Cape Coral will buy a truck to deal with its ongoing trash problem.
The Waste Pro driver shortage continues, and that means delays in picking up trash and yard waste continue. In some parts of the city, the trash has been piling up, so the city will help to dispose of it.
The city will have public works crews hauling away debris that has yet to be picked up by the trash service.
This a direct response to the repeated complaints of waste lining neighborhood streets. City workers are able to help thanks to a city-owned grapple truck.
The city is in the market to buy a second grapple truck for about $150,000