By Paul Feely

After aldermen expressed support earlier this fall for an amendment (drafted by the city solicitor’s office) to the city’s trash ordinance in response to “problem apartment buildings that don’t seem to care about repeated fines for trash violations,”the matter has now been tabled for additional work by staff.

The amendment was brought forward for consideration by Ward 7 Alderman Ross Terrio . He said one four-family building in his ward has been fined eight to 10 times already this year for trash violations.

“They don’t take their trash out; it’s overflowing,” Terrio said. “It’s kind of a health hazard.”

The amendment applies specifically to curbside collection.

Terrio’s amendment adds language that says, “Public Works is authorized to revoke a property’s eligibility f

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