Health & Fitness
From the Mayor: How to Protest Recology's 22 Percent Rate Increase Request
If you would like to speak out in opposition of Recology's full 22 percent rate increase, I've listed three ways you can help.
Recology has requested that the Belmont City Council approve a 22 percent increase of our residential and commercial garbage collection rates.
Here's what YOU, as Belmont citizens and business owners, can do to oppose it:
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If you are either a resident or business in Belmont currently paying Recology for your collection services, you have a right to provide input on the 22 percent rate increase proposal.
In particular, if you are a Belmont owner of a residence, a Belmont renter, or a Belmont business, who directly pays Recology for your collection services, you qualify to protest.
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You can do that in at least 3 ways:
One:
Write a brief statement saying you protest the 22 percent Recology rate increase proposal and sign your name, include your Belmont address.
Mail this as soon as possible so it can be received by the Belmont City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on November 22.
The address is:
Belmont City Clerk, Suite 375, City of Belmont,1 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont CA 94002
Two:
Write a brief statement saying you protest the 22 percent Recology rate increase proposal and sign your name, include your Belmont address.
Bring this to the City Clerk's office at Belmont City Hall, 3rd floor Suite 375, (office is open from 8-12 a.m. and from 1-5 p.m.).
You can bring this to the City Clerk prior to 5 p.m. or directly at the City Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. on November 22, 2011.
Three:
You can collect signatures and addresses on a petition with the following information:
The top of the petition should read:
“We, the (undersigned) protest the increase of Recology's proposed 22% collection services.”
Then, below, have the signatures of the protestors:
Signature 1 Address or parcel number 1
Signature 2 Address or parcel number 2
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NOTE: By state law, email or fax protests are not permissible and so will not be counted.
The public hearing on this garbage collection rate increase will be held this coming Tuesday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Belmont City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd floor.
If you have any questions or concerns please call or email the Belmont City Clerk at 650-595-7413, or tcook@belmont.gov
Thank you for reading this,
Coralin
