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A Dixon man who complained at last month’s City Council meeting about paying $12.50 a week for trash service that he said he didn’t need got the issue resolved at the latest City Council meeting.
Jeff Smidberge lives outside the city limits, but uses city utilities and was told last month that he needed to pay, according to City Collector Sheila Plummer. But that didn’t sit well with Smidberge, who said, “I’m not willing to give $12.50 (a week) away for nothing. That’s outrageous.”
At Monday’s meeting, City Council members resolved the issue and told Smidberge that he could get a two-yard dumpster for $55 a month and Smidberge said he was fine with that.
Dixon Mayor Darrell French also presented a memorandum from the Meramec Regional Planning Commission and the Ozarks Rivers Solid Waste Management District about hosting a special collection pickup in 2010. The pickup would combine electronic wastes, appliances and tires in one collection.
However, French said that wasn’t something the city was interested in pursuing.
Additionally, the council reviewed a Missouri Intergovernmental Risk Management Association insurance bill and heard updates on the library from Cheryl Chambers.
City Councilman Steve Parker also reported that he had gotten a phone call from someone in his ward about a loose pit bull and inquired about the Dixon Police’s response to the incident. Parker said that the police wanted to find its owner.
“The resident wanted to know why the dog was not taken to the pound,” Parker said.
French also had his thoughts on the issue regarding pit bulls.
“I’ve seen other communities ban pit bulls,” French said. “We need to think about it.”
French told City Clerk Karen Hardwick to ask Dixon City Marshal Cliffty Yoakum about what the policy is for picking up a dog.
A Dixon man who complained at last month’s City Council meeting about paying $12.50 a week for trash service that he said he didn’t need got the issue resolved at the latest City Council meeting.
Jeff Smidberge lives outside the city limits, but uses city utilities and was told last month that he needed to pay, according to City Collector Sheila Plummer. But that didn’t sit well with Smidberge, who said, “I’m not willing to give $12.50 (a week) away for nothing. That’s outrageous.”
At Monday’s meeting, City Council members resolved the issue and told Smidberge that he could get a two-yard dumpster for $55 a month and Smidberge said he was fine with that.
Dixon Mayor Darrell French also presented a memorandum from the Meramec Regional Planning Commission and the Ozarks Rivers Solid Waste Management District about hosting a special collection pickup in 2010. The pickup would combine electronic wastes, appliances and tires in one collection.
However, French said that wasn’t something the city was interested in pursuing.
Additionally, the council reviewed a Missouri Intergovernmental Risk Management Association insurance bill and heard updates on the library from Cheryl Chambers.
City Councilman Steve Parker also reported that he had gotten a phone call from someone in his ward about a loose pit bull and inquired about the Dixon Police’s response to the incident. Parker said that the police wanted to find its owner.
“The resident wanted to know why the dog was not taken to the pound,” Parker said.
French also had his thoughts on the issue regarding pit bulls.
“I’ve seen other communities ban pit bulls,” French said. “We need to think about it.”
French told City Clerk Karen Hardwick to ask Dixon City Marshal Cliffty Yoakum about what the policy is for picking up a dog.
