Spring

Like everyone else I know, I am waiting for spring. The salt and sand on the roads looks like some sort of scourge on the landscape. Even the tulips haven't gotten up their courage to appear. My kingdom for a pussy willow or a crocus! Are there crocuses around GP?

I was checking up on Aquatera again. It looks like the new, higher rates came through for the water and sewer charges. The increases don't seem so bad, a month's increase is less than the price of a pack of smokes. I'm not at all clear on what is going on with prices at the landfill. I heard the fee doubled, but then I realized that doubled meant going from $5 to $10 for a pick up full of trash. Again, not much when you think about it. The rates at the other landfill (out by Sexsmith somewhere) are the same but they don't have the programs to divert certain kinds of waste into recycling programs so they bury almost everything. So why does anyone take garbage there if they can use the Aquatera landfill site to recycle so much? Maybe they don't care or don't want to be bothered. I know County residents get to dump for free, but I wonder if they realize that they will pay in the future for the stuff they don't recycle now.

Lots of education is needed and I hope it happens soon.

Happy spring
Jigger