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  "path": "/news/kalamazoo/2026/02/it-could-take-5-years-to-take-back-the-trash-in-portage-even-if-voters-pass-proposal.html",
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  "textContent": "The Take Back the Trash campaign collected enough signatures to challenge the city's single-hauler contract with Waste Management, which will begin March 2. There's debate over the implications of the vote.",
  "title": "It could take 5 years to ‘Take Back the Trash’ in Portage, even if voters pass proposal"
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