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C.53 and C.54
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on April 2, 1996 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Bishop, DeSaulnier, Torlakson and Smith
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Correspondence
C. 51 LETTER dated March 18, 1996, from Edwin Nemeth, 4037 Happy Valley Road, Lafayette,
CA 94549, expressing concern with the new waste collection procedures for his area.
****REFERRED TO DIRECTOR, GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
C. 52 LETTER dated March 11, 1996, from Pat McCarty, Chairman, Delta Protection Commission,
14215 River Road, Walnut Grove, CA 95690, advising of a new regulation being adopted to
protect the Delta Primary Zone from any adverse impacts resulting from the discharge of
sewage effluent and sludge and urging the Board to deny any new applications for a new
sewage treatment plant pending implementation of the new regulation.
****REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND PUBLIC WORKS
DIRECTOR
C. 53 LETTER dated March 16, 1996, from Bruce Peaslee, Chief Shop Steward , Contra Costa
Workers Chapter, Social Services Union, 661 - 27th Street, Oakland, CA 94612-9867,
commenting on air quality problems being experienced as the Social Service Department
Building, 1305 Macdonald Avenue, Richmond.
****REFERRED TO DIRECTOR, GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
C. 54 LETTER dated March 19, 1996, from Nancy Ward, Chief, Disaster Assistance Branch,
Governor's Office of Emergency Services, 2800 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA
95832, advising that the U.S. department of Agriculture (USDA), has authorized the USDA
Farm Services Agency to provide emergency physical and production loss loans as a result
of the unseasonable storms on May 17 - 18, 1995, to eligible applicants in Contra Costa
County.
****REFERRED TO DIRECTOR, OFFICES OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations as noted (****) are
approved.
hereby certfly►that this Isstnl WAetlf#eEtW"ot
an action ta-kon cnd cntered on the minutes df this
Board of Sup( n tho date shown.
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Community Development, Director Deputy
Public Works, Director
Director, General Services
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RECEIVE,{;��
EDWIN A. NEMETH
4037 Happy Valley Road, Lafayette, CA 94549 N PII'1R���p
2 0 1996
CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA COSTA CO.
March 18, 1996
RMIAD
Mr. Jeff Smith, Chairman
Contra Costa County Board of Supenisors
651 Pine Street, Room 106
Martinez, CA 94553 SUPERVISOR Wit-
Dear
i .Dear Mr. Smith,
I am the first to admit that I am usually one of the apathetic silent
majority. For me, work and family is a full time affair and I usually just
hope that our elected or appointed officials are competent enough to
make my community safe, keep the roads drivable, water and electricity
available at reasonable rates and have my garbage removed without too
much fuss. But, of all things,,this last item is turning me into a political
extremist!
Mr. Smith; I do-not have the hill_ story yet as to who turned my waste
collection day into a nightmare, but I.assure youthat I WILL CET THE
FULL STORY and I will spare no expense or time to make sure they
never hold a position of authority in this county again! I am of course
referring to the new collection bins, foisted of on us by our elected
officials in the name of efficiency.
My new waste collection bin has an empty weight of slightly over forty
pounds (I weighed it). Put in there two compactor bags of waste and
some miscellaneous garbage and the weig[it.is over cine li►.i,ndred pou-nuns.
I am fifty years old, in good physical shape, but I can't lift the damned
things. Which of course does not nmtter, since they are too tall to fit
into any car's trunk or station wagon.
So, now I have to drag the damned things up..a fairly long and slopping
driveway on wheels with no bearings, handles that are off to the side so
you can't pull from the center. And, as a,final malsbchiMc touch, the
handles sport sharp protuberances,..not.unlike medieval battle maces.'
The recycling bin follows right along with the waste bin design
philosophy. And just to complete this fiasco, they both leak on a rainy
day so that even if the collection crew closes the top (which.they haven't
. EDWIN A. NEMETH
4037 Happy Valley Road, Lafayette, CA 94549
so far) I get to drag small, but very polluted, ponds back down the
driveway.
I notice that many of my fellow citizens, being smarter than me, have
given up this unequal struggle and just leave the bins by the roadside all
week. Therefore this spring, along with the budding daffodils and the
crocuses, we find groves upon groves of waste bins lining the streets.
How scenic!
Mr. Smith, the decision to approve these monsters by our public
servants could have come about in only two ways: Money changing
hands or incompetence. Either way, these people no longer deserve our
trust nor the right to remain in office.
I would appreciate you sharing this letter with the full Board of
Supervisors.
Painf y yours,
cc: Mr. Robert Adams, City Manager of Lafayette
Editor, Contra Costa Times
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