PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — Port St. Lucie leaders are set to take up a familiar question again Tuesday night: should the city move from once-a-week trash pickup to twice-a-week service, and if so, how to pay for it.

City officials are considering placing a nonbinding “straw poll” on the November ballot to gauge public support for adding a second weekly trash pickup.

The discussion has been building since August of last year, and follows the city’s $24 million settlement with Waste Pro.

City officials say they have heard arguments for and against adding a second weekly trash pickup and now want to gauge where residents stand.

“The straw poll language before you reviewed and approved by legal is designed solely to gauge community sentiment,” an official said.

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In November, voters could weigh in through a straw poll asking whether they would support increasing their annual solid waste assessment by at least $130 to add twice-weekly trash pickup citywide by the year 2028, with the understanding that the cost may increase over time.

City officials say even if the measure passes, it could take anywhere from nine to 15 months to implement because the city would need to hire more than 20 employees and acquire additional property to house new trucks and expand operations.

“It takes 9 to 12 months to get one of those garbage trucks. It’s not like they just have it randomly — they are built for the customer’s order,” said David Pickett of District 2. “So we’re looking at if this does pass, we’re looking at 9 to 12 months before they can even get the trucks here.”

The city would also need to reroute collection service across Port St. Lucie and add Saturday pickups to make the new schedule work.

Officials emphasized the straw poll would not be legally binding and is intended to measure public sentiment before any final decision is made.

“I can speak for me — that if the residents tell us that and vote to pass this, then I’m going to do what the residents want to do,” said Mayor Shannon Martin.

City leaders are expected to take up the straw poll again next month. The proposed language would need final approval by August to make the November ballot.