By: Diane Benjamin I’m not going to reveal who is doing this – the Town of Normal knows and refuses to take any action against the property owner. This guy brings bulk waste from rental properties in Bloomington and dumps it in Normal where the Town picks it up for free – eventually. It might […]
By: Diane Benjamin There are a lot of factors involved in determining whether twice a year bulk waste pickup saves money. We know two knuckleboom trucks were purchased and so far haven’t been used much: https://blnnews.com/2019/06/21/coliseum-garbage-service/ Total cost: $308,819.96 We know while bulk is being picked up, employees don’t have time for things like patching […]
By: Diane Benjamin In June of 2018 the City Council approved buying two Knuckleboom trucks: PDF page 300 http://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=18156 I was told they were delivered late last fall. The total cost was $308,819.96 This note is included on PDF page 317: These two vehicles were not used for the May bulk pickup and they haven’t […]
By: Diane Benjamin I’ve never understood why so many locals think their garbage would never be picked up if it was privatized. Most of those who don’t agree are transplants who came from towns where garbage was privatized. Most are appalled they have to pay the government monopoly to get garbage picked up. Competition always […]
By: Diane Benjamin Public Works employees aren’t happy, especially with Jim Karch. The feeling I get from discussions with some of them is that they don’t trust him and how the department is run. Start with the new garbage trucks and cans purchased some years ago. It was supposed to save money and the backs of […]
By: Diane Benjamin I thought it would be fun this morning to see how long it took to find bulk garbage on the curb in Bloomington. Remember, residents only get pickups twice a year now. Instead of going near downtown (where I heard the garbage piles are everywhere) I went just a few blocks west […]
By: Diane Benjamin All you need to know about what happened at last nights extremely long Council meeting: Your gas tax is going to double to .08 per gallon because you want the roads fixed and they can’t find any money You will get an estimated $10 million aquatics center, no word whether it will […]
By: Diane Benjamin The first point citizens need to understand is this: The City made garbage and bulk waste an Enterprise Fund so they could say it has to pay for itself. Since it doesn’t, prices have to be raised. The Coliseum is an Enterprise Fund, but it’s not required to pay for itself. Why? […]
