Atta' Boy, Bob!

Bob Scrivner -  Third Ward Councilman

It hasn’t attracted much attention, but Councilman Bob Scrivner made an important announcement at Monday night’s meeting of the Jefferson City Council.  Councilman Scrivner says he will be voting “No” on Proposition A when he goes to the polls on April 5th.

What’s the big deal?  Well, Councilman Scrivner has been one of the most vocal opponents of the new trash/recycling program. Bob voted against the contract when it was approved by the City Council back in March of 2009, and he has consistently voted against anything in support of the trash/recycling contract ever since.

But that changed on Monday night.  Councilman Scrivner says the trash/recycling program is working fine for most people and he actually kind of likes the cart system for his own trash and recycling.  He still wants to adjust the pricing to make the service more affordable for those with limited incomes, but he knows that voting for Proposition A and breaching a contract with Allied Waste isn’t the way to do it.  Councilman Scrivner says it is unlikely that passage of Proposition A would bring back the plastic bags and it is very likely that the cost of trash service would go up.

Atta’ boy, Bob.  You could have kept quiet about your vote on April 5th, but you are a thoughtful, principled councilman.  On rare occasions you get it wrong, but this time you’ve got it right. Passage of Proposition A would be a disaster for our community!

DON’T THROW A GOOD THING AWAY.  GO TO THE POLLS ON APRIL 5^TH AND VOTE “NO” ON PROPOSITION A.