HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - February 15, 1989LETTER RECEP''ED
FROM CITIZEN
REQUESTING A WOOD -
PICKUP PROGRAM
ONCE A MONTH
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 15, 1989
On motion of 1 ounc i 1 Member Olson, Reid second, the Mayor
referred to Staff for review and clarification the
following 'letter which had been received from Naomi
McCallum Care•+:
`'khat is to be done.:
With each storm, God does his pruning, dnd, throughout the
year, I -b rids trees of dead branches. it i s for mere
mortals to remove the debris.
The City of Lodi and the Saiiitation Company have presented
the citizens with an excellent recycling program -- as far
as it. 9 -.es.
A good portion of recyclable material is going to the dump
or is sitting in, backyards waiting mar disposal. Tree
refuse. One can place small twigs -ind cuttings in the
garbage can --but what ol- the large branches which fall?
Right now, a ten -ft branch and the re -rains of a 15 -ft tree
onto which i t fel I are i n my yard waiting for me. After
considerable effort with a hatchet and saw, I can reduce it
to smaller Pieces for placing in the Wastewheeler. It wi11
take up all of the space so I shall have to do this over a
period of a month or so.
While I am only 60 ano fairly strong --how do ny neighbc,•rs
who are infirm or 80 or both take care of chis?
It's bad enough getting rid of the debris from our own
trees but when that from city trees cannot be disposed of,
what do ve do?
After all this effort, it remains that the wood is going to
the dump. The Christmas -tree pickup went to a chipping
machine and became fertilizer.
Could you institute a wood pickup once a month in order to
use thic material more efficiently? This would t-ound-cut
nicely the recycling program you have put into effect.
Sincerely,
s/Naomi McCallum Carey"