City of Anoka
City of Anoka November 5, 2024 General Election
Information on the November 5, 2024 Vote NO campaign coming soon.
November 5, 2024 Ballot Question
The sample ballot pictured here is the complete wording of the November 5, 2024 ballot question titled, "Should Anoka Implement An Organized Garbage, Recycling, Yardwaste Collection System?
Early voting now at City Hall during regular business hours.
On Election Day at your local precinct:
7am - 8pm, Tuesday, November 5th.
Call the City Clerk at (763) 576-2712 for additional voting information.
The sample ballot pictured here is the complete wording of the November 5, 2024 ballot question titled, "Should Anoka Implement An Organized Garbage, Recycling, Yardwaste Collection System?
Early voting now at City Hall during regular business hours.
On Election Day at your local precinct:
7am - 8pm, Tuesday, November 5th.
Call the City Clerk at (763) 576-2712 for additional voting information.
Let's talk about the 2015 Anoka solution which already addressed citizen concerns about solid waste collection.
After a large town hall meeting, Anoka citizens came together as a community with a compromise solution that was passed unanimously by the city council in 2015.
This public process led to an agreement to keep an open competitive market in solid waste hauling, while reducing the number of haulers and trucks. Read the city ordinance here.
This ordinance has been wildly successful. The number of licensed trucks in Anoka were reduced by 60% to only 15 citywide today! The number of licensed haulers in the city were reduced from 6 to 3 (+1 only in SE Anoka). The city continues to have healthy competition and quality service, but with fewer trucks and haulers.
The current 3-2 city council now wants to throw out the 2015 solution and institute a complete government takeover!
The reasons given by the three council members who want to eliminate the 2015 agreement and replace it with a single hauler government "organized" solid waste collection seem to constantly change. At one council meeting, they said they wanted one hauler. Then they complained about lack of competition with only 3 haulers. Then when presented with a proposal to expand the number of hauler licenses, the three voted no.
Over the past 10+ years, Garbage Haulers for Citizen Choice has lost track of the number of excuses certain city council members have given to support their desire to institute government "organized" solid waste collection. The only consistent theme is that they want City Hall to have more power to make decisions that Anoka residents are perfectly capable of making for themselves.
After a large town hall meeting, Anoka citizens came together as a community with a compromise solution that was passed unanimously by the city council in 2015.
This public process led to an agreement to keep an open competitive market in solid waste hauling, while reducing the number of haulers and trucks. Read the city ordinance here.
This ordinance has been wildly successful. The number of licensed trucks in Anoka were reduced by 60% to only 15 citywide today! The number of licensed haulers in the city were reduced from 6 to 3 (+1 only in SE Anoka). The city continues to have healthy competition and quality service, but with fewer trucks and haulers.
The current 3-2 city council now wants to throw out the 2015 solution and institute a complete government takeover!
The reasons given by the three council members who want to eliminate the 2015 agreement and replace it with a single hauler government "organized" solid waste collection seem to constantly change. At one council meeting, they said they wanted one hauler. Then they complained about lack of competition with only 3 haulers. Then when presented with a proposal to expand the number of hauler licenses, the three voted no.
Over the past 10+ years, Garbage Haulers for Citizen Choice has lost track of the number of excuses certain city council members have given to support their desire to institute government "organized" solid waste collection. The only consistent theme is that they want City Hall to have more power to make decisions that Anoka residents are perfectly capable of making for themselves.
Don't get fooled by social media. Read Court documents for yourself.
The city council was sued by haulers on June 21, 2024 for violating state law when they voted 3-2 to move forward with the government "organized" solid waste collection process.
Media reports have led to discussions on social media pages, some of which are invitation only and managed by supporters of government "organized" solid waste collection.
Garbage Haulers for Citizen Choice cautions about being misled by social media propaganda. When documents are publicly available, take the time to read them for yourself and get educated on the issues.
The court file number is 02-CV-24-3542. Current documents are posted on the court's website at publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us. Search by case number. Click to download each document. It is as simple as that. The Anoka County District Court can also be contacted at (763) 760-6700 for help. You can even go to the Anoka courthouse and get free printed copies!
As of July 11th, 13 documents have been posted that contain almost 600 pages of affidavits and exhibits.
The city council was sued by haulers on June 21, 2024 for violating state law when they voted 3-2 to move forward with the government "organized" solid waste collection process.
Media reports have led to discussions on social media pages, some of which are invitation only and managed by supporters of government "organized" solid waste collection.
Garbage Haulers for Citizen Choice cautions about being misled by social media propaganda. When documents are publicly available, take the time to read them for yourself and get educated on the issues.
The court file number is 02-CV-24-3542. Current documents are posted on the court's website at publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us. Search by case number. Click to download each document. It is as simple as that. The Anoka County District Court can also be contacted at (763) 760-6700 for help. You can even go to the Anoka courthouse and get free printed copies!
As of July 11th, 13 documents have been posted that contain almost 600 pages of affidavits and exhibits.
Updated 9/25/24