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<DIV>no to the 20 gallon can</DIV>
<DIV>we now use the basic 30 gallon and sometimes fill it (after parties,
etc)</DIV>
<DIV>much better is tag system because our use is so variable and limited.</DIV>
<DIV>BL</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=wmsteed@ci.moscow.id.us
href="mailto:wmsteed@ci.moscow.id.us">Walter M Steed</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 12, 2013 4:27 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=london@moscow.com href="mailto:london@moscow.com">Bill
London</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020</A> ; <A
title=nchaney@ci.moscow.id.us href="mailto:nchaney@ci.moscow.id.us">Nancy
Chaney</A> ; <A title=tlamar@ci.moscow.id.us
href="mailto:tlamar@ci.moscow.id.us">Tom Lamar</A> ; <A
title=dcarscallen@ci.moscow.id.us href="mailto:dcarscallen@ci.moscow.id.us">Dan
Carscallen</A> ; <A title=wkrauss@ci.moscow.id.us
href="mailto:wkrauss@ci.moscow.id.us">Wayne Krauss</A> ; <A
title=sscott@ci.moscow.id.us href="mailto:sscott@ci.moscow.id.us">Sue Scott</A>
; <A title=tbrown@ci.moscow.id.us href="mailto:tbrown@ci.moscow.id.us">Tim
Brown</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: Moscow trash rates</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks Bill. We are working on it. How would a 20 gal. cart
do?<BR><BR>Walter Steed
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<DIV><BR>On Jan 12, 2013, at 4:11 PM, "Bill London" <<A
href="mailto:london@moscow.com">london@moscow.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>I wrote to the Moscow City Council to express my concern that the council
plans to drop the Tag-it-all option for trash pickup rates. The
tag-it-all option rewards families like ours that focus on recycling with
cheaper rates. My message is reprinted below.</DIV>
<DIV> Also reprinted below are the two messages I received
in response (from Steed and Krause). They both disagreed with my support
for the tag-it-all option. </DIV>
<DIV> This message responds to those councilmembers and is
also being sent to Moscow Vision 2020 since this is an important public issue
that needs more public discussion. BL</DIV>
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<DIV>Council members:</DIV>
<DIV> As I understand their messages, Steed and Krause don’t
like the Tag-it-all option for 2 basic reasons.</DIV>
<DIV> First, they claim Moscow residents will recycle
without any economic inducement to do so. That assessment is a violation
of a fundamental tenet of today’s Republican/conservative belief structure –
Republicans say that using economic incentives is the way to motivate
people. Steed and Krause may both be made of more noble stuff and do not
need an incentive to recycle – but I think saving money through a tag-it-all
system is a good way to get people to choose to recycle.</DIV>
<DIV> Second, they seem to be worried that the tag-it-all
system is filled with rip-offs. However, since the existing tag-it-all
system has been computerized, the scofflaws who were taking advantage of the
system have been uncovered.</DIV>
<DIV> To summarize, let’s support recycling and limit waste
at the landfill – keep the tag-it-all option.</DIV>
<DIV>BL</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=wmsteed@ci.moscow.id.us
href="mailto:wmsteed@ci.moscow.id.us">Walter M Steed</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 06, 2013 5:35 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=london@moscow.com
href="mailto:london@moscow.com">Bill London</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=tlamar@ci.moscow.id.us
href="mailto:tlamar@ci.moscow.id.us">Tom Lamar</A> ; <A
title=dcarscallen@ci.moscow.id.us
href="mailto:dcarscallen@ci.moscow.id.us">Dan Carscallen</A> ; <A
title=wkrauss@ci.moscow.id.us href="mailto:wkrauss@ci.moscow.id.us">Wayne
Krauss</A> ; <A title=sscott@ci.moscow.id.us
href="mailto:sscott@ci.moscow.id.us">Sue Scott</A> ; <A
title=tbrown@ci.moscow.id.us href="mailto:tbrown@ci.moscow.id.us">Tim
Brown</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: trash</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>With a subject of "trash" I almost did not open your email. The tag
system has had its place as your use of it shows. The problem is that
ever since we have been able to have trash truck drivers check what is at the
curb against what households are paying for, over two hundred new single can
subscriptions have been entered. Apparently, for years, people have taken
advantage of the system.</DIV>
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<DIV>I do understand your argument and am pleased you see the value in the
flip top, roller carts (just like the entire world except Moscow and a few
other places now use). </DIV>
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<DIV>There will still be a pay for what you use option as there will be
different size carts available at graduated rates. The family of five
will certainly need a larger cart than will you. I do not buy the
argument that people will feel obligated to fill their trash cart and not
recycle as I would like to also see us move to recycle carts that they can
feel obligated to fill as well.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for your email and comments,<BR>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 13px">Walter Steed, Council Member
<DIV>City of Moscow<BR>
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<DIV>1345 Ridgeview Drive</DIV>
<DIV>Moscow Idaho 83843</DIV>
<DIV>208/883-0123</DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Bill,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thanks for the
email.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I see that
Councilman Steed has already responded, so I will only add a few
words.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">My wife and I
find ourselves in pretty much the same situation as you. We pay for each
individual can we set out, which, depending on whether we have any house
guests, may be 1,2 or 3 a month, but rarely 4. As you can see, the new system
will cost me a couple bucks more a month also. This will in no way affect how
much we recycle, which is quite a bit. I believe recycling is a mind set and
certainly not something folks do to save money or for
convenience.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Because of the
extreme abuse by some people of the present system, it is time Moscow steps
into the 21st century and follows the example of most other
Cities.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Wayne
Krauss</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Moscow City
Council</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Bill London [<A
href="mailto:london@moscow.com">london@moscow.com</A>]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday,
January 06, 2013 1:04 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Walter M Steed<BR><B>Subject:</B>
trash<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>The Moscow City Council is talking trash.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Council wants to make all of us use new upscale lidded and wheeled
trash cans. That’s OK with me. The problem is how the Council wants us to pay
for trash pickup.</DIV>
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<DIV>We now have a volume-based billing system. The more you waste, the more
you pay. And if you use waste only small amounts (relying on careful
purchasing and committed recycling), you are rewarded with the cheapest rate
of all – what they call the Tag-it-all option. That’s the option my family
chose. We pay the $10.15 basic rate that every Moscow household pays, but we
do not pay for the trash cans used weekly. Instead we pay $1.70 to buy green
tags to place on our trash can when we do place it on the curb. Since we place
our trash can out every 3 to 5 weeks, we save about $4 monthly over the
single-trash-can rate.</DIV>
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<DIV>Saving $4 a month ($50 a year) isn’t a big deal, but it is a real
economic incentive to both buy with a goal of less waste and to recycle
whatever you can.</DIV>
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<DIV>It’s that incentive to recycle that the Council is planning to eliminate.
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<DIV>Please do not kill the Tag-it-all option.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bill London</DIV>
<DIV>Moscow
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