Ross Commissioners to Vote on Shorter Trash Pickup Hours

Among the items on the agenda for Wednesday's meeting of the Ross Township Board of Commissioners is a proposal to shorten the hours in which trash can be collected.

Currently, commercial and non-residential trash can be collected between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. An amendment to the township's solid waste disposal ordinance would change the hours to 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The commissioners acted after hearing complaints from two residents who complained about noisy, night garbage collections near three North Hills school district buildings.

Frank Kodrich lives on First Avenue, near the Senior High School.

“Right now we have a dumpster that comes in at roughly 10:30 or 11 o’clock at night," Kodrich told the commissioners. "Once he picks up that dumpster, and you all know what a dumpster sounds like, imagine what you hear at 10:30 at night. It’s so loud.”

Curtis Bucher lives on Peony Avenue, near Highcliff Elementary. He has a similar complaint. 

“It’s kind of an annoyance when the truck comes in there around 9:30 10 o’clock at night and it likes a bomb going off with the dumping and stuff," he said. "The truck itself sounds like a tank coming up and down the road. I know they have to pick up the garbage sometime, I just don't remember them coming that late."

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For a complete look at the agenda for Wednesday's meeting, click here.

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