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Home My WebLink About1994/09/06 Oral Communications My name is Heinz D. Seiler, 1425 - 2nd. Ave., Sp. 309, Palace Garden Mobilhome Park, Chula Vista, CA. 91911. (Acknowledge Mayor, Councilmembers) Since my statement would be longer than the 5 minutes allocated per speak- er, I will address the council regarding an article printed in the U - T on Sept. 5th. I will respond as though the article is true and correct in all the statements therein. Some remarks will be quotes and others in essense and some of my own observations. The column is bannered, quote, "NEW TRASH FEE RANKLES HOMEOWNERS." Unquote. Homeowners are upset by the fee the City council adopted last month, over a mandatory yard-waste collection increase. The Mayor said he would like some constructive alternate way of other than adding this fee and indicated he did not want any old cliches like, quote, " 'just cut rates' and 'keep them (the fees)where they are". Unquote. Had more phone calls on this issue, negative ones, than just about any other topic to C0me before the council in recent memory, Nader said. The strongest complaints came from the elderly, living on fixed incomes and can't afford any more boosts, even minor ones, said Nader. The article went on with some alternate ways offered, evidently the entire council participating. I can't say with proof posative, but it sounds to me like only CONVENTIONAL type of housing, etc., OTHER than mobilehome parks. I'm speaking on that premise. I live alone and am 76 years young and am under the so-called borderline impoverished, with an fixed income under the $13.000.00 annual income that the telephone company uses to qualify for "LIFELINE fixed phone rate. I coule qualify for rental assistance as provided in C.V. Ord.Sect. 9.50 now, but have not done so yet, but with this increase and the way Laidlaw evidently continues to increase periodical, I will HAVE to take advantage of that rent- al assistance offer! Had someone, Laidlaw or the park owner either called a meeting that would have explained the WHOLE program, such as if I use Laidlaw's trash holders, it would be another $3.00 MORE a month and that if I used my own container, it would have a very short life expectancy, I as a friend of mine told me how two brandnew containers were damaged the \ \ ~- \ . . r - 2 - FIRST TIME they were used. Lids are thrown on lawns, in the middle of drive- ways, recyclables found in with regular trash thrown back on their lawns, containers laying on their sides, sometimes rolling into streets, etc. Mayor Nader would not have gotten so many phone calls, nor would I! Yes, I too, as the GSMOL rep. in our park was inundated with similar calls! I fin- ally said I don't know, but I'm going to find out. I'll let you know then. In the case of mobilehome owners, it takes me 3 to 4 weeks to fill a 30 gal. container, YET, I'll be charged regardless $7.14 plus $1.10 next month whether I use the service or not. I would estimate 80% of mobilepark residents are like my case! Retired, widowed and widowers, such as I, would be very unfairl) charged for services not need! I say, use the method of payment as was sug- gested by someone in the article. Pay ONLY when services are used! Or, how about quote, "hiding"it in some form of sur, sales or use tax, say ~e on some city tax and as Tolstoy put it, in essence, "I will sit on your back and I will choke you, but I wish only the best for you, BUT. . I won't get off your back!" Unquote. Get off our backs, C.V. City! We've had enough and we won'take anymore, for we are mad as hell! I am going to continue to give my recyclablesfNewspapers picked up by the park owner's wife for the Scouts or Boys Club)to the charity of my choice and if Laidlaw wants to paw through my garbage, well, have fun! Each one of the council has been given a copy of my full text on this issue and I hope you will read it and take into considerations our plight. We have good friends on the council and we are 12 to 15,000 strong collectively, in the 38 mobilhome. trailer parks in this city and we VOTE! We appreciate what you ahve done in the past and hope you will consider our suggestions in the future. Thank you. -fl':-L-' · Associate .::;) --.,., / r. . . .. '\ 'I/, /~,L-4.1 Director, Region 7, GSMOL ~