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“The bottom line – to get people to reduce the amount of trash they are throwing away we must appeal to their self-interest. We need a metered service for trash, just as we have a metered service for electricity, water, and gas. People don’t waste these services because they are charged by the kilowatt hour, the liter, or the cubic meter.” – Scott Kalb and Cheryl Moss Continue Reading →
During comments preceding a vote on extending the sunset clause for tip fees and resident permit fees at the dump, it was reported that commercial hauler tonnage had dropped by a third since tipping fees were introduced. Continue Reading →
DPW Commissioner Amy Siebert said that the tipping fee sunset clause for Oct 31, 2021 failed to align with the DPW fiscal year. “The Devil’s in the details of implementation,” she said. Continue Reading →
“A ‘study’ of 60 unidentified people (of over 12,000 non-commercial hauler customers) is so statistically incomplete and opaque that to draw any conclusions from it is misguided and deceptive.” – Mark Fichtel Continue Reading →
The book swap remains closed, but a drop off bin has been set up for people to donate books. Continue Reading →
Town administration will determine the timing for implementation of tipping fees. Residential and commercial customers can expect the rates local haulers charge to increase. Continue Reading →
“RESIDENTS will pay hundreds of dollar more yearly for their garbage to be transported to Holly Hill by their hauler.
Businesses, offices, restaurants, schools, housing authority, government buildings, etc, will pay thousands of dollars more yearly for their garbage to be transported to Holly Hill by their hauler.” Continue Reading →
“The paradox is that the Greenwich RTM is rushing to adopt a quick solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. It’s true that the town should address the growing cost of waste disposal, but there is no urgency to do so now, without adequate thought or discussion.” – Mike Warner Continue Reading →
“A very small group of people on the RTM appear to be trying to resuscitate PAYT for the 2020-21 budget.” – Mark Fichtel Continue Reading →
Pay As you Throw was withdrawn from the agenda. Other agenda items included sick raccoons at Greenwich Point, and a generous gift of $200,000 to restore the chimes in the Chimes Building in honor of Emily Fedorko. Continue Reading →