Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, March 17, 2011, 11:55 AM
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Atherton council agrees to lower proposed garbage rates
Original post made on Mar 17, 2011
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, March 17, 2011, 11:55 AM
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Posted by peter carpenter
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Mar 17, 2011 at 12:25 pm
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a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Mar 17, 2011 at 12:25 pm
peter carpenter is a registered user.
These rates will simply not cover the costs plus profit which the (horrible) contract guarantees Recology and the Town will have to make up the difference (called 'truing up"). Since the Town is already running a deficit that truing up can only come from much higher future fees or another parcel tax.
Posted by Ed
a resident of Atherton: other
on Mar 17, 2011 at 1:00 pm
a resident of Atherton: other
on Mar 17, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Is this why the Police Department has recently secured a defined percentage of the parcel tax? I believe that I saw some figures in the press just last week that stated 60% of the parcel tax will be designated for the APD and 40% for anything else the town needs--I believe that has traditionally not been a set portioning.
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