At that June 17 meeting, council agreed ESG will continue running the brush program as is for now, and said the new city manager will take up the topic going forward.
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Clarkesville council keeps brush pickup as-is for now, hands issue to new city manager
The city's curbside brush collection will continue under its current provider after a council member flagged it as a drain on public works, with a decision on any change left to the incoming city manager.
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June 17, 2026: Brush pickup service outsourcing vs. in-house ESG program
What happens next
The incoming city manager will address the brush pickup service topic.
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What this means now
The story
At an April 27 work session, council member Brad Coppedge asked the city to re-evaluate its brush pickup service, saying it is a huge drain on the public works department.
The topic returned to the council's June 17 agenda for further discussion, weighing whether to keep the service in-house through ESG or contract it out.
At that June 17 meeting, council agreed ESG will continue running the brush program as is for now, and said the new city manager will take up the topic going forward.
What happened
How this issue got here
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Appeared on agendaproposedBrush pickup service
Discussion of Brush Pickup Service
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Brush pickup service
Discussion of Brush Pickup Service
Appeared on agendaproposedBrush pickup service
Discussion of Brush Pickup Service
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Brush pickup service
Discussion of Brush Pickup Service
DiscusseddiscussedBrush pickup service (contracting out vs. continuing ESG's program)
Council agreed that ESG will continue the brush program as is
for now, and the new City Manager will address the topic.
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Brush pickup service (contracting out vs. continuing ESG's program)
Council agreed that ESG will continue the brush program as is for now, and the new City Manager will address the topic.
DiscusseddiscussedBrush pickup service outsourcing vs. in-house ESG program
Council agreed that ESG will continue the brush program as is
for now, and the new City Manager will address the topic.
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Brush pickup service outsourcing vs. in-house ESG program
Council agreed that ESG will continue the brush program as is for now, and the new City Manager will address the topic.
DiscusseddiscussedRe-evaluating the brush pickup service
Brad Coppedge would like to re-evaluate the brush pickup service, stating it is a huge drain on
the public works department
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Re-evaluating the brush pickup service
Brad Coppedge would like to re-evaluate the brush pickup service, stating it is a huge drain on the public works department
DiscusseddiscussedRe-evaluation of the city's brush pickup service
Brad Coppedge would like to re-evaluate the brush pickup service, stating it is a huge drain on
the public works department
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Re-evaluation of the city's brush pickup service
Brad Coppedge would like to re-evaluate the brush pickup service, stating it is a huge drain on the public works department
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