Nix cited North Dallas in her response.

“From the feedback we’ve received from both residents and Council members, particularly in Far North Dallas where home values are into the millions, and where curb pick up has already been implemented, having the rolling carts on the streets has not affected property values at all.”

Nix was sincere in her request to the audience to try the new program. The crowd's response was a unanimous "no."

Concluded Nix, “We’ve seen this program work and save money. You can’t overturn it today, but you can contact me and the City Council with your concerns. We do want to work with you.”

When asked, Councilman Allen said he was sympathetic to folks who are upset at having to move to curb service.

“Of course we want to make people happy, but we also want to be prudent with people's money. This is not a plan that came about quickly, and we’ve initiated many community meetings to communicate this."

"We’ve been working on ONEDAY Dallas for years, and it’s been successful in North Dallas since it went live a year and a half ago."

Mr. Allen was pragmatic about the issue. “It’s an economic decision to streamline to the Automated Collector for the 5% of the households that have alleys no longer suitable for service."

"Even Councilman Kadane will be transitioning to front curb placement because his alley is too narrow," said Allen.

"We’re going to do what we can to accommodate everyone, and at the end of the day we’re going to pick up the trash.”

For more information about the ONEDAY Dallas program, visit http://www.dallascityhall.com and click on the "Alley/Curb" link.

To arrange for special assistance, Mary Nix can be contacted at 214.670.3555.