Coeur d'Alene resident Bridget Hill spoke Tuesday at a Coeur d'Alene City Council meeting about the trash policy for Fort Grounds and other parts of the city with tight alleys. Residents were alerted via stickers on trash receptacles that alley pickup would no longer continue through Republic Services after Jan. 1.
January 24, 2026
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Trash resolution reached for Coeur d'Alene residents
Fort Grounds resident Bridget Hill was ready to wield sharp words about the trash pickup situation in Coeur d’Alene at the city council meeting Jan. 21 until a resolution looked more promising hours before the meeting. After about a month of back and forth between the city of Coeur d’Alene, Republic Services and residents in 82 households by tight alleys, trash pickup is finally back to the placement that has been in effect for 50 years.