INC NEWS - Yard Waste Plan Trashed?

[kjj1 at duke.edu]

Randy--And for my money--I would rather have bulk and/or yard waste funded 
than an enforcement officer.

Kelly

--On Monday, June 12, 2006 11:37 AM -0400 RW Pickle <randy at 27beverly.com> 
wrote:

> If Stacey is correct (and I have no doubt she knows more about this than I
> do), then it looks like all of our efforts to get a city-wide yard waste
> plan has been tossed. Personally, this is of great concern to me. Not just
> because this is something that INC has pushed very hard for, but because
> it contributes to how this entire City looks. It was also a recommendation
> of the Appearance Committee I believe. I understand there is a desire to
> come up with a budget that "everyone" thinks the citizenry will buy, but
> the realities of it are that we'll buy what we're sold. And if we're
> looking to buy something and it gets tossed because of an arbitrary figure
> (that's what the budget really is; nothing is set in stone), then it's
> hard to buy the other stuff that is being shoved down our throats.
>
> Council wanted this, INC wants this, the City needs this, so where's the
> problem? We're going to pay for whatever we get sold. At least let us buy
> some stuff that is critically needed. Perhaps if they cut the funding for
> cleaning up the illegal dumping they'd get a better picture of what kind
> of problem we're really talking about here. It's already costing us to do
> that because there is no city-wide plan.
>
> No brushy/bulky item pickups, no city-wide yard waste plan, and a code
> enforcement officer that is only funded for 3/4 of a year. Hardly an
> effort to deal with our solid waste issues that are a blight to all of our
> communities. The Executive Board meets this week and I'll be looking
> toward them to come up with a plan of action to get some of these items
> back on the table. I was led to believe that because of the Bond passed
> last year, there would be no tax increase. Since that seems to be out the
> window, at least the City should do something that benefits the entire
> City instead of something for some of these  special interest groups.
> There is a bigger picture here.
>
> RWP
> 27 Beverly
>
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