City Savings Headed Down The Drain
Dear Editor,
A search of the city of Greensboro website says:
“The City offers trash collection to over 83,000 residential and business locations.”
A stamp is 50 cents (for argument’s sake) so roughly – $41,500 for this “correction” of the recycling calendar – not including printing costs – let’s guess the same cost so this mistake by Greensboro costed at least $83,000.
How much “savings” is supposed to be realized by not collecting leaves anymore? Supposedly $3.7 million was to be saved by doing away with the loose leaf collection – so 2.2 percent of that “savings” was just flushed down the toilet due to a typo.
And just so you think about it, what will it cost the city to unclog storm drains when folks don’t collect leaves and “Leave the Leaves” where they fall? Savings? I doubt it.
- Bowen
To clarify, the savings of $3.7 million by ending loose leaf collection is for 15 years of loose leaf collection. It saves $245,666 per year. With the GSO population at about 300,000 loose leaf collection costs about 82 cents per resident. Or, given the number of households listed at 120,000, loose leaf collection costs roughly $2 dollars per household. Once we move to a roll out can and filling paper bags, my guess is most people will spend MUCH more than $2 in additional time or money to pay a lawn service to handle leaf removal. I know I will. It is more than I can do to get them to the curb. I don’t have the time for the tedious process of putting leaves in bags. And I’ll be filling that roll out can every week for about 20 weeks. Lucky for me, GSO will SELL me a second can. What used to cost the city $2 to get me through leaf season will now cost me close to $1,000 or more. Thanks City Manager and Council!!! Really looking out for us.
It is your tax dollars and this city could care less. Look at all the personal pet projects council members have for themselves. You keep voting them in so expect the same or worse in 2024.
Paper Bags cost ?? Wet paper bags after rain will be dealt with how??
Extra cost to homeowners for their yard service to bag leaves=???.Older citizens being abused by this process is shameful.Tax $ refund for City not picking up leaves like they always have..hahahaha! Citizens screwed again.
More intelligent voting in City Council elections would improve this situation. As it stands, keep a sense of humor and enjoy the ride.
The city cucks.
The City hears “savings” and implements without looking at the repercussions. That is tantamount to not looking beyond their noses. Raise taxes, reduce services. Maybe it’s time to relocate.
I see no need to check your math there, but the fundamental issue you are missing in democrat world is the level of “pretending” necessary to reconcile any of their non-sense policies with actual outcomes. Unfortunately, Greensboro is lost to the communists, that parade as democrats.
If you can afford to move, I would advise that, or at least arm yourselves for what is coming.
Semper fi !!!!
Never, ever, overestimate the intelligence of the average voter. You reap what you voted for. Deal with it, or put more responsible people in office who genuinely care to do the right thing.
Do away with off year elections and get more voters to the poles.
I’m also in favor of getting more voters to the poles. And leaving them there.
Hey, it’s summer in Antarctica!