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Message <br />*- <br />rns� / /�� /� % / % %%/ <br />From: BRUCE NELSON [mailtoA11111111111111111",M ; <br />Tuesday, September t <br />To: Roseville City Council <br />Subject: Recycling etc. <br />Page I of <br />I endured the long city council meeting the other night and came away wondering about several <br />things. One of which is why the city has to change its recycling program when it still has 2 plus <br />years on a contract. Does that mean that the current program is not working? If there still is 2 <br />years left, why then is the city not soliciting bids for a new program -, similar to how street repair <br />is done? Is competition bad? <br />I remember hearing that the increase recycling fee was going up from around $2.08 or <br />something. Well, I just paid my current city fees and this is what I paid: <br />water $18.80 <br />sewer $18.00 <br />storm $ 4.60 <br />recycling $ 5.50 <br />Are I missing something Mere? paying $5.50 now, then I must really be getting a deal. Y <br />a year of fiscal budget cuts without raising taxes, how come you want to vote to raise a fee, when <br />you don't have to? <br />Arid what's wrong with negotiating a deal so that the city gets something bank for citizen <br />participation in recycling? <br />Yes, I did not tour the plant because the announcement was not in the newspaper of record <br />(Saint Paul pioneer Press) _, and I did not receive the paper it was in until Thursday night -- -and <br />had other plans for Saturday. But I would like to know, how the recycling is sorted. If by <br />machine, then there must be some very sophisticated machines out there, but I'm thinking that it <br />is done by minimum wage labor. Something Roseville may or may not be proud of. <br />Why can't Roseville take the more effective and efficient approach and be like the majority of the <br />recycling cities and stag with the 2 stream process? <br />I think it is also time that you bestow credit on those city employs"that do the work that you <br />ask of there. They should be the ones that get the credit for holding the line. <br />Some side notes: <br />Mr. Schroeder -- -you did not answer all the emails regarding recycling - at least not mind from <br />9/04/03. <br />Mr. Sch roeder- - -good job with the compassion statement with regards to the Moog land use <br />issue. <br />Mr. Dough - -- thanks for speaking with compassion about wanting to waiting on the recycling <br />issue. <br />Mr. I ysylyczyn -- -since you agreed with Mr. Schroeder's remarks, why couldn't you show <br />compassion and treat Mr. Dough with some respect for his views? <br />M r. Kysy lyczyn --- you mentioned that it costs the city $500 per hour for a city council meeting- - <br />thanks for taping an hour to rehash the same recycling theme and keep questioning Mr. Klausing <br />and Mr. Doug h . <br />9117/2003 <br />