College Station residential trash customers will face a fine instead of going to Municipal Court for leaving containers too long at the curb

This podcast contains comments from the June 12, 2025 College Station city council meeting.The penalty for College Station residents who leave out their trash containers near the street too long is changing.The city council voted five to one at their last meeting (June 12) to support a staff recommendation to impose a fee of $25.50 that is added to a customer's utility bill.Councilman David White, who said he has been late moving his trash containers away from the curb, voted no because he wanted a workshop discussion on the ramifications of adding the fee.The council's vote also reflected extending the time for a customer to move containers away from curbs from 12 to 24 hours.The civil fine is already in place in the Northgate district, where customers have until nine a.m. to move their trash containers.The new fee replaces residential customers facing going to municipal court for taking too long to move containers away from curbs.Click HERE to read and download the ordinance that was approved at the June 12, 2025 College Station city council meeting.