Lauren FitzPatrick Sun-Times Media August 12, 2011 10:20 PM Emanuel Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Friday that garbage collection change of a ward-by-Ward system on a grid plan not a done deal, but he pushes it as a way to save about $60 million per year.
The mayor said Chicago's $225 per tonne cost pick up rubbish among the most expensive in the country, with other major cities, spending is closer to $135 per tonne. "We have not settled it, but I'm going to consider a way to do some things, so that the city of Chicago one of the the most expensive not..." "Waste services in the country," he said.
Several influential aldermen said Emanuel is convinced that a grid system could mean huge savings on garbage collection.
The Mayor has promised to close a 636 million US-dollar deficit in the city budget without raising taxes. It does of Ward costs more, but prefer chieftains of this system, because they say that allowing them, in order to better consultants respond last month Emanuel trash in connection with Beschwerden.Im asked to develop a system household junk to collect, which created a "fair workload for drivers", Ward regardless of borders.
"But even if the garbage collection system changes, Superintendent Ward resident problems would treat, remain said Emanuel."Ward (Superintendent), nor is any system that we look at, because they are a backbone of delivering the service remain, "he said." "But I have (on) some issues, we have not changed in 60 years: we can do it cheaper, better and more effectively?"
Emanuel said.Streamlining is garbage pickup under the cost-saving ideas that Emanuel the Administration intends to save money. His transport Commissioner presented on Thursday a mechanical "pothole killer", is that a hole can fill in 60 seconds with a small crew.
"Building permits before online went, shaving days of the process."I the city of Chicago appears to want in the 21st century, "said Emanuel." "At all levels of Government, our system is in decades-old policy that we have upgraded for the 21st century, not solid."© 2011 Sun-Times Media, LLC. All rights reserved. This material may be not copied or distributed without permission. More information on reprint and permissions, see http://www.suntimesreprints.com/. Order a reprint of this article to order, click here.
