From TIRRA
In order for Thetis to manage her own solid waste, an organisation of some kind is necessary. TIRRA has been doing it for decades. The only other reasonable option is for CVRD to do it for us. This would leave Thetis with very little say in how our solid waste is collected or how much it might cost.
On May 11th TIRRA hosted an advertised special meeting to discuss and present information about our solid waste system and to discuss raising the budget cap. The end result was a vote to raise the cap to a maximum of $283 per parcel. The tentative 2014 budget would be in the range of $160-180 (to be set at the Oct 24th general meeting) which seems to me to be most reasonable for the service provided considering the majority of TIRRA members VOLUNTARILY paid $150 for the 2011 year.
As a nearby example in Chemainus, Ken and Jan pay $236 for their garbage recycle pick up. This is for ONE can every OTHER week with a weight limit of 35 pounds, put out at the end of the driveway. Anything else they may want to dispose of has to be taken to Bings Creek or Peerless Rd. The recycle/compost is picked up alternate weeks. It would seem reasonable that CVRD would have to charge more for coming to Thetis. If TIRRA is unable to secure funds to operate our system, I see no other alternative but to turn it over to CVRD. Truly, the choice is yours.
You may be considering, (or someone may be trying to convince you), to vote against bylaw 3713 (which is the five year cap on what TIRRA is allowed to budget for). If a negative vote on this Alternate Approval Process forces a referendum, it typically costs about $15,000 to host a referendum when there is no scheduled election taking place.
If you have already voted against the bylaw and wish to retract your negative vote, please contact Kathleen Harrison at CVRD (250-746-2500) or e-mail, kharrison@cvrd.bc.ca. before September 17th.
I wonder why we would want to pay CVRD more money than it costs to do it ourselves and get a reduced service in return?? If you are in favour of bylaw 3713 and the Thetis recycle system, you don’t need to cast a vote at this time.
Questions??
Ernie Hunter
TIRRA chair
thetis@island.net