Three minutes is all it takes to object to a city program

By Letter to the Editor on April 17, 2021.

Editor:
Waste and recycling front pick-up – apparently you like the idea??
Three minutes is all it takes to call 311 and let them know your objection to a City program.
LTC heard countless objections from citizens to front waste collection, so we took action to research and open a dialogue with the City on your behalf. Imagine my surprise to hear Lethbridge Waste and Recycling Services Manager, Mr. Sanchez, state that only a small and insignificant (3-5%) of our citizenry are voicing objection to the movement of their trash and recycling pickup from alleys to street fronts!!
Several affected neighbourhoods have contacted us to share all of their unsuccessful attempts to stop front street pick-up. Apparently, those objections are not counted at City Hall.
Myself and my LTC committee have been taking up your cause (at least we thought it was your cause), and have spent countless hours fighting for YOU! Now we need your help. Pick up the phone, and encourage your neighbours to do the same, unless you want to accept front pick-up as yet another new normal.
Take 3 minutes to dial 311 and state your opinion. Those stats will let us know if we should or should not continue this fight.
Contact us anytime at ltcwasteandrecycling@gmail.com
Gwen Chadsey
Waste & Recycling Committee
Lethbridge Transparency Council