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Red Phone, the downtown is a fun place to come, especially
during the Thursday night street dance on Third Street, but one
downside is the lack of public restrooms.
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“Red Phone, the downtown is a fun place to come, especially during the Thursday night street dance on Third Street, but one downside is the lack of public restrooms. Unless you walk into a restaurant, the nearest bathrooms are at the Community and Cultural Center. Sure would be nice if the city could cheaply renovate the old liquor store and add a few restrooms for those of us who enjoy strolling downtown.”
Red Phone: Dear Got to Go, the city has entered into exclusive negotiating rights with a company looking to develop the property. Stephen R. Pace, of Lonestar Development, has proposed building a mixed-use, multi-story retail and office building on the former site of Simple Beverages. The exclusive negotiating period ends in November, so the city should have an idea about the property by the end of the year.
Hope that helps, good caller.
Trash rates at transfer station vary
“Red Phone, I want to complain about the transfer station rates at Recology. For the last two years since I’ve been using the transfer station location and have never been charged more than $25 for a load in my mini truck. Earlier this month I was charged $42.50 for a load that was generally smaller than most of my loads. This was yard cuttings, wood and cardboard. This charge was 75 percent more. It is unreasonable. I usually do the right thing by layering and going to each station so that the facility can efficiently handle my debris.”
Red Phone: Dear Debris Dumper, Recology South Valley charges vary depending on the type of materials that are dropped off. Fees are charged by the cubic yard, which means length x height x width, said Recology General Manager Phil Couchee.
The amount charged hasn’t increased, he said. There are a couple possible reasons for the increase. It could have been the type of material that was included or it could have been the way that the material was loaded into the vehicle – loose and bulky instead of compact, Couchee said. He couldn’t say for certain without seeing the load that was dropped off.
“If a customer has a question about how the charge was determined the pay-shack operator will gladly show the customer how the calculation of cubic yards was determined,” he said.
Good caller, hope that answers your question.
