HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/18/1996 SWC minutesMOUNT PROSPECT SOLID WASTE COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 18, 1996
PRESENT:
Dick Bachhuber, Bill Donovan, George Luteri, Rod Mobus, Mary Rosen, Ken Westlake
and Mary Winkler.
Lisa Angell - Public Works
ABSENT:
Harold Rentschler
CALL TO ORDER:
Cha- u"man Westlake called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes from the March 21, meeting were approved as written.
CITIZENS FORUM:
No residents were in attendance to address the Commission.
The Solid Waste Coordinator stated she had invited a number of residents with questions
regarding the sticker fee increase to attend the meeting.
SOLID WASTE PROGRAMS/DATA:
The Coordinator related some of the general comments the Public Works Department has
received from residents regarding the sticker fee increase.
While most residents continue to support the user fee concept and agreed an increase was
warranted their concern was the `'40%" increase. A reoccurring suggestion by residents
has been to modify the program by issuing each household with curbside service 104
stickers to be used throughout the year for either refuse or yard material.
The Coordinator stated she informs residents that while the concept has merit, it would be
impossible to manage.
The Coordinator also reported recycling markets especially paper were down. ARC
Disposal has indicated there will be an economic impact on the Village's program but are
unsure to what degree, i.e., reduction in revenue for the sale of recyclables.
She also informed the Commission that the first condominium building at Creekside was
ready for occupancy, and the fifty unit building was sited with 2 - 1.5 cubic yard refuse
containers serviced twice a week and 3 - 90 gallon recycling toters serviced once a week.
The Village's solid waste brochures will be distributed to the new owners by their
management company.
OPEN HOUSE:
Commission members were reminded Open House is Saturday, May 18, from 9:00 to
1:00. A schedule for manning the recycling booth will be finalized at the May 16,
Commission meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Commissioners member were again invited to participate in the Community Clean-up
scheduled for May 4 from 8:00 to 12:00.
The tour of the tire processing plant will not to be scheduled as the facility has or is in
the process of declaring bankruptcy.
NEXT MEETING:
The next meeting was scheduled for May 16, 7:30 p.m in the Public Works Facility.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no fiu-ther business the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 -p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
M. Lisa Angell
Solid Waste Coordinator