When it comes to things that matter to most residents, a landfill to handle inert materials like limbs, brush, lawn clippings and construction scraps doesn’t rank high on the list..
Alexander City Public Works Director and City Engineer Gerard Brewer said that as long as the truck comes on schedule, picks up items by the curb and hauls them off, they give little thought to where they go after that.
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