I believe councilwoman Pucalik is Hammonds representative on the county municipal waste board.
I would say the lack of communication on her part is discouraging. I would hope she is representing the best interest of the city, but as far as I know, she hasn't asked for any information on how we do the job or what our cost structure is.
The simple way to make it profitable for a municipality like Hammond is to have transfer stations that can haul large quantities of garbage. Less trips to the dump and less trucks rolling through communities like St. John and Cedar Lake. Our garbage trucks are older models, don't hold a large quantity of trash and only get about 4mpg.
The tipping fee Powers offers is attractive, especially if the cost is the same over 20 years. The expensive part for us, is getting it there.
Free, reading over one of your previous posts, I'd like you to know, that I took it upon myself to inform Mayor McDermott on what I thought of the proposal. I told him it was a losing proposition for the city. That's what commissioners are there for.
There is not a monster behind every door.
Just my thoughts.
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