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Garbage gets attention of Fort Lupton council BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Fort Lupton City Council talked trash during its Feb. 28 town hall meeting. But instead of dissing, the council was exploring options for trash removal services. Council seemed to think that proposals couldn’t come under serious scrutiny until there was a public hearing. “It’s a volatile issue, for some reason,” said Mayor Zo Hubbard. “I’m not a huge tree-hugger. But it’s sort of embarrassing not to have a recycling plan. There is no accountability for trash removal companies if they charge extra for recycling, no way to check at all. “When we did this before, the council leaned toward offering recycling at the same price. You could use it or not,” she added. Paying for the service is another “hot button,” Hubbard said. She brought up the idea of adding the fee to residents’ utility bills. “Recycling would be nice,” said Councilman David Crespin. “(Adding the fee to the utility bill) is a great option. But it’s tough. We can’t push our agenda too hard.” Council also talked about the length of a contract for the service. Hubbard said the standard contract is for three years. “We did not get the information out (before),” Hubbard said. “That would have been useful. One trash company chose not to bid.” “That’s what shut it down,” Crespin added. “We’ve got that communication position coming in. It’s going to take a while to make the decision. We should wait until we have the valuable inforEvery year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and the Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank provide mation. We wantcommunity to make sure we have members with food boxes. This will be the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia andthe Sue Hubert Change 4 Change, right price.with ” Frederick’s Luke Justice sends fadeaway jumper over the defense of Meads’s Nick2.Basson during a quarterfinal round playoff another organization thatthe helps with the food drive. See more on Page game at the Denver Coliseum March 2. Story on page 15.
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