Hi Friends!

REMINDER: CITY COUNCIL MEETING - OCTOBER 15th at 9AM 

We are headed back down to City Hall to show up and speak. If you have a personal story to tell about how the alley to curb transition will affect you and/or cost you, now is the time to tell the City Council directly! And they are listening! If you are committed to the fight to keep your alley service, we need you there! For those who are just attending and not speaking, we ask that you stand when our speakers are at the podium to show solidarity

Sign up to speak begins at 8:15am on Thursday, October 9th.

Here's the link to sign up to speak:

https://dallascityhall.com/government/citysecretary/Pages/CCrules.aspx#%27REG%27

It was very easy! Parking (free) is below City Hall and the Council Chambers are on the 6th floor. We arrived a little before 9am and were finished by 10am. It was impactful and made a difference!!

Any questions? Visit www.keepalleytrash.com

IMPORTANT:  Here are the City Manager's Next Steps:

Interim Measures 
While this additional evaluation is underway, Sanitation will continue initiatives to protect workers in alleys where collection service continues: 

• Vegetation and Obstructions: Customers with alley service are asked to cut back 
overgrown vegetation, trim tree limbs, and remove obstructions along alley 
pavements, in accordance with City Code requirements, whether located in the 
City right-of-way or within a utility easement. 
• Cart Placement: Roll carts must be placed for collection in a manner consistent 
with the requirements of the Dallas City Code, including adequate spacing and 
clearances. 
• Increased Compliance Efforts: Sanitation will enhance education and written 
notices of violation for non-compliance. Citations may be issued in cases of 
repeated or willful violation. 
• Strict Application of Alley Service Criteria: Sanitation will more rigorously apply 
its current Alley Service Criteria. Alley service will be suspended on a block-by
block basis where equipment and staff cannot safely transit due to width, pavement 
condition, or other obstructions. 

Next Steps 

• October: Inform Hybrid Approach affected customers of temporary pause through 
publication on the City’s website, the City’s social media platforms, and by press 
release. Send individual notices to all 8-9-foot-wide alley customers (~44,000)  
informing them of further review and forthcoming survey. 
• October/November: Send survey to all 8-9-foot-wide alley customers to assess 
interest in continued alley service. This may involve a 3rd party provider, under a 
different cost model, which may result in higher rates. (Note: reducing the number 
of customers in the overall base could result in higher rates for those who remain 
with Sanitation-provided service. Additional rate analysis is needed to confirm the 
extent of this impact.) 
• November: Sanitation will provide an update to the Quality of Life, Arts & Culture 
Committee. 
• November/December: Collect responses and evaluate next steps. 

o If survey results do not indicate significant interest in pursuing alternative 
service models, staff will resume implementation of the Hybrid Approach as 
briefed to the City Council in June 2025. 

o If survey results do indicate significant interest in alternative service models, 
staff will first update the City Council on the potential rate impacts before 
beginning any implementation steps, including a formal neighborhood-level 
request process. 
• January: Sanitation will provide a follow-up update to the City Council.

As always, please visit www.keepalleytrash.com for up to date information, yards signs and an easy way to contact your City Council Member!

Thanks to everyone! The fight continues!