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MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Dave Harris, Superintendent of Public Works <br />DATE: November 26, 1990 <br />RE: Recycling Update <br />On September 12, 1990 I made a presentation to the City <br />Council regarding recycling in multi - family units and <br />single family homes. Since then, I have talked with Ramsey <br />County, sent out a questionnaire to the multi - family units, <br />and held two meetings for input from multi- family homes <br />regarding recycling. Below is a list of several items <br />pertaining to recycling on which decisions will have to be <br />made. <br />1. Of the 17 cities in Ramsey County, nine of them <br />have applied for exemptions for 1991. This means <br />that they intend on meeting their mandated goals <br />and that they have come up with long -term funding <br />by either putting the charges for recycling on <br />their utility bills or having the haulers bill the <br />people directly. Little Canada has applied for a <br />1991 exemption and Ramsey County believes that we <br />will meet our mandated goal if we recycle in <br />multi - family units. <br />2. There has been a 40% increase in the residential <br />solid waste and household hazardous waste program <br />that is currently charged to every resident of <br />Ramsey County on their taxes. This increase makes <br />the new annual cost $11.41 for single family <br />homes, townhouses and condominiums. Apartments <br />will be charged a new annual cost of $7.38 per <br />unit. These charges do not include recycling. If <br />we were to add the cost for recycling to their <br />taxes, $23.40 ($1.95 per home for 12 months) would <br />have to be added to the current charges. <br />Page 5 <br />