If someone were to suggest I come up with $19,000,000 annually my backbone would turn to steel. Imagine having to pay that amount just to dump our city’s trash in a pile that stinks to high heaven within the borders of Suffolk. SPSA has gall, tons of it by the suggestion our contract with them be abrogated. Dumping fees are too high as evidenced by SPSA lowering it $20 a ton for other cities…perhaps they just want us to make up for their sudden generosity. But supposing they could charge us that amount, the contract ends in a few years; 19 million is a scary budget item of magnitude.
On the other hand has our Council spine, or someone’s spine turned to mush, in regard to the original required amount of signed and paid citizens required for recycling? The day of the announcement there was a minimum that must be signed and paid for or it was a no go. We knew that wouldn’t hold and it will be far less. But aren’t you at least a little curious? The SNH stated yesterday recycling will fly even though they still don’t know how many will write a check for $144 when they can opt to toss the stuff for free.
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Government officials today are only concerned about perception not substrance. It's about being seen cutting ribbons and drumming on empty garbage cans to show they care. But if we go past their homes will we see those big recycling containers filled or even out on collection day. Are they trying to be green or more likely only concerned about pocketing green?
It's not garbage you smell, its a big campaign donation that's stinking the place up. Even when the city can't get enough to join the recycling they somehow find the money and a way. If they could focus their attention on what's really important like the volunteers.
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