{"id":154485,"date":"2018-10-01T10:14:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T15:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=154485"},"modified":"2018-10-02T09:07:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T14:07:01","slug":"city-to-take-up-residential-garbagerecycling-pick-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=154485","title":{"rendered":"City to take up residential garbage\/recycling pick up"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Jamestown\u00a0\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 On Monday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Mayor Dwaine Heinrich, said residents turned out for the two recent Open Houses regarding the proposed changes in alley vs. curbside residential garbage pick up.<\/p>\n

He has recently been in contact with city officials in Brookings, South Dakota, and how the city has address similar garbage and recycling pick up issues.<\/p>\n

He added that the City Council Public Works Committee later this month will receive recommendations from the city\u2019s solid waste officials on possible changes to pass along\u00a0 with possible committee recommendations to the city council.<\/p>\n

\"\"Any recommended changes stem from larger garbage, and recycling trucks in negotiating alleys, based on size and access to the alleys, and overhead power lines and trees, along with buildings close to alleys, affecting both garbage and recycling trucks.<\/p>\n

On another topic, Mayor Heinrich also reminded residents, 65 and older, and disabled individuals about a program available to ease the property tax burden.<\/p>\n

He said the Homestead Tax Credit Act allows, under income guidelines, or those disabled to get tax breaks.\u00a0 He said to call the city tax assessors office at City Hall, or the county tax office for information and applications.\u00a0 He pointed out that recent figures show that only about $63,000 in property tax savings has been issued to eligible residents in Jamestown.<\/p>\n

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He pointed out that the 2019 state legislature will take up the \u201cPrairie Dog, Bill,\u201d regarding municipalities receiving dollars from the state\u2019s oil income, for non-oil extracting counties.<\/p>\n

He said a possible use for Jamestown, if those dollars are received, is to go toward improvements in the city\u2019s waste water treatment plant.\u00a0 He said residents should contact state legislators to encourage then to pass the bill, along with candidates for the state legislature.<\/p>\n

With the 2019 city Budget Mayor Heinrich said with the property tax increase, that the majority of the taxes collected will go toward budgeting the Jamestown Police and City Fire Departments, and the Municipal Court system.<\/p>\n

He said the \u201cRoad Diet\u201d transportation plan for Downtown Jamestown will be addressed again at an October committee meeting.\u00a0 He added that of the $3.6-million approved by\u00a0 the NDDOT for distribution for Jamestown, $2.4 million, \u00a0will go toward new traffic lights.<\/p>\n

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