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Updated: Friday, September 5, 2008 at 7:45am

Waste not, want not: Aldermen discuss independent contractor

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Published Tuesday, February 26, 2008
The New Haven Board of Aldermen may have found a way to turn trash into cash. The Joint City Services and Environmental Policy and Finance committees met last night to discuss the creation of a New Haven Solid Waste Authority, which would eliminate the city’s direct role in waste management and place these responsibilities in the hands of an independent contractor.
#1 By JHC (Unregistered User) 10:01am on February 26, 2008

For starters we have another Consultant firm who have made a contribution to the Mayor,his perpetual run and finance.

14 years in City Hall and Desteffano has run the City into the ground. a non stop crash and burn,no clue as to how to run a municipality.Year after Year a budget deficit and relentless placing of the blame.."I AM IN CONTROL" He stammers

"nothing goes on in New Haven without me knowing about it" was yet another masterpiece from Wilttin dumbell.

I can see this one a coming "if you goddamned residents dont eat your own garbage then we'll charge you for your barrels.One little tidy bag in each barrel and recycle your own

#2 By Darnell G. 12:01pm on February 26, 2008

Someone please explain this to me. As I understand it,

1. The city creates this PUBLIC entity called the trash authority that is controlled by the MAYOR.

2. The city then transfers all of the MAYOR controlled trash staff to this authority, the same staff that are MISMANAGING the current operation.

3. Then this MAYOR controlled authority assumes the debt the city currently has, and sells bonds, thereby INCREASING the DEBT.

4. The TAXPAYERS/HOMEOWNERS are then responsible for paying off this DEBT, which has now increased.

5. All the while, the MAYOR and the BOARD OF ALDERMEN can then say that they have BALANCED the books, and reduced the DEBT.

6. While all along we, the TAXPAYERS/HOMEOWNERS, not only do not have our DEBT reduced, but INCREASED, to an authority CREATED and CONTROLLED by the MAYOR and the BOA, similar to the WPCA, which is currently FORECLOSING on peoples homes for debts of less than $800.

How long will it be before this authority starts foreclosing on homes? And will the MAYOR remain silent and on the sidelines when this occurs?

What a crock!!!

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