You have permission to edit this article.ALTOONA (WQOW) - Right now, Altoona residents have several choices of a garbage collector, but city officials are considering narrowing it down to just a single-hauler residential garbage collection contract.The city currently has six licensed haulers in an open competition environment, and three of them offer residential service.Each resident can choose their collector and contract directly with them.Altoona City Administrator Mike Golat said some favor having a single-hauler policy because it could potentially reduce the number of heavy trucks...…You have permission to edit this article.ALTOONA (WQOW) - Right now, Altoona residents have several choices of a garbage collector, but city officials are considering narrowing it down to just a single-hauler residential garbage collection contract.The city currently has six licensed haulers in an open competition environment, and three of them offer residential service.Each resident can choose their collector and contract directly with them.Altoona City Administrator Mike Golat said some favor having a single-hauler policy because it could potentially reduce the number of heavy trucks...WW…

EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - The City of Eau Claire is interested in forming a group that would oversee the implementation and creation of a new passenger rail service.On Tuesday night the Eau Claire City Council will vote on a about supporting the development of the Chippewa-St.Croix Rail Commission.Since this passenger rail service would travel through multiple jurisdictions, the city hopes the commission could include other county and municipal government agencies in the Chippewa Valley in addition to Eau Claire city officials and the West Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition.The potential would...…EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - The City of Eau Claire is interested in forming a group that would oversee the implementation and creation of a new passenger rail service.On Tuesday night the Eau Claire City Council will vote on a about supporting the development of the Chippewa-St.Croix Rail Commission.Since this passenger rail service would travel through multiple jurisdictions, the city hopes the commission could include other county and municipal government agencies in the Chippewa Valley in addition to Eau Claire city officials and the West Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition.The potential would...WW…