"Betty Beeman, 79, of Lee Street said she has been recycling since 1973, but believes her councilman who voted for the service has betrayed her.
“What are you going to do? Put an old gal in jail?” she asked members of the council."
The above is from the News Tribune. Click here to read the entire article.
And this may actually be the reality. Allied Waste has a contract with Jefferson City and Jefferson City has to enforce it. Don't pay the mandatory fee--or new tax--for garbage service and the city is forced to fine you fifty dollars. Don't pay the fine, the city will ask the court to enforce the rule--and if you don't pay, the court can find you in contempt. Found guilty of contempt--you can go to jail.
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Yes, the attorney for the city did say at the meeting that there is a fine and if you don't pay it, you will be in contempt of court--punishable by jail time.
ReplyDelete"Courts do not look favorably on contempt of court charges," he said.
Old ladies in jail. Do they know they have to pay a fee to the county for each night they stay there?
ReplyDeleteKnow your rights, follow the link to find out what is necessary to turn ammend the ordinance.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.jeffcitymo.org/clerk/documents/charter.pdf ARTICLE IX—INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND RECALL
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