Golden Valley
Garbage Haulers for Citizen Choice has been alerted to discussions about eliminating citizen choice and instituting government controlled garbage collection.
Golden Valley conducted a citizen survey on this issue. The results clearly support citizen choice:
March 2013, Decision Resources Survey of Golden Valley (See pages 11-12) or see below:
Most communities have one of two systems for garbage collection. In a multiple collection system, like the City of Golden Valley, residents choose their hauler from several different companies serving the community. Other cities use an organized collection system, where the City contracts with one hauler for all or part of the city. In a multiple collection system, residents have the ability to choose, but many neighborhoods may have numerous trucks collecting garbage on their street at different times throughout the day. In an organized collection system, all residents are assigned a specific hauler, but only that company's truck appears in the neighborhood on a specific day
84. Would you favor or oppose the City of Golden Valley changing from the current system in which residents may choose from several different haulers to a system where the City chooses a hauler for all or part of the City? Do you feel strongly that way?
STRONGLY FAVOR.........5%
FAVOR.................34%
OPPOSE................34%
STRONGLY OPPOSE.......20%
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....7%
85. Why do you feel that way?
DON’T KNOW/REFUSED.....1%
WANT CHOICE...........36%
LIKE CURRENT HAULER...18%
CHOICE IS CHEAPER......9%
ORGANIZED CHEAPER.....12%
LESS TRUCK TRAFFIC....20%
LESS ROAD MAINTENANCE..4%
SCATTERED..............1%
In another option, the City could continue to give residents the option of choosing their own hauler, but require all haulers to pick-up garbage on the same day in a neighborhood.
86. Would you favor or oppose the City of Golden Valley continuing to allow residents to choose their own hauler, but require all haulers to pick-up garbage on the same day in a neighborhood? Do you feel Strongly that way?
STRONGLY FAVOR........12%
FAVOR.................51%
OPPOSE................21%
STRONGLY OPPOSE........7%
DON’T KNOW/REFUSED....10%
March 2013, Decision Resources Survey of Golden Valley (See pages 11-12).
No further discussions on government managed trash collection have occurred in the City of Golden Valley.
(Note: Garbage Haulers for Citizen Choice supports reasonable regulations which do not restrict citizen choice of haulers, such as requiring haulers to pick-up garbage on the same day in a neighborhood.)
Updated 1/18/16
Garbage Haulers for Citizen Choice has been alerted to discussions about eliminating citizen choice and instituting government controlled garbage collection.
Golden Valley conducted a citizen survey on this issue. The results clearly support citizen choice:
March 2013, Decision Resources Survey of Golden Valley (See pages 11-12) or see below:
Most communities have one of two systems for garbage collection. In a multiple collection system, like the City of Golden Valley, residents choose their hauler from several different companies serving the community. Other cities use an organized collection system, where the City contracts with one hauler for all or part of the city. In a multiple collection system, residents have the ability to choose, but many neighborhoods may have numerous trucks collecting garbage on their street at different times throughout the day. In an organized collection system, all residents are assigned a specific hauler, but only that company's truck appears in the neighborhood on a specific day
84. Would you favor or oppose the City of Golden Valley changing from the current system in which residents may choose from several different haulers to a system where the City chooses a hauler for all or part of the City? Do you feel strongly that way?
STRONGLY FAVOR.........5%
FAVOR.................34%
OPPOSE................34%
STRONGLY OPPOSE.......20%
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....7%
85. Why do you feel that way?
DON’T KNOW/REFUSED.....1%
WANT CHOICE...........36%
LIKE CURRENT HAULER...18%
CHOICE IS CHEAPER......9%
ORGANIZED CHEAPER.....12%
LESS TRUCK TRAFFIC....20%
LESS ROAD MAINTENANCE..4%
SCATTERED..............1%
In another option, the City could continue to give residents the option of choosing their own hauler, but require all haulers to pick-up garbage on the same day in a neighborhood.
86. Would you favor or oppose the City of Golden Valley continuing to allow residents to choose their own hauler, but require all haulers to pick-up garbage on the same day in a neighborhood? Do you feel Strongly that way?
STRONGLY FAVOR........12%
FAVOR.................51%
OPPOSE................21%
STRONGLY OPPOSE........7%
DON’T KNOW/REFUSED....10%
March 2013, Decision Resources Survey of Golden Valley (See pages 11-12).
No further discussions on government managed trash collection have occurred in the City of Golden Valley.
(Note: Garbage Haulers for Citizen Choice supports reasonable regulations which do not restrict citizen choice of haulers, such as requiring haulers to pick-up garbage on the same day in a neighborhood.)
Updated 1/18/16