According to the Toledo Blade on September 2:
A proposal to switch from alley to curbside trash collection is set for a public hearing 3 p.m. Thursday in Toledo City Council chambers.
In the meantime, people whose trash has been collected in the alley should continue to place their trash there, said Bill Franklin, the city’s director of public service.
Mr. Franklin said no date has been set yet for the switch from alley to street garbage collection. He said the plan, when implemented, will improve the appearance of alleys and reduce the need for alley cleaning.
I can't attend the hearing since it is so close to the time my daughter gets out of school, however I've gone on record as being not overly fond of the idea of trying to get our garbage to the street. Taking the garbage up one set of stairs on the deck and across the deck then down the stairs to the front yard isn't going to be fun. I understand the hope that people will be more careful about how the garbage looks in the front. I also have to wonder about parking issues in areas like mine. For those of us who don't have driveways it's going to make it harder for the garbage collectors to get to cans and bags and it's not like there are many options of other places to park. However, it was kind of bothersome to read that even before the public hearing that our Mayor already has his mind made up.
Today, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner announced his decision to put the plan into action -- no matter what.
It's bad enough that most people who work during the day or have children that they have to be here for can't attend the public hearing, however couldn't we at least pretend like having the public hearing meant that there was some interest in what people had to say on the issue first?
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4 comments:
Brian, it was the Tom Troy article in the Blade that brought my attention to this and why I went out to take some pictures of what my alley looked like that day.
I'm not sure I look at it as the media is going out looking for naysayers, it seems to be a common practice when presenting something to have the other side of the issue reported on.
My main concern as far as this process is the inability of the public hearing time for the majority of working Toledoans, which is of course not just related to this particular hearing.
The garbage collectors in our area go down the street to collect the garbage on one side I'm assuming because the alley on the opposite side of the street is not fully accessbile and down our alley to collect the garbage from both alleys. That does seem counter productive.
Anytime something is going to be changed it takes time, that said, I would have preferred the Mayor make his public statement of being in support of this no matter what after the hearing today.
I talked briefly to Frank Szollosi about this at the Labor Day Parade, I suggested perhaps another solution would be for the City to require that garbage cans must be used since part of the problem surrounds having loose bags of garbage left sitting out which does attract animals in some neighborhoods that do rip open bags. However I know this issue is not one Frank is directly working on.
I live in East Toledo and unfortunately the neighborhoods have become less than desirable the past few years. At any rate, we are one of the neighborhoods that have gone to street pick up as opposed to alley. I think it is WONDERFUL! I walk my dog every morning and there is a notable improvement in the appearance of the alley. There are still those who have weeds and overgrowth in the alley but the trash is GONE! And people do seem to take better care of the front of their house than the out of sight out of mind back alley. I know it may be difficult for some but for the good of the community it is a good idea.
I thought the idea of alley trash pick up was to keep the streets clean and looking nice.Where is their trash going to go until pick up day? Maumee has alley pick up. I choose to walk down the sidewalks rather than the alley and look at everyones trash.
Those that are conscientious will remain conscientious and those that are not will never be. No matter what system I try my husband still can not hit the hamper with his dirty clothes.
All public hearings should be after 5:00pm when the majority of the public can go. This seeems to be a repeating problem.
Lisa,
”However, it was kind of bothersome to read that even before the public hearing that our Mayor already has his mind made up.”
I feel your pain, and your indignation at our “beloved” mayor’s mind already being made up.
A funny thing, I had some thoughts along similar lines here…
Hopefully, Carty will have an attack of uncommon sense and LISTEN to “we the people” have to say about it, BEFORE making up his mind.
Ready...,FireAim. . .
You know, after a while, you'd think that THAT would hurt ;-)
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