6/30/11
The LUSJ reported on some of the costs.
By turning refuse collection duties over to the private sector, the City of Lockport should save upwards of $10 million in tax money over 10 years...
6/29/11
The LUSJ reported on the upcoming garbage system that is expected to be voted on next week.
A week from today, the Common Council is set to OK a contract with a private hauling company to collect all garbage in the city.A nice primer Q&A is also given. And remember to get as much big stuff out in the next few weeks before you'll have to pay to get rid of it, or hold onto it to put out one per month.
The vote is historic for several reasons, not the least of which is the city will get out of the refuse collection business and, over time, reduce its employment roll by nine.
Privatization also will bring curbside recycling service to residents, finally, about 20 years after it was introduced in every town around the city.
Also a pretty big deal, the trash pickup program that the city commissioned will relieve city taxpayers of the burden of paying for everyone’s garbage pickup based on their property value.
The new “variable cart” program invites all property owners to help set their own refuse disposal costs, based on how much they throw away versus recycle....
9 comments:
like the idea of the totes but i am not crazy about the idea of one large item only once a month. Can't wait to see Glenwood Ave. or other areas when people just heave hoe items in the middle of the night. It is about time that everybody pays there fair share. I do feel sorry for the business that dont have room for a dumpster but need more than 4 totes.Only time will tell
just think, by spending an extra 3 dollars, you get to help a company make an unspecified donation to fight breast cancer and get a tax writeoff
or you could, you know, donate the extra 3 dollars yourself, maybe even to help fight a different form of cancer which has less funding and is deadler
who said you were cynical?....not me
what's cynical about encouraging people not to fall for pinkwashing, and in place of this, donate directly to deadler, less funded cancers? that's a very positive message, although not as fashionable
I guess. Though there are many great things to donate toward. 5 dollars here does not mean 5 dollars cannot also go elsewhere. And...
"Residents may select a pink garbage tote at no extra charge if they want $5 of their user fee to be donated to the American Cancer Society for breast cancer research by manufacturer Cascade Engineering, Timm said."
It does not cost us anything to donate it as it comes directly from our fee (no additional cost to us). So actually, the company is the one donating a portion of their money to the cause if we choose to use a pink tote. They can have their tax deduction. If we choose to donate more we can have ours.
I don't disagree Adolf..but your presumption is the money for "pink" is more than likely being misused.
odd, that's not how i heard it on the news, that the totes would be an extra five bux, without any indication of how much money would be donated
either way, it still makes for a nice tax writeoff
either way, if you want to donate to a cause, the most effective way is to donate directly to the groups asking for donations
either way, breast cancer is the 'cool' cancer to donate to, although it's one of the 'better' cancers to have. chances of dying from breast cancer are a lot lower than cancers that get no press
I agree with Schicklgruber!! Many family members have been afflicted with breast cancer - all still living - and I'll be darned if I buy a PINK recycling bin. Jeez - why should Modern get the charitable deduction and why would I want a PINK bin in front of my house? Yuck! Just to show the neighbors that I take cancer seriously?!? I take it seriously and I don't have to prove it.
If you decide on Pink..
It gonna Stink....
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