THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2008
2:45 PM

I have spent yesterday and today working on cost of garbage.

After completing the work here are the results: If the city chooses to make the knuckleboom truck a pay for use service the residential rates can probably remain at $15.00 per month. If the city chooses to continue the services that are now provided by the sanitation department the residential rates will have to be increased by 20%. The commercial rates will have to be increased by 8.4%. If the city makes the class three garbage a pay for service system the commercial rates will have to be increased by 8.4%%. These numbers are based on what the city has spent the first eight months of this year and giving the employees a 3% raise and the increased cost of natural gas. We have been notified by Centerpoint to expect a 45% increase in the cost of natural gas next year. The above mentioned figures include this increase and the salary increase for the employees. I have no idea of how the city council will decide on what to do about the services. I felt that I had to have the numbers on the cost to the city to provide these services.

Pat has gone to Iuka to spent the next four days with some of her friends. It will be me and Oscar and Bitty for the next four days. I do plan to go to Mississippi State for the football game on Saturday night. It will be a long day, but I look forward to college football in person.