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[New Garbage & Recycling Pickups In Effect In Grand Prairie]
IS SETTLING INTO A NEW SCHEDULE FOR GARBAGE AND RECYCLING PICKUPS AS OF OCTOBER 2ND, GARBAGE PICKUPS NORTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL ARE NOW TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.GARBAGE PICKUPS SOUTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL ARE NOW MONDAY AND THURSDAY, AND RECYCLING PICKUPS ARE NOW ON WEDNESDAY FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.
THE CITY SAYS THE NEW PICKUPS WILL BE MORE EFFICIENT, SO WORKERS WILL SPEND LESS TIME IN EXTREME WEATHER WHILE CUSTOMERS WILL STILL GET TWO HOLIDAY COLLECTIONS.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU? OFFICIALS SAY PHONE CALLS ARE UP SINCE MONDAY, MOSTLY FROM CUSTOMERS WHO MISSED THEIR NEW PICKUP DAY.
IF THEY WERE MISSED, THEY NEED TO PLACE THAT OUT ON THEIR NEXT COLLECTION DAY.
SO FOR THOSE MISSED ON MONDAY AND THURSDAY, IF THEY WERE CHANGING OVER FROM TUESDAY, FRIDAY, THEY NEED TO PLACE THAT BACK OUT ON THURSDAY.
THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW HOLIDAY COLLECTION.
SO, UH, THE GOOD SIDE OF ALL OF THIS IS NOW THAT WE ARE JUST MONDAY, THURSDAY, AND TUESDAY, FRIDAY, IF WE HAVE A HOLIDAY, EVERYBODY STILL HAS TWO GARBAGE COLLECTION DAYS THAT WEEK, AND THAT'S, WE'VE RECEIVED VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT, BUT WE ARE, UM, EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE PATIENTS THAT EVERYBODY'S SHOWN US ON THE TELEPHONE.
SO IF, IF THE COMMUNITY CAN CONTINUE TO BE PATIENT WHILE EVERYBODY MAKES THIS ADJUSTMENT, WE'LL, WE'LL COME OUT BETTER ON THE OTHER SIDE.
IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW PICKUP SCHEDULE, VISIT THE CITI WEBSITE@GPTX.ORG OR CALL 9 7 2 2 3 7 8 1 5 9.