Meadowlakes leaders approve once-rejected automated garbage service

MEADOWLAKES — City Council approved a new automated garbage-collection system Jan. 10, one previously rejected by a split vote at last month’s regular meeting.

Residents will begin seeing 96-gallon containers that can be picked up by trucks with mechanical arms. Currently, residents put out containers of all sizes and sometimes messy plastic bags.

“Safety is our number one focus above everything,” said Keith Conrad, Allied Waste Services Division Manager, based in Marble Falls. “The residents won’t have to purchase containers.”