Garbage Subsidy Trashed After Narrow Vote
Residents will pay $6.50 more per month for garbage pickup starting in July
Avon Lake residents can expect higher trash bills after city council narrowly passed a motion that rescinded an old law requiring the city to subsidize residents’ trash fees. Three councilman, Dan Bucci, Larry Meiners and Rob James voted against rescinding the subsidy, which amounts to $6.50 per month. Council members Jennifer Fenderbosch, David Kos, Marty O'Donnell and John Shondel supported the motion. The city has been paying a portion of residents' trash bills since 1991. The increase goes into effect July 1 and will save the city approximately $350,000 in 2012 and $700,000 in 2013. Bucci said he was not comfortable with utility fees increasing with a paramedic levy expected and a possible school levy down the road. Meiners said he was…
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Bill Conners
10:35 am on Monday, August 27, 2012
I never received a letter from either and watch my mail like a hawk. I agree the trash should not be subsidized but again poor execution by either the city or Republic. How much extra did it cost to do an intermediate bill? Good accounting practices would have had it all switch over with one bill instead of an intermediate bill wasting time and money. The public has been hosed over by govt and … more ›