Food service businesses including The Hill Cafe, Captain Buzzy’s, The Family Supermarket ALL rely on weekly trash collection via city supercans.

Can you imagine what a hardship/eyesore/odorous this would be for the businesses and their adjacent neigbors? Especially during the hot, humid months of summer?

The former Jumpin Je’s relied on city supercans (and will soon reopen as a food service establishment according to the landlord.) Inner City Blues soul food restaurant plans to use supercans when they get open.

And these are just a handful of businesses for which I’ve had a minute to confirm the use of super cans. I haven’t confirmed the new Patrick Henry’s Pub (23rd & Broad- old Accapella) nor the new BBQ joint at Jefferson and 22nd. Tho I suspect both plan to rely on weekly supercan collection. Que Pasa probably relies on supercans, tho I haven’t run down the block to double check that.

Moving to a every-other-week collection is absolutely insane for the businesses that serve our community with food, drink and the convenience items. By definition, these types of entities generate a lot more trash than any of us individually in our own homes, thus twice monthly collection is not an option.

Is this yet another way that City Hall “welcomes and encourages” small businesses in our community? Incredible.

Could you please give me concrete examples of what you perceive to be an “aggressive tone”?

We have corruption downtown that is chasing folk to the counties and hurting the children in the schools. I have no patience for a system (RPS) that blames children. That is low.

And I care very much about my neighborhood, school district, and city. I’m 40 years old and have lived most of my life right here in Church hill. I attended public schools just like my children. My parents moved to the neighborhood in 1965. A lot of what you see now and love in Church Hill was due to the efforts of my mother and stepfather. I come from several generations of activists and so does my husband (his family is active politically up and down the east coast and abroad). So we are a large family who cares.

I find Eric’s use of the proverbial Royal “WE” a tad bit bullying in and of itself… as in “WE” are not amused, as in “WE” are watching “YOU,” as in “WE” don’t trust GetReal ….. hmmmm

I definitely agree with Get Real’s take on public education.

Just because Wilder has been WRONG on alot of stuff, doesn’t mean he is WRONG on this. I trust Wilder’s experienmce with RECESSIONS more than I trust Pantele, McQuinn, Robertson’s & Hilbert’s SAY ANYTHING School of Government.

But any way, as I understand it, our current rate is 1.23, and Wilder wants to keep it there, but Pantele wants to reduce it to 1.20.

Do I have the facts right?