Will the locals be using the "smart cart" system like the one in Michigan? Joe<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Ron Force <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rforce2003@yahoo.com" target="_blank">rforce2003@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<span>I had a response from an official that confirmed they were considering mechanically-assisted pick-ups.</span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span><br></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>Here's some stories on communities using the system:</span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span><br></span></div><div style="background-color:transparent"><span><font><a href="http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/cities/a-robotic-arm-collects-curbside-trash-in-michigan/5157" target="_blank">http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/cities/a-robotic-arm-collects-curbside-trash-in-michigan/5157</a></font><br>
</span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span><font><br></font></span></div><div style="background-color:transparent"><span><font><a href="http://wauwatosa.patch.com/articles/garbage-trucks" target="_blank">http://wauwatosa.patch.com/articles/garbage-trucks</a><br>
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Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA<br></div>  <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir="ltr">
 <font face="Arial"> <hr size="1">  <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Betsy Dickow <<a href="mailto:betsyd@turbonet.com" target="_blank">betsyd@turbonet.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> 'Ron Force' <<a href="mailto:rforce2003@yahoo.com" target="_blank">rforce2003@yahoo.com</a>> <br>
 <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, January 12, 2013 9:48 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> RE: [Vision2020] Moscow Trash Rates<br> </font> </div> <br>
Good point...they'll just break the flip tops off if they do it without the<br>mechanical arm.  Ask them and let us know!<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a>]<br>
On Behalf Of Ron Force<br>Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 8:01 PM<br>To: Moscow Vision2020<br>Subject: [Vision2020] Moscow Trash Rates<br><br>The wheeled, flip top containers are often used so that the truck can be<br>equipped with a mechanical arm to pick up and dump the container. Are they<br>
considering that here?<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br> <br>Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA<br><br><br><br> </font></span></div> </div>  </div></div><br>=======================================================<br>

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