TOWN OF MIDDLETON–In prior annual electors’ meetings, Town of Middleton residents discussed; runway expansion at the city of Middleton’s airport; buying land for a storm water pond and developing a subdivision near the town hall.
Last week, garlic mustard was the main topic residents discussed or, precisely the refusal of garbage collectors to haul away the noxious weed residents had pulled from their properties.
John Haverberg, a Plan Commission member and a resident for 47 years, said he and other neighbors pull garlic mustard from their properties, including filling 40 garbage bags last year.
In the past, bagged garlic mustard was hauled away by the town’s contract garbage collector, Advanced Disposal. Earlier this year, it was acquired by Waste Management, Inc. which no longer accepts the plant.