TUESDAY AUGUST 5, 2008
1:00 PM

The city had another unhappy citizen this morning at the city shop. When the city stopped accepting and picking up class three and four trash we also stopped the practice of allowing citizens to dump class one trash at the city shop. We did this because we thought that we would have to spend a large amount of time checking each person to make sure that they only dumped class one. We though that some would dump class three or four and that would create a problem for some of our equipment. Things have gone smooth so far.

This morning a citizen approached the gate. He was stopped by one of the city employees. He was told of the new regulations and that he could not enter the property and dump his trash. He said that he only had class one and he wanted to dump the class one. The employee explained the new regulations. The citizen was not happy. He told the employee that he was on his way to see the mayor. He then sped away slinging gravel.

The employee gave me a call to give me a heads up on what had happened and that I should expect a visit. The citizen never showed up or called. This threat has happened before. The citizens tell the employee that they are coming to see me. As of today none have showed up or given me a call. I appreciate the way the employees are handling the situations with the new regulations. They have not been deterred by the threats of the citizens.