June 9th, 2011

The monthly meeting for the Luther Area Trash Committee was held on June 9th, 2011 at 7:00 P.M. at the Luther Library, Luther Michigan.

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Roger Peel.   

Present were:  Roger Peel , Cindy Holmes, John Potts and Ron Roland.  Absent:  Nicky Emmert and Troy Stanton.  Visitors present were Scott Lucas and Darrell Fenstermacher.

The minutes of the May 5th, 2011 meeting were approved with corrections being made to the attendance.  Ron Roland was absent in the last meeting and he is the member and Loretta Roland was listed as being present and absent.  She was not present at the last meeting and Ron was absent.  

Old Business:  

Refrigerator Disposal:  Troy Stanton was absent but Roger stated we will still take refrigerators but he is not sure if anyone will be on site.  

Steel Sorting and Selling: Scott will get volunteers to sort the steel.  

Tire Disposal:  The company will not come for tires therefore no tires will be taken.  

Trucks for Annual Trash Cleanup:  John Potts contacted Republic and they confirmed the day for the annual cleanup and stated no contract was needed.  It was discussed that the townships and Scott Lucas will gather volunteers needed for the cleanup.  

Notice for Annual Cleanup:  The notice had to be changed to state No Tires will be accepted and Newkirk wanted the notice to inform people not to block driveways.

New Business:  

Bids for Preferred Hauler:  A letter was received from Waste Management that they currently do not service the Luther Area but if we decided to go with a Single Hauler, they would be more than happy to submit a bid to us.  

Darrell Fenstermacher from IRWS presented his bids for the Preferred Hauler.  He presented 5 different options.  None of them had his company collecting any of the fees but he provided percentage rates for each option that would be paid back to whomever collected for the services.  He stated that the cost would be greater if his company collected.  He currently has services for several townships in the area.   

The options will be broken down into an excel spreadsheet to show how much each option will cost individuals who chose to participate if a preferred hauler is agreed upon by the townships.   

It was discussed that we could submit a survey to the people asking if they currently have trash pickup and how much they pay for their current service.  Members should begin thinking of questions so we can obtain as much info from the tax payers to relay back to the townships for their decision on how to proceed.   

Next Meeting Date:  The next meeting will be held at the Luther Library August 4^th, 2011 at 7:00 P.M.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 P.M.

Respectfully Submitted,  Cindy Holmes

Secretary

June 7th, 2011

Hazardous Waste Disposal Lake County. There will be a Hazardous Waste Disposal ,  for all residents of Lake , Osceola & Mecosta Counties. Please take advantage of this opportunity to dispose of any hazardous materials you may have around your home. 

October 8, 2011  Wenger Pavilion, Baldwin

9:00AM to 12:00 noon, 

For more information call MSU Extension @ 231-745-2732