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JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- Update: Wednesday April 6th at 9:30 a.m.:

Jefferson City voters Tuesday said a loud no to Proposition A. 5,669 people, or 74% of the voters, said no. While 1,962 voters, or 26% said yes.

Cole County Clerk Marvin Register said Prop A was the main issue that brought out Capital City voters.

That no vote keeps keeps the Allied Waste trash service contract the way it is.

Original Story:

Residents go to the polls Tuesday to decide if they want to pass Proposition A or keep the current trash service.

To put it in simple terms a “yes” vote means you want to say good-bye to Allied Waste, and a “no” vote means you want to keep things the way they are.

Ray Walker thinks Jefferson City residents are paying to much for trash service and he has the numbers to back him up, "I say anybody who doesn't go out and find a better price than is offered is a fool".

The average trash bill in Jefferson City is about 15 dollars per month.

But towns around Jefferson City are a bit lower. Residents in Eldon pay about $8 per month, Holts Summit residents pay about $12, and people in New Bloomfield pay about $10 per month.

The Prop A debate is such a hot topic some are even taking it to the streets. We found a man standing in a trash can shouting at people as they drove by the corner of Clark and Dunklin.

Charles Pannell said, "There are a lot of elderly people that go to my church and a lot of elderly people I know, they're still sending my grandma mail on this street and tell her she's gotta pay for a trash bill, she's not able to pay it cause she's dead, but a lot of people still can't pay because they can't afford it."

Opponents of Prop A say if voters decide to throw the Allied Waste contract in the trash, residents could be stuck paying higher monthly bills.

Walker said, "They want to scare people into voting against Prop A, and they're using everything in their means to do that."

Walker's opponents say without a city contract and price controls, monthly bills could go up by five to ten dollars per month.