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MEMORANDUM
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: STEVEN ADAMS, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION — AGENDA ITEM 9.b.
SOUTH COUNTY SANITARY SERVICE RATE INCREASE REQUEST
DATE: MAY 14, 2013
Attached is correspondence received regarding the South County Sanitary Service Rate
increase request.
c: City Manager
City Attorney
City Clerk
May 8, 2013
City of Arroyo Grande
300 East Branch St
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Attn: City Clerk
To Our City Councilmen:
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I have been an Arroyo Grande resident and property owner since 1973. Throughout my years
living in this city I have raised my family and been active over the years in many community
organizations. That is to say, I've supported this community both actively and financially over
the past 40 years.
Recently it was brought to your attention to decide on rate increases for the Garbage Company to
continue to provide safe, environmentally sound and reliable solid waste removal as well as the
new option of offering a 20 gallon waste wheeler. I just contacted the garbage company to order
my 20 gallon can to find out you voted it down! You managed to vote in the price increase but
not to offer the smaller waste wheeler.
As a senior citizen, I most times have only one bag of refuse a week. I sometimes don't even put
my trash out because of that. Thus, I was very excited to think on option was being offered to
help people on lower and fixed incomes. Our incomes don't increase but utility bills do and an
option was being offered to help in that situation and you declined it. Why? Do you not care
enough about your seniors in this area to provide that?
I hope you will reconsider the option of offering the 20 gallon waste wheeler. It would be a help
to many in this community and a show that the City of Arroyo Grande cares about all of its
citizens.
Concerned Resident,
Merrie Biddison
2551 Lancaster Dr.
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
(805) 489 -9465
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MAY 03 2013
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TO: City of Arroyo Grande
Att: City Clerk
300 East Branch Street
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
FROM: John A and Tahereh Saghri
712 Via Bandolero
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
(LOT #54)
SUBJECT: Protesting solid waste rate increase
DATE: April 5, 2013
We hereby protest the proposed increase in the in solid waste rate.
Thanks for your consideration.
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2 April 2013
Arroyo Grande City Council
215 East Branch,
Arroyo Grande, CA
Dear Members:
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I protest the increase in solid waste rates. The city must reflect economic reality. The council must
become tight fisted with the money of the citizens. Increased payments fuel inflation.
What percentage of the proposed rates is for increased labor costs? It should be zero or even minus.
There are many workers who would like jobs with a monopoly contractor. Check the California
unemployment rate.
Maybe there should be more outsourcing. The proposed rate increases does not reflect reality.
Regards,
Robert Smullen