{"id":25359,"date":"2017-01-02T17:41:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T22:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=25359"},"modified":"2017-01-02T17:57:37","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T22:57:37","slug":"district-garbage-collection-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/district-garbage-collection-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"District intends to improve on garbage collection with next contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Was your regular garbage and recycling collection missed in December? You weren&#8217;t alone. In a media release today, the District of Muskoka acknowledged that curbside collection was impacted by poor road conditions that made it difficult for contractor Progressive Waste Solutions to complete some of their routes. And while the weather can&#8217;t be controlled, the District plans to implement changes that would improve the way such situations are addressed in the future.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>The District&#8217;s Commissioner of Engineering and Public Works, Fred Jahn, said he supports those decisions made in the interest of driver safety, but he\u2019d like to see some changes made in the way those missed collections are handled and the way they are communicated to residents in future. They are considerations being built into a new contract that will be issued this year \u2013 Progressive\u2019s contract comes to an end this year and a new RFP will be issued by February 1 to be awarded by June to give a new contractor time to mobilize. The current contractor has been providing the District&#8217;s curbside collection since 2002.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder our contract, they are entirely authorized to pull their trucks off the roads if the road or weather conditions make it unsafe to drive. I completely support these weather and road reasons, and I also get that the public shouldn\u2019t have an interval of up to a month between scheduled collections,\u201d said Jahn. \u201cWhat I\u2019m aiming to do is have the new contract so that if we miss it during the week, Saturday would be the norm to reschedule it. But we would always have the public confirm back on our website or we\u2019d go to the media and do our very best to let everyone know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jahn said that the District \u2013 which is currently responsible for communicating issues to the public \u2013 has received many calls about missed collection in December and over the holidays, adding that as a result of weather-related issues they will collect bags beyond the usual limits this week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"modern-quote full\"><p>I\u2019ve instructed the contractor that we\u2019ll pick up anything at the street at the next collection, if it\u2019s at curbside and otherwise properly contained. We\u2019re suspending any bag limits we have because of this situation.<br \/>\n<cite>Fred Jahn, District of Muskoka Commissioner of Engineering and Public Works<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jahn said that it was a lesson learned for him over the holidays. \u201cWe need to be prepared for these situations. It\u2019s one thing if collection has stopped, it\u2019s another thing if we at least try to let people know. That\u2019s one thing I\u2019m trying to immediately do better. As soon as we find out, we\u2019ll be using all of our media options to try to get the word out there.\u201d Under the new contract, all communication and customer service aspects related to service delivery will be completely covered by the contractor.<\/p>\n<p>Doppler reader Brian Verbonac noted that despite cars being able to travel roads in his Glenwood community, collection was missed for several weeks in December, and he was unable to get answers during the holidays. &#8220;Getting tired of all the trips from garage to curb and back,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Progressive\u2019s residential route supervisor is still on holiday leave and was unavailable for comment on their official policy for how and when decisions to halt collection are made. Commissioner Jahn said that the District receives reports from the contractor when collection can\u2019t be completed. \u201cReviewing all of these reports for the last several weeks, in almost every case some hill is too icy, they can\u2019t make it up the hill. My impression is that it would take a lot for them not to go out on the road. In most cases where I see something was discontinued, they were already on that road but they couldn\u2019t continue on. Maybe the weather changed or maybe there was a hill along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When scheduled collection is missed, residents also have the option of taking uncollected waste to a landfill or transfer stations. For hours of operation or to determine your next regularly scheduled curbside collection date, refer to your <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/en\/live-and-play\/Waste-Management-Guides.aspx\">waste management guide<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free, twice-weekly newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was your regular garbage and recycling collection missed in December? You weren&#8217;t alone. 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