Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Dear Citizens

By now you should have received your letter from Allied Waste introducing you to the new trash/recycling/yard waste service beginning August 5th.  Informative huh?  Just in case you missed it, here are highlights from the letter sent by the City and Mayor Bos.

Dear Citizens:
We are happy to announce the details of the next contract with Allied Waste beginning August 5th.  After extensive meetings with the public we feel this meets the needs of our city.  Your new waste bin will be delivered during the week of _____, the charge will be ______ a quarter.  If you should choose the mandatory/optional curbside recycling service, the bins will be delivered the week of _____ and the charge will be _____ a quarter.  Items that can be recycled in the same bin include ______ but not _____.   The yard waste service is also optional and is _____ a quarter for _____ bags/containers a week.  Large item pick-up will not be included in the  new service, unlike the previous contract.  A fee of ____ for ____ will be assessed for pick-up when you call ________.


After opening the bids for these services, Allied Waste was the clear winner because ________.  We are happy to report we saved/cost you _____ compared to the previous contract.


The recycling receptacles at the Community Center and City Hall will be removed on _______ because of the new curbside recycling.


Sorry for any confusion, but we felt you could figure it out on your own.  But just remember, Life is Good at Weatherby Lake!


Your BOA and Mayor


12 blue rubbish bins arranged in a circle.Image via Wikipedia
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tell me mike, should I laugh or cry about this post?

Anonymous said...

Who ya gonna call? Trashbusters!
816 741-0055

Anonymous said...

It is hard to dispute the poor way City of Weatherby Lake has handled the new Allied Waste agreement and getting the information out to our citizens. We would have no idea what was going on if it weren't for this blog.