The free ride might be over for St. Louis city residents who have been living the good life with “free” trash pick up.
On Wednesday, city leaders released a proposed budget that includes a provision for homeowners to pay $8 a month for trash services. The city said the move would raise $10 million in the next budget.
City leaders claim that many county residents currently pay for trash service. In some communities, trash collection costs homeowners up to $20 a month.
…and do those county residents also have to give 1% of their income over to their local government every year? Ok, great. Douchebagsayswhat?
We here at Punching Kitty are all for the city relieving it’s monetary woes, but potentially picking up less trash because someone didn’t pay their bill is a slipper slope to Detroit. Make your money, but keep picking up all the trash you can as often as you can. You accidentally compact a bum? Eh, it happens.
Also, maybe trash pickup shouldn’t be all that much of a focus right now. Things seem to be going pretty good there. Oh by the way I drove past four kids in the street at 11am on a Tuesday being taught how to hunt for food by a ferrel dog, but yeah, lets make sure that trash pick up is making the bank.
via KSDK
