
Miles Smith
75:23 - 75:41
"Talked about a few things. We are gonna— we have the new dumpster truck is finally here, or will finally be here Friday. And then we'll use residential."
“Talked about a few things. We are gonna— we have the new dumpster truck is finally here, or will finally be here Friday. And then we'll use residential.”
- Speaker
- Miles Smith
- Timestamp
- 75:23 – 75:41
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Cordova
- Captured at
- August 5, 2026
From the transcript
Talked about a few things. We are gonna— we have the new dumpster truck is finally here, or will finally be here Friday. And then we'll use residential. We'll pick— we use the old dumpster truck to pick up residential that nobody's getting out.
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