Well it looks like that is that... Originally set to start in April of 2015, a 5 cent fee on disposable bags for retailers has been repealed after pressure from a group called Citizens for Recycling Choices. The group collected enough signatures to bring the issue back to the council. The other options that the council had where to call a special election or to place the ordinance on the April 7 ballot. Curiously, after passing with a 5-2 vote on August 19, the ordinance was overturned 7-1 after swift criticism.

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