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By: b.rox » Blog Archive » Don’t Put My Name in It!

b.rox » Blog Archive » Don’t Put My Name in It! — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:29:18 +0000

[...] Washington not to publish the e-mails as she apparently planned to do, and this is all about those garbage contracts, and the whole thing is incredibly polarized and polarizing along racial [...]

By: Best Of New Orleans Blog » Blog Archive » Blog Watch

Best Of New Orleans Blog » Blog Archive » Blog Watch — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:11:24 +0000

[...] something about City Hall that still stinks. Debris pileups and recycling delays causes bloggers to question garbage contracts and call out mayor Nagin and Department of Sanitation Director Veronica White. [...]

By: swampwoman

swampwoman — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:20:51 +0000

I can completely corroborrate what Socka wrote – C (my SO) hasn’t paid for garbage collection in months and has only paid for water – he has to call the SWB every month to get the garbage collections deducted but it does work…

By: Socka

Socka — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:49:50 +0000

BTW, did you know that you pay for city garbage collection on your SWB bill? Most people would assume then if you choose not to pay for the garbage collection that you could have your water shut off. NOT TRUE. SWB will not shut of your water if you pay their portion of the bill. Now, I don’t know if sanitation will stop collecting your garbage, but it might be a good test of the “GPS enabled bar code scannable” garbage cans (yeah, right!!)

By: Civitch

Civitch — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:49:39 +0000

This couldn’t be clearer, so SHAME SHAME SHAME on the council members! Still, if the amended the contract, can’t they just un-amend it?

Dangerblond, you’re the cat’s pajamas.

By: Editor B

Editor B — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:41:49 +0000

My friend at City Hall says if you have Cox Cable TV, you might wanna watch Channel 6 at 1:00 pm today.

By: dangerblond

dangerblond — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:33:07 +0000

http://www.municode.com/

This is a great website where you can easily locate city ordinances (New Orleans and other cities). This website is where I found out that it’s illegal in the city of New Orleans to bring an alligator to a Mardi Gras parade.

By: dangerblond

dangerblond — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:21:52 +0000

Sec. 138-43. Residential bulky waste placement and collection.
(a) The city will collect bulky waste a maximum of once per week by appointment or on an “on-call” basis. The resident shall be responsible for calling or e-mailing the city’s solid waste collection contractor to schedule an appointment for bulky-waste collection. Bulky waste shall be placed out for collection no later than 5:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection date and must be placed in neat stacks. It shall be unlawful to place bulky waste out for collection prior to the pre-scheduled appointment or scheduledcollection day. The amount of bulky waste placed for collection shall not exceed a total uncompacted volume of ten cubic yards on each scheduled pick-up.
(b) Bulky waste shall be collected from residential units only. Small businesses that receive solid waste collection services from the city shall be responsible for proper transportation and disposal of bulky waste.
(c) Large bulky household items such as refrigerators, stoves, furniture, etc. shall be placed at the curb or in the service alley before 5:00 a.m. on the scheduled (day of appointment) bulky waste collection day, but not before 4:00 p.m. of the day prior to the day scheduled for bulky waste collection. All compressors must be removed from appliances prior to being placed out for collection.
(d) Bulky waste placed in alleys shall be placed adjacent to the property line. Bulky waste placed out for curbside collection shall be placed in front of the resident’s property, between the sidewalk and the street curb. The director may designate alternate placement and collection points. Bulky waste shall not be placed on the sidewalk or in the street, within five feet of any fire hydrant, utility pole, mail box, garbage cart, recycling container, or any other fixed object, on top of any water meter, behinda fence or any obstruction or barrier, or in any other manner that would interfere with or be hazardous to pedestrians, bicyclists or motorists.
(e) Items of bulky waste that are acceptable for normal residential collection are:
(1) Tree limbs and branches less than four feet in length and 12 inches in diameter, neatly bundled;
(2) Metal materials weighing 25 pounds or less;
(3) Pipe less than one inch in diameter and less than four feet in length;
(4) Manufactured items, including, but not limited to, furniture and appliances;
(5) Bagged leaves, weeds, grass, small vegetation clippings and hedge clippings;
(6) White goods;
(7) Twenty-five pounds or less of construction and demolition solid waste generated by a resident and properly containerized and/or bundled;
(8) Cardboard boxes;
(9) Carpet less than four feet in length, rolled and tied; and
(10) Tires; maximum of four tires per scheduled collection.
(f) Items of bulky waste that are not acceptable for normal residential collection include:
(1) Tree limbs or branches more than four feet in length or 12 inches in diameter and not properly bundled;
(2) Metal material in excess of 25 pounds;
(3) Pipe more than one inch in diameter or more than four feet in length;
(4) Unbagged leaves, weeds, grass, small vegetation clippings and hedge clippings;
(5) More than 25 pounds and/or improperly containerized or bundled construction and demolition solid waste generated by a resident, or any amount of construction and demolition solid waste generated by a contractor working at a residential unit;
(6) Concrete, cement blocks, stones, bricks;
(7) Any materials containing asbestos;
(8) Lead acid batteries or any hazardous, infectious, or medical solid waste;
(9) Vehicle or equipment parts in excess of 25 pounds;
(g) It shall be a violation of this section to place unacceptable bulky waste items, bulky waste items exceeding ten cubic yards or improperly placed bulky waste items out for collection. The responsible party shall remove and dispose of all bulky waste improperly placed, bulky waste exceeding ten cubic yards, improperly containerized or bundled, and any unacceptable items of bulky waste at their own expense.
(Code 1956, � 28-9; M.C.S., Ord. No. 22601, � 1, 4-19-07)

By: Civitch

Civitch — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:05:53 +0000

I would really like to see a copy of the ordinance lowering the maximum weight to 25 lbs. Anyone have a copy?

By: Foley Santamaria

Foley Santamaria — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:37:02 +0000

All the comments about politics and slanted against a certain politician don’t matter. The fact remains that the Jeff Parish contracts are nearly a third of the cost and are providing debris pick up. How the heck can the city’s contracts not be enforced to do so if it’s three times as much?