Just how deaf are the Commissioners in Gwinnett County? Well let me see is I can help everyone understand. Last year I served along with a group of volunteers on The Gwinnett County Trash Advisory Committee. We held 6 public meetings throughout the county and the one thing we heard at every meeting was that the citizens of Gwinnett County wanted to be able to choose who their trash hauler was to be. The citizens wanted to have the right to fire a trash hauler that did not perform up to the citizen’s expectations.
The county then paid $131,000 of our tax dollars to R W Beck, a consulting firm, who also conducted public meetings to obtain citizen input regarding trash collection in Gwinnett County. The overwhelming result of the citizens input during these meetings, at least of the ones I was able to attend, once again was that the citizens of Gwinnett County want to choose their trash hauler.
Fast forward to March 2, 2010 Board of Commissioners meeting and the vote to approve the New Gwinnett County Trash Plan. Below is from the Gwinnett County Website:
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners adopted a new solid waste ordinance for unincorporated Gwinnett County during the board’s business session on March 2, 2010. You may read the ordinance as drafted and also view this brief video clip of discussion among commissioners during the meeting that reflects a slight change made to the ordinance before it was adopted. The ordinance as adopted will be posted as soon as possible.
Service will begin on July 1, 2010, giving residents and haulers time to transition to the new system. The new ordinance, which does not affect city residents, will provide a reliable, cost-effective, and environmentally-conscious solid waste management system and also will allow Gwinnett County to fulfill its requirements under state law. All homeowners will have access to services for the collection and disposal of household garbage, expanded recycling, white goods (household appliances), bulky wastes (mattresses, furniture, etc.), and yard trimmings.
The new ordinance sets five service districts and authorizes the County to enter into one or more service agreements with a private company or companies to provide residential garbage service with no more than one service provider within each district. Fees for residential waste services will be made payable to Gwinnett County and will be billed as a residential solid waste fee on the same bill as county taxes.
Approval of a new ordinance is the first required step in the process of implementing a new solid waste management plan. Details of the service areas, costs, and collection logistics will be made available as soon as they are finalized.
Gwinnett County’s Solid Waste Information Center – 770.822.7141 – is open for callers Monday through Friday between 7:00am and 7:00pm.
Now I don’t know about the rest of you but I don’t think that 5 districts with only one hauler per district equals choice. My parents always told me not to make fun of the handicapped and I have adhered to that policy up until now. This Board of Commissioners is handicapped. They have proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are DEAF. They have no desire to represent the wishes of the citizens of Gwinnett County in this trash matter. So here is my recommendation for the Board of Commissioners… RECALL THESE DEAF IDIOTS NOW!
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Anna
We live on the edge of a city and our neighbored cut a deal with the same company that serviced the city. About 100 homes for less than$13. They provided the service on the same day as the city. Now we pay more and get ‘lip service’ from the county. It looks like they are trying to protect the haulers. Instead of 2 trucks coming through our area we have 4 and not on the same day. No one on our street does recyling because they do not take all recycle items that are in the bin and throw them on the ground next to the container. Paper plates some Christmas wrappings are scattered around our area.
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/home/headlines/County_No_to_trash_refund_for_snow_week_114148824.html?storySection=comments#commentSection
Take a look at some of the comments at the above web site regarding a credit for missing our trash pick up. Very interseting. Most as you can see are not in favor of the plan.
We should get a credit, I don’t complain that they didn’t run, I complain that the county who refused to call it a “tax”, now can’t do a fee rerund for services not rendered, By the way Obama care was not a tax either,???
NO INCUMBENT S in GWINNETT
http://p11.hostingprod.com/@gwntrecall.com/index.html
Mack
A friend sent this link to me. Does anyone know more about this? It may be the start to another effort to stop the trash plan.
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