In a bulk buying move similar to electric aggregation, which unincorporated parts of McHenry County rejected by referendum, several northeastern County subdivisions requested McHenry County government to cut contracts for waste disposal.
Instead of four to five trucks coming into their neighborhoods each week to college garbage, the County Board authorized Groot Industries to pick up the trash and yard wasted for the next two years Tuesday night. That will mean one or two trucks on subdivision streets each week.
West side Wonder Lake neighborhoods where bulk buying of waste collection was authorized.
By voice vote the Board adopted an authorizing resolution. There were several “No” votes.
East side Wonder Lake neighborhoods in the waste collection deal.
Staff explained that under the new contract people were paying less for complete services (garbage, plus yard waste) than they were before just for garbage.
Northwest Wonder Lake subdivisions where Groot will be collecting the garbage.
Administration of the bidding was “cheaper than an enforcement officer going out on the weekend issuing tickets” for open burning, a Health Department official said.
Groot will be picking up garbage in Pistakee Highlands, too.
Sorry to see that government has to step in for citizens to arrange their scavenger service for them.
It may reduce the frequency of heavy garbage trucks on their streets, but I doubt this will change people’s habits, open burning, litter, etc.
I’d like to hear from Board members who had the good sense to vote “no” and their reasons for rejecting the idea.
this is MORE government, in a time we should be moving to LESS government.
Watch for the townships to get on the bandwagon. or the garbage truck, in this case.
There was no roll call. It was a voice vote. I don’t remember any negative discussion.
A negative discussion could have included things like: Knocking out competition is never a good thing.
Government mandated agreements are never a good thing.
Service will sharply go down while prices for service will sharply go up. (Take a hint from all the other areas that have cities negotiating contracts.)
I voted no on this as I agree it is more government in a time where we need less.
An audience member told me that Hammerand and Evertsen voted no also.