Letter To The Editor

We, some concerned citizens of Gilmer County hope to circulate this information as widely as possible in the next couple of days.
Something rotten in Gilmer County..
Why does your BOC insist on charging per bag fees for your trash???
Basic Math will discover the Truth.According to National averages every person generates about 4 to 6 pounds of MSW per day….
For Gilmer County this would mean about 30K to 32K tons per year.
@ BOC Meeting I heard a figure of $800k per year for current contract.
30,000 Tons MSW per year @ $30 per Ton = $900,000 per year
30,000 Tons @ 8 lbs per bag = 7,500,000 bags per year
@ $1 per bag = $7,500,000 per year
This is what your BOC wants to charge you for services that will cost the county government about $900,000 per year..
Net effect: $6,600,000 Increase in NEW TAXES per year.

A better solution.
BOC stated at a meeting that there are 35,000 land parcels in Gilmer.
$30 per year per parcel would generate $1,050,000 per year — more than enough to pay for MSW disposal for the county.
The Vote is coming up on this soon. There is a meeting at the Gilmer County Courthouse in the Jury assembly room Thu. , Feb 24 @ 5:30 PM. If you want your voice to be heard and this madness to stop please be there……..

George Shaffer