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Are you looking forward to roll carts in Columbia?

Are you looking forward to roll carts in Columbia?

Yes

12

No

7

Yes

12 Comments
Marvin Jr
2
Marvin Jr

Yes I am so you guys will shut up about it

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Steve Baumann
1
Steve Baumann

It is probably the most cost effective method of waste collection. And when it comes to spending taxpayer money, how can anyone argue with a proven system that costs significantly less in the long run. The only negatives to them are people who can't understand them.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Progressives prefer trash bags, litter, and drag shows.

Tim Van Huss
1
Tim Van Huss

It'll be an awesome convenience!!

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Clinton Prince
0
Clinton Prince

Yes, it just makes sense. It's 2023 and modern day trash collection techniques have changed. I hate self checkout, but that's the direction things are going nowadays. Get with the times or be lost in the past!!

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No

7 Comments
Paul B.
2
Paul B.

NO UGLY ROLL CARTS!!! Let’s vote fairly!!!

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Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

I'm putting racing decals on mine.

Harry D
2
Harry D

City transferred extra cost to citizens. Instead of just dropping bags at the curb, now we all have double the work to bring roll cart back to our houses, open garage door, pull SUV out to get roll cart in, pull SUV back in, close garage. Huge environmental cost in electricity and gas - how sad.

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Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

Come on, it's a roll cart. The exercise will be good for you. It's arguably easier to roll a cart twice than to carry heavy bags once.

Mitchell Moore
1
Mitchell Moore

Eyesores that will make our neighborhoods look trashy and cost jobs for minority men.

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Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

No one wants that gross and dangerous job, slinging bags. There is no need to make this a racist or social issue, it's picking up the trash. At taxpayer expense. Doing so in a cost effective manner. Doh!

Rick Neuner
0
Rick Neuner

The citizens of Columbia voted this down before. I would think that the city would put it to a vote of the people again instead of deciding for us.

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Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

That election was rigged with heavily biased wording. A mistake the voters should never allow to happen again. That bordered on election fraud in the eyes of some. An attempt at voter manipulation, for sure.

Scott Hentges
0
Scott Hentges

The citizens of Columbia voted against roll carts, yet the city manages to disregard them.

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Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

That was a very poorly worded election, seemingly purposely done. And now that people realize they were fooled, they will actually read the ballots closer.

Carol Williams
0
Carol Williams

Space is limited and they will be seen all over Columbia in front yards. Ugly, and hard to roll.

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Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

The majority of homeowners will bring them in. Deal with exceptions when they come up IMO.

stoney pipes
0
stoney pipes

It will be hard to roll if there is a lot of snow on the ground...

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Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

We had them while living in Flagstaff, Arizona. More snow there than here, and it was no big deal, you adapt.

Which is the bigger issue facing Columbia's city government?

Which is the bigger issue facing Columbia's city government?

Public safety

2

Other staffing

1

Public safety

2 Comments
Harry D
1
Harry D

More police officers on the streets is the biggest problem. More cops will at least put more criminals into the revolving door of the justice system and off our streets for a little while. It seems we are keeping up with correct amount of firemen. FJB Keep boycotting Bud Light we winning.

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Other staffing

1 Comment
Cindy L. Robinson
1
Cindy L. Robinson

the staffing problem is their Biggest problem, more employees needed, would be less crimes, more trash pickups, better bus routes

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Harry D
Harry D

Note the full case of Bud Light in the dumpster in the picture above. Go woke go broke Bud Light. But I thought you are supposed to separate the cardboard from the aluminum into different recycling dumpsters. Has this changed or are all the dumpsters overflowing and people put where they can?

Does the City of Columbia do enough to support police officers?

Does the City of Columbia do enough to support police officers?

Yes

1

No

4

Yes

1 Comment
Harry D
1
Harry D

The mayor kneels before BLM mob chanting anti-police slogans, the City orders cops to stand down while intersections and streets are blocked by illegal marches, City Council instinctively sides against the police before an investigation is even started, how much more support for cops do you want?

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Harry, your sarcasm is excellent, and spot on.

No

4 Comments
nathaniel bock
1
nathaniel bock

Not only are pay and benefits low, the officers need to know that the Council and elected leaders support their efforts to protect and serve. Our officers need to be well compensated but also know from the beginning of their career what is expected of them as police officers here in this city.

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Vernon Taylor
1
Vernon Taylor

Absolutely not. The are the only line of protection between law abiding citizens and the thugs that the city administration so dearly loves and protects.

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Max DeYoung
0
Max DeYoung

The city needs to hire more LEO's to keep track of the blooming homeless population, that the city keeps enabling. The State of the City address will ask for more money for the homeless amid a Police shortage crisis. The mayor will arrive in a clown car with other clowns.

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