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Warsaw implements new garbage collection policy
By Cindy Iutzi/Gate City Staff Writer
The City of Warsaw officially instituted its new garbage collection policy Wednesday.
First, city council members Mike Boley, Susan Miller and Dick Clark voted to abolish an ordinance which allowed only one garbage collector to conduct business in the city. The ordinance was adopted on June 30, 2004.
Council member Chris Huston opposed the abolishment.
He has been a strong supporter of having one city collector and billing all residents for the garbage service. Huston is concerned that some residents will opt out of using a garbage collection service and dump or pile up their garbage.
Council members then approved another ordinance amending the city code as follows: “... the City of Warsaw now believes that a free market economy for garbage collection businesses would be in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Warsaw.”
The new ordinance requires garbage collection services to have a city license to “collect or dispose of garbage or other objectionable waste” in Warsaw.
The decision to open up garbage collection in Warsaw to other businesses occurred this spring after the city council considered a bid from a Quincy, Ill., company, rather than accepting the bid from the local provider.
Finton Refuse of Warsaw had been the city's sole trash service for about 40 years.
During the community comment part of the meeting, Warsaw resident Otis Thompson reiterated his request that the public be allowed to comment about matters discussed during meetings sometime during the same meeting.
Thompson also raised the issue of a nearly day-long Mediacom phone service interruption.
“Can Mediacom be pressed for a contingency plan?” he asked.
Thompson's concern is that the First Alert system, an emergency alarm for people with medical problems who live alone, doesn't work when phone service is down.
Thompson said he spent 93 minutes and 15 seconds on the phone with Mediacom trying to resolve the problem and finally asked who his attorney and the local media should speak to about the phone outage.
He said two trucks showed up in 20 minutes and fixed the problem.
In other matters the city council:
Will look at the road to Geode Glen to see what repairs might be needed to get the road back in use. Boley said the park board would like to make the park at Geode Glen more accessible and usable.
Heard people are blocking fire hydrants with their cars. Police Chief Brandon Norris said the city should be called when that occurs.
Warsaw is closer to working out an agreement with Ursa Farmers Co-operative regarding installation of an antenna on one of the bins so the city water department can use a wireless communication system.
Agreed to pay $1,647 to Poepping, Stone, Bach and Associates, Keokuk, for construction inspection services for the Warsaw-Hamilton Road from Main Street to the city's east corporate limits. The new road was re-striped and more guard rails were installed along curves and steep drop-offs.
Approved the following building permits: Marie Brownlee, Clay Street, 11-by-12.5-foot rail for existing decks, two 4-by-10-by- 3-foot sidewalks, a 3-by-40-foot driveway, replacement windows and a fence on the west side of the property for a total value of $7,500; Joe Landis, Main Street, 14-by-30-foot patio, $2,300; Janice McKeel, Mulberry Street, moving trailer from Water Street to Mulberry; and Gabriel Nagy, North Fourth Street, rebuild due to flood, $97,000.
First, city council members Mike Boley, Susan Miller and Dick Clark voted to abolish an ordinance which allowed only one garbage collector to conduct business in the city. The ordinance was adopted on June 30, 2004.
Council member Chris Huston opposed the abolishment.
He has been a strong supporter of having one city collector and billing all residents for the garbage service. Huston is concerned that some residents will opt out of using a garbage collection service and dump or pile up their garbage.
Council members then approved another ordinance amending the city code as follows: “... the City of Warsaw now believes that a free market economy for garbage collection businesses would be in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Warsaw.”
The new ordinance requires garbage collection services to have a city license to “collect or dispose of garbage or other objectionable waste” in Warsaw.
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Finton Refuse of Warsaw had been the city's sole trash service for about 40 years.
During the community comment part of the meeting, Warsaw resident Otis Thompson reiterated his request that the public be allowed to comment about matters discussed during meetings sometime during the same meeting.
Thompson also raised the issue of a nearly day-long Mediacom phone service interruption.
“Can Mediacom be pressed for a contingency plan?” he asked.
Thompson's concern is that the First Alert system, an emergency alarm for people with medical problems who live alone, doesn't work when phone service is down.
Thompson said he spent 93 minutes and 15 seconds on the phone with Mediacom trying to resolve the problem and finally asked who his attorney and the local media should speak to about the phone outage.
He said two trucks showed up in 20 minutes and fixed the problem.
In other matters the city council:
Will look at the road to Geode Glen to see what repairs might be needed to get the road back in use. Boley said the park board would like to make the park at Geode Glen more accessible and usable.
Heard people are blocking fire hydrants with their cars. Police Chief Brandon Norris said the city should be called when that occurs.
Warsaw is closer to working out an agreement with Ursa Farmers Co-operative regarding installation of an antenna on one of the bins so the city water department can use a wireless communication system.
Agreed to pay $1,647 to Poepping, Stone, Bach and Associates, Keokuk, for construction inspection services for the Warsaw-Hamilton Road from Main Street to the city's east corporate limits. The new road was re-striped and more guard rails were installed along curves and steep drop-offs.
Approved the following building permits: Marie Brownlee, Clay Street, 11-by-12.5-foot rail for existing decks, two 4-by-10-by- 3-foot sidewalks, a 3-by-40-foot driveway, replacement windows and a fence on the west side of the property for a total value of $7,500; Joe Landis, Main Street, 14-by-30-foot patio, $2,300; Janice McKeel, Mulberry Street, moving trailer from Water Street to Mulberry; and Gabriel Nagy, North Fourth Street, rebuild due to flood, $97,000.
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