FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Councilman Russ Jehl has presented an alternate plan for offsetting the cost of the city’s new trash service. In a release sent to media outlets Tuesday, Jehl said that the switch to GFL Environmental will cost taxpayers an extra $2.85 a month and that the cost difference of $8 million should be made up for with ARPA funds allocated to the city. The city was given $51 million in ARPA funds to offset effects of the pandemic. Jehl proposes that those funds be used to cover the $8 million difference, as opposed to being used as a bailout for the Solid Waste Department, as Jehl says the city has discussed.
Coucilman Jehl Offers Alternative Plan For Offsetting New Trash Service Cost
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Why didn’t you provide Democrat Mayor Tom Henry’s response??
The Feds printed money, gave it to the City, and Russ Jehl wants to use some of that money to offset the additional cost since it is NO FAULT to the Citizens.
Contrast that Tom Henry that doesn’t want to offset the cost, but rather come up with an incremental scale that “people would be ok with” and Charge Citizens due to the CITY’S INCOMITENCE and Terrible decisions. Tom Henry either wants to use that free money to push more Racist “Equity” programs, or Tom wants to find a way for his bothers to receive as much of the free money as possible….it’s the Democrat way.
Bottom Line….
Democrats: make people pay for their own bad decisions
Republicans: lets use the free money from the Feds to help people out