Thoughts 08 Feb 2008 10:10 am
Las Vegas deals with Garbage
The weirdness continues when dealing with governments and services.
On the Pioneer Loan Blog the author was commenting on the latest fiasco from our local government / garbage service.
It appears that the people built a small strip center on the property directly behind them, in doing so they built a wrought Iron fence. This fence narrowed the alley way to it’s original size. Now the garbage people have decided that the alley is too narrow and refuse to drive down it.
The first thing that happened, was a salesman unilaterally decided that the dumpsters had to be moved to the street.
The second thing that happened was the City said the aforementioned dumpster had to be moved back.
The third thing that happened was Republic Services removed the dumpsters completely.
Nobody ever contacted the owners of any of the properties effected except to say that it was a done deal and the dumpsters were going to be moved.
When called, Republic Services said that they had taken the dumpsters, and would be replacing them with those green cans on wheels that they rent to homes.
First question:
How many of those little cans will be required by a strip mall and several apartment buildings?
Second question:
Since Republic Services insists that the property owners must drag these cans the length of the building to the street, where they will be out of sight. Who’s responsible for the theft of these cans? –Trust me, some will be stolen.
Third question:
Aren’t there regulations concerning the storage and pick-up of commercial garbage cans? —Or did the people who built these buildings build enclosures, complete with gates because they had money to burn and they thought it would be cute?
Other questions:
Why does the City step in and then refuse to even discuss any changes?
What’s up with the Public Utilities Commission? If you call them all you get is “our meetings are.” —-Why is it that when I Google for the PUC site I wind up going to a site that gives me a “Server not found” error?
What’s up with Republic Services and their autocratic attitude? —-A little thing like services paid for obviously doesn’t matter.
They don’t have to discuss anything with small business owners. —I bet they don’t treat the hotels that way.
It turns out that the lower echelon didn’t bother to talk to their boss when someone called. Fortunately the building’s owner has the District Supervisor’s direct line. They’re still fucked, but the supervisor says he’s kicking it up to the District President ….Probably whoever is sharing the office today.
What rights do small business’ have in the face of an entrenched bureaucracy? —–NONE