Council cracks down on Dumpster diving, parking in private fire lanes

By Larry Coonrod

For Lebanon Local

Responding to numerous complaints, the Lebanon City Council on March 13 cracked down on people scavenging in or dumping other people’s garbage cans and the blocking of fire lanes on private property.

The Dumpster diving issue was brought up at the council’s Feb. 13 meeting by Councilor Karin Stauder, and council members asked staff to come up with an ordinance prohibiting entering a trash can without authorization.

Tré Kennedy,…