<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span>I had a response from an official that confirmed they were considering mechanically-assisted pick-ups.</span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Here's some stories on communities using the system:</span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span><font
 size="2">http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/cities/a-robotic-arm-collects-curbside-trash-in-michigan/5157</font><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span><font size="2">http://wauwatosa.patch.com/articles/garbage-trucks<br></font></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">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 size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1">  <b><span
 style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Betsy Dickow <betsyd@turbonet.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'Ron Force' <rforce2003@yahoo.com> <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 ymailto="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a> [mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">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?<br> <br>Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA<br><br><br><br> </div> </div>  </div></body></html>