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Post by Kramer on Sept 7, 2012 13:00:26 GMT -5
Mayor Won't Reveal Waste Hauling Ordinance Until He Lines Up Votes An ordinance that could change trash pickup across Springfield could be introduced within the next couple of weeks, but by the time you find out what’s in it, a deal could already be cut to pass it. Mayor Mike Houston says he won’t disclose the details on the trash ordinance until the votes are lined up to pass it. Some ideas that have been floated include requiring city residents to pay for waste hauling through their CWLP bills, and dividing the city into zones, which each zone having a designated day of the week for pickup, or perhaps even a designated waste hauler.
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Post by Kramer on Sept 7, 2012 13:01:46 GMT -5
An ordinance to revamp trash pickup in Springfield could go before the City Council later this month… but Mayor Mike Houston says he wants to make sure the votes are lined up for passage before he reveals the details. Houston and aldermen have been talking for months about ways to reduce fly dumping and ensure that all city residents are paying for trash pickup. Ideas have included making waste hauling part of the City Water Light and Power bill… and dividing the city into zones with trash pickup restricted to certain days of the week in a particular zone. Appearing live on 970 WMAY’s “Jim Leach Show,” Houston did not rule out any of those ideas, but says the final ordinance will depend entirely on what can attract enough votes for passage.
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Post by Kramer on Sept 7, 2012 13:02:54 GMT -5
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Post by bozz on Sept 7, 2012 13:46:20 GMT -5
Mayor Mike Houston says he won’t disclose the details on the trash ordinance until the votes are lined up to pass it. How is this OK, and where is the limit on this sort of thing?With this approach he could say "I'm planning an ordinance to ban a primary liquid required for human life in Springfield, but I'm not going to tell you about it until it's passed and you're dying."... I'll await the impending "primary liquid" jokes. lol.
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