Date: May 18, 2015 at 6:00pm
Location: Amy Biehl Community School (310 Ave. Del Sur – Rancho Viejo area), Cafeteria
Santa Fe County Proposing Residential Solid Waste & Recycling Collection District
Public Meetings in Each of the 3 Proposed Residential Collection Districts
o Southwest District: Monday, May 18, 2015 at 6 p.m. , Amy Biehl Community School (310 Ave. Del Sur – Rancho Viejo area), Cafeteria
o North District: Wednesday, May 20th 6:00 p.m. , Las Campanas (132 Clubhouse Dr.), Event Room
o Southeast District: Thursday, May 21st 6:00 p.m., Ken & Patty Adam (Eldorado) Senior Center (16 Ave. Torreon)
The Collection District Ordinance and maps of the 3 Collection Districts can be obtained from the County’s web site: http://www.santafecountynm.gov/public_works/solidwaste
Overview
Santa Fe County is interested in more comprehensively managing solid waste and recycling activities throughout the County. As part of that objective, the Board of County Commissioners is considering an ordinance to establish three curbside “Residential Solid Waste Collection Districts” in the more urbanized areas surrounding the City of Santa Fe. Each Collection District will be exclusively served by a single private hauler selected by the County using a competitive process. The County will oversee private haulers’ operations via a contract that will include: rates, provision of recycling service, levels of service (frequency of collection, types of containers, etc.), accommodating special needs customers, and reporting of solid waste and recycling data.
Residents in each Collection District will be able to voluntarily choose whether they want to use the curbside services of the selected private hauler or whether they prefer to self-haul to one of the County’s solid waste convenience centers. Residents will not be able to retain the services of a private hauler that is not the County-identified hauler for the Collection District.
The public meetings and the May 26th public hearing on the ordinance are intended to obtain the public’s interests and concerns as we move forward with this initiative. The County values input from citizens affected by this proposal. The current proposal may be revised based on the public’s input.
For More Information Contact: Craig O’Hare, Public Works Department, (505) 992-3044 cohare@santafecountynm.gov