date.”

John E. Lanni, Jr., Maria Medeiros Wall, JD

Council President City Clerk

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO.

10-14-08 IN AMENDMENT OF TITLE 8, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CRANSTON, 2005, ENTITLED “GARBAGE, RUBBISH, ETC” (Trash Amnesty Dates)

*As Amended by Public Works Committee 3/9/2015

It is ordained by the City Council of the City of Cranston as follows:

SECTION 1. *Chapter 8.12 *Chapter 8.12.121 Entitled “Garbage, Rubbish, Etc. – Provisions for Municipal Refuse and Recycling Collection” is hereby amended by adding the following new *sections .131 “Trash Pick-up Amnesty Dates. *paragraph”

Residents of the City may dispose of large bulky waste materials, including mattresses, white goods and other household items that do not fit into the automated trash refuse and recycling containers provided by the City at no additional cost to the resident on their normal trash pick up date as designated by the Department of Public Works, subject to the restrictions of this Chapter during the following weeks:

Memorial Day; July 4th; Thanksgiving and Christmas.

If the holiday falls on a weekend, the proceeding week shall be the designated amnesty week.

The Department of Public Works shall pick up bulky waste during the months of March and September, free of charge, subject to the following guidelines:

• Each residential property shall be eligible for one pick up in the month of March and one pick up in the month of September.

• Pick ups will be limited to three items per event.

• Bulky waste does not include mattresses, construction debris, TV’s or electronic goods, white goods or any household trash/garbage that would fit into the City provided 65 gallon cart.

• Bulky waste pick up during this time period will require the property owner to call and make an appointment with the disposal contractor employed by the City.

SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its final adoption.

Sponsored by Councilman Santamaria, Councilman Aceto, Councilman Archetto and Council Vice President Farina

3/19/15

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