Dueling Trash Companies Dump $218K Into Portage Election Campaigns

Dueling trash companies dump $218K into Portage election campaigns

PORTAGE, MI — Portage residents will decide the future of the city’s single-hauler trash ordinance on a May 5 special election ballot.

Who hauls the trash? In Portage, it's on the ballot

Portage residents will head to the polls on May 5 to vote on whether the city will keep a single-hauler trash service or return to multiple providers.The issue has been the talk of the city for months, and I have done five stories on the topic since the city council's decision.READ MORE: City of Portage votes to approve single-haul trash providerSingle-hauler trash service started in March, meaning only one company picks up all the trash in Port…