by Diane Benjamin

I can’t find this proposed ordinance for the never-ending Solid Waste debate on the City website, this was sent to me.  It looks to me like every citizen should request as many 35 gallon carts as they want, because the cost will only be $16.  Can anybody clarify?

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P.S.  Whatever they pass will be A LOT cheaper than it is in the country!  It would be nice if the plan made sense though.

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The refuse fee shall be payable on a monthly basis. There shall be a thirty dollar ($30.00) fee for any additional refuse carts provided by the City that are larger than the original cart. There shall be no charge for additional refuse carts that are the same size as the original cart or smaller.  Failure to pay the fee upon billing by the City may result, at the City’s option, in the placement of a lien against the real estate or may result in the filing of a complaint in Circuit Court seeking a personal judgment against the owner or persons interested in the property subject to such refuse fee, termination of refuse service, termination of water service or other remedies. The election of a particular remedy shall not constitute a waiver of any other remedy available to the City for collection of the refuse fee. The owner of the dwelling unit, the occupant thereof and the user of the services shall be jointly and severally liable to pay such refuse fee and the services are furnished to the dwelling unit by the City only on the condition that the owner of the dwelling unit, occupant thereof and user of

the refuse service are jointly and severally liable. The refuse fee for such refuse collection shall be paid in advance, for which the City of Bloomington shall provide refuse collection service ser-vice to the dwelling unit at least once each week.

BACKGROUND: At the November 25, 2013 City Council Meeting, staff proposed ordinance amendments regulating solid waste operations which would address the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund structural deficit by eliminating the General Fund subsidy to solid waste operations by FY2018. The proposal by staff did not gain sufficient support from Council, however; a modified proposal has been drafted by the Mayor and several members of the Council intended for full Council consideration. The following table highlights current service, the previous staff proposal, and the modified proposal prepared by the Mayor and several Council members:

$16 for 35-gallon carts;

$21 for 65-gallon carts;

$25 for 95-gallon carts;

$3 stickers for any additional bags

Bulk Waste 2 loads¹ per week no additional charge, $25 each additional load

$25 for every load 1 load every other week at no additional charge, $25 each additional load

Brush, yard waste²Unlimited pickup at no additional charge

2 loads of brush waste per week at no additional charge, $25 each load after, leaf collection unlimited pickup at no additional charge

Unlimited pickup at no additional charge

Recycling Every other week, no additional charge

Every other week, no additional charge

Every other week, no additional charge Automated Refuse Cart Original cart provided at no charge Original cart provided at no  charge

Original cart provided at no charge, $30 fee for increased cart size change

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