Charles asks:
"I hadn't heard that a pettion was going around. I want the mandatory recycling/trash service to end. I was recycling before the law became enforced and still have to make my trips out to the recycling center because the trash contract dosn't handle everything that the center does.
Where/when can I sign?"
Two ways to sign the petition--
Call Arthur Brown at 573-635-7207
or
Go to the Eagle Lodge at 1411 Missouri Blvd. this Saturday (June 26th) from 8AM to 5PM and sign the petition.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
KMOS and the Initiative Petition
KWOS is running a sound bite from Edie Vogel all day about the Initiative Petition against the Trash Ordinance.
In addition - it also tells the location and time of the signing on Saturday.
Edie says, "I don't wan the government telling me I have to pay for a service I don't want to have."
In addition - it also tells the location and time of the signing on Saturday.
Edie says, "I don't wan the government telling me I have to pay for a service I don't want to have."
Monday, April 26, 2010
Petition
Ray Walker wrote the following for this blog:
"We are rolling!
"Our petition has been approved for circulation and we can begin to collect the required number of signatures in order to get the City Council to enact or take it to the ballot. We have learned that the previous number of required signatures was based on the 2003 Mayoral election and we need to base our effort on the April 3, 2007 election at
"http://www.colecounty.org/clerk/files/04-03-07_Cumulative.txt.
"That election saw a total of 4,118 votes so we need 20% of that for a total of 824 qualified signatures!(Recall that Landwehr was not opposed and received 4,027 votes with 91 write-ins for the 4,118 total votes.)
"We have purchased an advertisement that will be published in the Sunday 4/18/10 paper. Check it out!
"We are NOT garbage cans but we can still ATTACK!"
"We are rolling!
"Our petition has been approved for circulation and we can begin to collect the required number of signatures in order to get the City Council to enact or take it to the ballot. We have learned that the previous number of required signatures was based on the 2003 Mayoral election and we need to base our effort on the April 3, 2007 election at
"http://www.colecounty.org/clerk/files/04-03-07_Cumulative.txt.
"That election saw a total of 4,118 votes so we need 20% of that for a total of 824 qualified signatures!(Recall that Landwehr was not opposed and received 4,027 votes with 91 write-ins for the 4,118 total votes.)
"We have purchased an advertisement that will be published in the Sunday 4/18/10 paper. Check it out!
"We are NOT garbage cans but we can still ATTACK!"
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Public Meeting by the Cituzens Committee
The Committee met privately on Friday and will hold a public meeting on Saturday:
Below is the notice sent to me:
"Public Information Gathering
"Informational meeting for the public to announce plans, strategy, etc, and take suggestions from public.
"We hope City Councilmen will be present.
"When: Sat Apr 10 10am – 12pm Central Time
"Where: Johnny's, Jefferson City, MO"
Below is the notice sent to me:
"Public Information Gathering
"Informational meeting for the public to announce plans, strategy, etc, and take suggestions from public.
"We hope City Councilmen will be present.
"When: Sat Apr 10 10am – 12pm Central Time
"Where: Johnny's, Jefferson City, MO"
The Citizen's Committee Update
From the Citizen's Committee:
"Our original intention was, and remains, to allow the city council to address the matter by enacting the corrections we are seeking. Should they defer to the initiative process; i.e. wait to see what the voters say, we shall oblige by the circulation of the petition."
The right to petition has been approved and the actual petition has been generated.
My question remains: Why must citizens of Jefferson City go through all of these hoops when the right to petition is guaranteed in our United States Constitution?
"Our original intention was, and remains, to allow the city council to address the matter by enacting the corrections we are seeking. Should they defer to the initiative process; i.e. wait to see what the voters say, we shall oblige by the circulation of the petition."
The right to petition has been approved and the actual petition has been generated.
My question remains: Why must citizens of Jefferson City go through all of these hoops when the right to petition is guaranteed in our United States Constitution?
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Below is the bill the city council introduced on Monday night's March 15th meeting. I do not know if this was approved because I canot find any information on it in the media. If you were at the meeting, maybe you can tell me something and I'll add it to this blog.
2009-146
Amending Code Pertaining to Trash Service by Clarifying Landlord Responsibility (Carroll)
Staff: Nathan Nickolaus
BILL SUMMARY
BILL NO: 2009-146
SPONSOR: Councilwoman Carroll
SUBJECT: Clarification of Trash Service for Owners of Single-Family Residences and
Duplexes
DATE INTRODUCED: March 15, 2010
Summary: This bill would simply clarify persons who own single family residences and
duplexes may place in their lease an obligation to have a tenant obtain trash service and
thereby relieve their personal obligation to have trash service.
Background Information: City staff and elected officials have received a number of
questions regarding who may place in a lease their obligation have mandatary trash
service and therefore be relieved of their personal obligation to have trash service. Staff
agreed that clarifying the language would assist the public in reading the ordinance.
Fiscal Information: None
Origin of Request: Mayor Landwehr
Department Responsible: Community Development
Person Responsible: Nathan Nickolaus
Staff Recommendation: Approve
2009-146
Amending Code Pertaining to Trash Service by Clarifying Landlord Responsibility (Carroll)
Staff: Nathan Nickolaus
BILL SUMMARY
BILL NO: 2009-146
SPONSOR: Councilwoman Carroll
SUBJECT: Clarification of Trash Service for Owners of Single-Family Residences and
Duplexes
DATE INTRODUCED: March 15, 2010
Summary: This bill would simply clarify persons who own single family residences and
duplexes may place in their lease an obligation to have a tenant obtain trash service and
thereby relieve their personal obligation to have trash service.
Background Information: City staff and elected officials have received a number of
questions regarding who may place in a lease their obligation have mandatary trash
service and therefore be relieved of their personal obligation to have trash service. Staff
agreed that clarifying the language would assist the public in reading the ordinance.
Fiscal Information: None
Origin of Request: Mayor Landwehr
Department Responsible: Community Development
Person Responsible: Nathan Nickolaus
Staff Recommendation: Approve
City Council Meeting Monday the 15th
Unfortunately even though issues on the Allied Waste/Jefferson City garbage issue was discussed last evening, there is no mention of it in the News Tribune online edition.
Why didn't the News Tribune cover these issues, the same issues they wrote about on Sunday, in their online newspaper?
Click Click here to read Sunday's article.
Why didn't the News Tribune cover these issues, the same issues they wrote about on Sunday, in their online newspaper?
Click Click here to read Sunday's article.
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