P.G. Council To Look at Boosting Garbage Collection Rates

Monday, May 28, 2007 03:54 AM

The cost for having your garbage picked up is about to climb.

Prince George City Council will look at a request this evening to boost garbage pick up rates by $4, $8 and $12 dollars for the small, medium and large size bins.

Also on the agenda for this evening, a public hearing to re-zone a piece of property at Foothills and Chief Lake road to allow for the construction of a Neighbourhood pub.

There are public hearings set for this evening on a proposal to increase the allowable square footage for a financial institution to allow Integris Credit Union to move from Parkwood to River Point Plaza at Highway 16 West and Ferry.

There is also a hearing for a variance permit for a planned 12 unit apartment building for 7^th avenue,

And a rezoning that would clear the way for the start of Phase one of the Fraser Bench lands neighbourhood development.

Council will also hear an update on efforts to secure Federal funding for the Cameron Street Bridge as well as hear details on the Transit contract.

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Posted by: YamaDooPolCat on May 28 2007 7:34 AM

I wonder how many people didn't see this coming? When the city was passing out the containers people thought they might as well get the big one, HeeHee! My neighbours can is lying on the road side with the wheels ripped off.

I burn, recycle and hide the rest. Anyone think the city isn't thinking about me? I might find myself facing a crack shack fee when the city comes snooping around.

Posted by: diplomat on May 28 2007 7:57 AM

Nickeled, dimed, quartered and dollared to death. The hand that I feel all the time in my pocket isn't one of my own two.

It's either Ottawa's, Victoria's or the City's.

Posted by: whynotyou on May 28 2007 8:57 AM

Sorry City of PG, got to fight you on this one. When you dumb ba###rds brought in this new system it was because it was going to be MORE COST EFFECTIVE. Gawwd I hate it when people think I'm stupid. Like when government promised the GST wasn't gonna cost the consumer anything. We lay down for big government, I guess our little minded home town boys think we will do the same for them.

Posted by: reader on May 28 2007 9:27 AM

I think it should be the other way around - $4.00 for the large container and $12.00 for the small for all those thousands of people that have small or medium containers but fill it overflowing with garbage leaving a huge mess. The City should give credit for those few who actually got a garbage container to correctly hold their garbage!!

Posted by: Harbinger on May 28 2007 7:48 PM

Wish I could opt out and take my garbage to the transfer station a bit cheaper. The Charter of Rights has "right of association". I dont wish to "associate" with overpriced trash recepticles. If only this was a perfect world. Alas!!