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Activists unify garbage pickup
By ANNE LINDBERG
Published December 31, 2006
Activists in the unincorporated Lealman area wanted regular garbage service for all. In Pinellas Park, residents fought to keep a countertop maker out. In both cases, the activists won. On Tuesday, Lealman will become the first unincorporated area of Pinellas County to have unified garbage service. Community activists worked for more than four years to get the service, which will be billed annually on homeowners' property tax notice. The idea is so intriguing that others in the county have asked about having the service, too. Although the service will make Lealman neater and cleaner, it also will make a bit more work for some. In order to opt out of the service, the owners of the Silver Lake Mobile Home Park, 4000 24th St. N, had to consolidate their door-to-door service and provide communal trash bins for residents. They didn't want the new service because they didn't want residents billed individually. Currently, the homeowners association pays for garbage service. The change to one trash bin for the whole park does not sound like a big deal, but it is, said Silver Lake resident David Shepherd. Many park residents are elderly, he said, and will have a hard time getting their garbage out. "It's not a Christmas present for us," Shepherd said. In Pinellas Park, residents in Pinebrook Estates pleaded with the City Council to prevent a countertop maker from moving into the industrial park next door. Pinebrook residents were worried that dust from the granite, quartz and Corian would harm their health. They also worried about noise. The City Council agreed and, soon after, Sac Chic LLC, the owner of the industrial center, asked an appellate court to overturn the council's decision. Right now, the matter is in a holding pattern, waiting for a court date.
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by Sharon
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01/01/07 02:18 PM
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Congratulations to Lealman residents on achieving unified garbage collection. Now each street will have only two days of garbage at the curb and noisy trucks instead of six. Perhaps condo associations could request a unified bill and pass along fee?
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by Bill
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01/01/07 08:50 AM
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Typically, LCA self-appointed dictator Ray Neri, the cancer in Lealman, used a handful of "LCA" members to speak for almost 40,000 Lealman residents. This is a tax, not a "service fee". The LCA board aren't "activists", they're Neighborhood Nazi's
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