11.   Salinas, who receives no salary as mayor, has complained that many residents were not paying municipal fees levied for the street lights and garbage pickup.

12.   The district allows property owners to tax themselves and spend the money on services such as extra security forces and more frequent garbage pickups.

13.   The previous administration, Gonzalez found, had thrown out all the agreements the city had with private contractors for services such as garbage pickup.

14.   There is also little money for garbage pickup, road repair and other services that the Serbian state once provided, however inefficiently.

15.   Without its municipal contract, the district cannot collect the fees that property owners are assessed for services, including garbage pickup, security and street beautification.

16.   For example, settlers now must drive around autonomous Arab areas, increasing the cost of services such as garbage pickup, she said.

17.   For example, settlers now must drive around autonomous Arab areas, increasing the cost of services such as garbage pickup.

18.   Gov. Paul Patton proposed mandatory curbside garbage pickup at every home in the state Thursday to try to remove the rusty appliances and kitchen garbage sometimes cast off illegally.

19.   Television stations no longer interrupt regular programming to show the most routine events at the residence, such as Red Cross visits, food delivery or garbage pickup.