Good morning all. Has anyone heard anything about the stoppage

Croix :
I believe sweetie made a post about it the other day if you want to search for that thread.

Croix :
Here's the link to the previous discussion. I'm not always good with the search features on the website, so I wasn't sure if I could find it.
kingwood.com/msg/m.p hp?p=5825635

I went back and found the news article she was talking about. Thankfully where we live, we are not annexed for the city and we have people come around all the time looking through trash to see what they can salvage.

Croix : From ABC 13:📢 HOUSTON: Big changes coming to heavy trash pickup!Starting March 2, Houston residents will need to call 311 to schedule heavy trash collection instead of waiting for regular pickup days.Here's what you need to know:📞 Call 311 to request pickup
📅 Collection completed within 5 working days
📸 You'll receive photos confirming completion
4️⃣ Each address gets up to 4 pickups per calendar year
✅ You'll get a call or email with your appointmentWHY THE CHANGE?
The city says the old system wasn't working. Crews were driving every street, even ones with no trash set out? causing major delays and backlogs."We're riding streets that have no heavy trash on them, and we're spending weeks there," said Solid Waste Director Larius Hassen.Until March 2, the normal schedule remains in place.Send this to someone in Houston who needs to know!

Croix : In Forest Cove that's what's happening. I hate that. We were getting it every other month now we have to make a call and then wait up to five days. This is not what we bargained for when they annex us. It was supposed to be equal or better service.

StormChaser : They really weren't. They were skipping some months. People were complaining and I think that's why they're changing it because we complain when we didn't get our service.

sweetie : I just copied and pasted. I think it's BS. Even if it's true, that's part of their contract. So now you pay more & get less? I'm glad we have Best Trash.

StormChaser : It is BS. We have emailed our councilman and haven't heard back none of us in Forest Cove . I think it was about 18 of us so far that would emailed. That's just not fair to us at all. We pay for it every month we're not getting a discount. We're not getting anything. But the city is now cutting down on a lot of services to help pay for the large raise they gave to the firemen and police officers.

Croix: the only thing that changed is March 1 you now have to call in for the heavy trash pickup

sweetie : Nothing is better and it won't be ..every time some excuse...it's getting old

acteon : It is getting very old. Do you think they would do this to the people in River Oaks? No of course not. We're like their redheaded stepchild.

sweetie : Problem is if you want something done has to be demanded ...all of us pay fees and should have services available but it become a drag...

StormChaser :
Yes, we are grateful to have Best Trash. Just think what our streets would look like with heavy trash pick up only four times per year. SMH