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by Scott Carlson the provision and pick-up of 50 bags."He
The maximum level for garbage pick- stated that the raise for metered service
up rates has been raised by the represented a 33.9 percent increase or 39.5
Maplewood city council. cents per bag instead of 29.5 cents per
The action came at the council's August bag.
28 meeting when local owners of trash And Richard Kveton,70 N. Mayhill rd.,
hauling firms explained that their a member of the committee that drew up
operating costs have increased the city's first garbage rate regulation
drastically since November,1973,the last ordinance, thought the increase was too
time maximum rates were set. much.
Curb-pickup is set at $4 a month with Kveton noted that the haulers say
the maximum levels for walk-in service they'll have to go farther to dump the
and metered pickup set at$5.50 and$19.75 garbage because landfills close in the
respectively. area, like one in Washington county, are
The old levels were set at $3.50 per closing up.
month for curb pickup, $4.66 per month "It seems that when this ordinance was
for walk-in service and$14.75 for metered originally written that it (metered ser-
service. vice) was established for people on fixed
City Manager Michael Miller explained income,"Kveton said."The person who is
that the metered service "is based upon contributing one metered bag per week
isn't causing the (landfill) problem and
shouldn't be taking the brunt of the price
increase."
Councilman Donald Wiegert agreed
that the proposed increase for metered
service"appears to be a startling raise."
But Leonard Ayde, owner of Lake
Sanitation,said that since the last raise in
maximum trash hauling rates the price of
a box of 50 bags has increased from$2.52
to $4.56.
"I think that justifies why the metered
service took a bigger jump than the other
services," Ayde said.
Owners of the trash hauling firms said
that,among other reasons, the increases
were justified because of higher fuel costs
and the fact inflation has pushed up other
costs too.
Under city ordinance the council can
review the garbage rates once earl,.,Par