Seattle Public Utilities http://kuow.org en Seattle Ends Biweekly Trash Pickup Pilot Program http://kuow.org/post/seattle-ends-biweekly-trash-pickup-pilot-program <p></p><p></p><p>Many Seattle residents are grateful for the new year because it means that their garbage will be picked up every week. At least for now.</p><p>For the past six months, 800 Seattle households participated in a <a href="http://www.seattle.gov/util/environmentconservation/projects/onelesstruckproject/">pilot program</a> that experimented with picking up the trash every other week. The affected neighborhoods were roughly in the four corners of the city and included Wedgewood.<br><br> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:54:08 +0000 Derek Wang 6148 at http://kuow.org Seattle Ends Biweekly Trash Pickup Pilot Program A City Grows Up: Shoreline Votes To Found Own Water Utility http://kuow.org/post/city-grows-shoreline-votes-found-own-water-utility <p>Last Tuesday's general election marked a decisive moment for the city of Shoreline: 70 percent of voters there agreed to buy water services back from the city of Seattle and create their own water utility.&nbsp;</p><p> Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:05:27 +0000 Carolyn Adolph 3546 at http://kuow.org A City Grows Up: Shoreline Votes To Found Own Water Utility State Auditor Wants Tighter Billing Procedures At Seattle Utilities http://kuow.org/post/state-auditor-wants-tighter-billing-procedures-seattle-utilities <p></p><p>Washington state Auditor Brian Sonntag has issued a report citing significant deficiencies in the billing systems at Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU). His report is based on annual audits by accounting firms.</p><p> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 01:11:15 +0000 Amy Radil 2733 at http://kuow.org