{"id":316220,"date":"2026-06-22T23:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/316220\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T23:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:08:08","slug":"port-st-lucie-weighs-twice-weekly-trash-pickup-possible-added-cost-and-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/316220\/","title":{"rendered":"Port St. Lucie weighs twice-weekly trash pickup, possible added cost and vote"},"content":{"rendered":"

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 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<\/a>, and if so, how to pay for it.<\/p>\n

The proposal could come with an added cost, and City Council members could decide whether to put the issue before voters in November.<\/p>\n

See also: Deadly crashes fuel debate over Florida police pursuit policies<\/a><\/p>\n

The discussion follows the city\u2019s settlement with its former trash hauler, Waste Pro, <\/a>after complaints about service issues. City leaders had previously discussed whether some or all of the $24 million from that settlement could be used to fund a second weekly trash collection day, but council members said that would only be a short-term fix.<\/p>\n

Once that money ran out, the city could find itself back where it started \u2014 with once-a-week collection and another debate over how to pay for it.<\/p>\n

At Tuesday night\u2019s meeting, leaders are expected to discuss other options as they consider whether twice-weekly service makes sense for the city. One issue likely to come up is Port St. Lucie\u2019s rapid growth and whether the current trash service is keeping pace with demand.<\/p>\n

The meeting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., and public comment from residents is expected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Port St. Lucie leaders are set to take up a familiar question…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316221,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-316220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}