A plan to change the Danville ordinance on solid waste collection has cleared a committee. Public works Director Carl Carpenter told the Public Works Committee that the measure will help Code Enforcement officers with enforcing the ordinance about trash.

The cost of having a large amount of trash picked up by the city will go up with the second and third special collection. Mayor Rickey Williams says this is to stop people abusing the system.

The measure also will increase the solid waste fee to 25 dollars per month. It is 23.50 per month now. The proposal originally called for an annual 2 percent increase every year starting in 2025. Some aldermen objected to this saying increases should be approved by the council on a more regular basis. A compromise was reached that the 2 percent increase will only be for five years and then must be re-examined by the council.

All of the actions taken by the Public Works Committee will go to the full city council next week.