Garbage Rates Back Before P.G. Council

Monday, June 11, 2007 03:58 AM

At its meeting this evening, Prince George City Council will look at boosting garbage pick up rates. The proposal from staff calls for increases of $4, $8 and $12 dollars on the small, medium and large containers.

Also on the agenda, Council will be asked to approve the selection of the IBI group to offer professional architect services for the design of the new RCMP building. Their response to the request for proposal scored the highest and would cost about $1.75 million.

There are 5 public hearings set for this evening. The issues are varied. They include:

1. Increase allowable density for a project on Johnson Street.

2. Waive the cross access agreement on the property where a liquor store is proposed on Boeing Road

3. Allow rezoning to permit a broadcast studio at studio 2880

4. Discharge a land use contract on Austin Road

5. Rezone property on the Nechako River to allow for construction of a 21 unit residential complex

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Posted on Monday, June 11, 2007 03:58 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: camoose on June 11 2007 4:25 PM

I guess we need an increase in the garbage rates to clean up all the verbal diarrhea about the automated garbage system. Admin and coucillors alike told us it would be cheaper and safer for the employees. They were half right since employees can't be injured pulling levers in a garbage truck. What happened to the millions we were to save? Did we really save money and it was put in some reserve fund or another or were we fed a line of bull? Lets put a 10% surcharge on the property tax notices for garbage collection and be done with it. ( on a separate line of course) When we get to the stage that pensioners have to make a choices between eating, medications, gas for their vehicles, or high city, provincial and federal taxes: I guess most will opt for food and business will cry wolf because people aren't spending money they won't have.