HomeMy WebLinkAbout112023 Tipping Fees at the Quilcene Drop Box Disposal SiteALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them.
Dear Jefferson County Commissioners,
On 11/02/2023 the Jefferson County Commissioners authorized an increase in tipping fees system-wide. I am writing about the change in policy at the Quilcene Drop Box Disposal Site.
Prior to 11/02/2023, the tipping fee at the Quilcene Drop Box Disposal Site was $6.79 for a 32-gallon container. On 11/02/2023, the tipping fee at the Quilcene Drop Box Disposal Site
was increased to $15.00 for up to two 32-gallon containers (or if you will, $7.50 for each 32-gallon container).
Please understand that I understand and gladly accept the increase in tipping fees. What I find problematic is that I can't dispose of the contents of one 32-gallon container without
paying the $15 fee.
I live in Quilcene and am an active recycler. Since the Quilcene Drop Box Disposal Site is near the United States Post Office in Quilcene, I stop by the Quilcene Drop Box Disposal Site
two or three times a week to use the recycling facilities. As such a frequent flyer, I have never seen more than one vehicle waiting to pay their tipping fees at the Quilcene Drop Box
Disposal Site.
When the tipping fee increase was announced, I spoke with the attendant and asked why the new minimum of (up to) two 32-gallon containers was being implemented. The reply was that the
Jefferson County Commissioners were trying to decrease usage by making those that use their facilities wait until they had more garbage to dispose of. My goodness! What kind of logic
is this? I am a senior citizen, retired, on a fixed-income, living alone. It takes me quite a while to generate enough non-recyclable garbage to fill two 32-gallon containers, and by
then it stinks more than (I'll leave this part blank).
Please come to your senses, keep the increase in tipping fees, but for the Quilcene Drop Box Disposal Site, reduce the requirement to bring in (up to) two 32-gallon containers for $15,
and allow one 32-gallon container for $7.50.
Also, please install the technology at the Quilcene Drop Box Disposal Site to allow debit and credit payments. It is 2023. Even in Quilcene.
Respectively submitted,
Bob Palmer
360.531.2525
bobpalmermd@gmail.com <mailto:bobpalmermd@gmail.com>
Mail/Billing:
PO Box 873
Quilcene, WA 98376-0873
Residence/Shipping:
1954 East Quilcene Road
Quilcene, WA 98376-8402