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PITTSBURG —
Dear editor:
The trash task force has lost its way. It was created to combat what was described in strong terms as a problem with big, eyesore items of residential trash defacing the city.
However, Mr. Nash’s detailed account of [last] Wednesday’s public meeting makes it clear that the dialog served only to explore ways of generating, collecting and sharing the revenue from the garbage and small trash hauling business.
With the city manager’s special agenda solidly in place, the task force is trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist. All of the systems, plans, numbers, and “menus” submitted at [last] Wednesday’s meeting would leave the big, ugly trash sitting right where it is.
A hybrid solution might have a monster, multi-purpose truck stopping on a residential street to pick up a bag of garbage and an old VCR, with the driver hopping out to help load the king-size mattress and the discarded chest of drawers.
Big trash problem (big problem). Big-trash problem (big trash). The hyphen makes the difference. It identifies the problem and limits its scope. It maintains focus and momentum in dialog. It excludes garbage and small trash. The task force should use it in its deliberations.
Sincerely,
William P. Duffy
Pittsburg
Dear editor:
The trash task force has lost its way. It was created to combat what was described in strong terms as a problem with big, eyesore items of residential trash defacing the city.
However, Mr. Nash’s detailed account of [last] Wednesday’s public meeting makes it clear that the dialog served only to explore ways of generating, collecting and sharing the revenue from the garbage and small trash hauling business.
With the city manager’s special agenda solidly in place, the task force is trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist. All of the systems, plans, numbers, and “menus” submitted at [last] Wednesday’s meeting would leave the big, ugly trash sitting right where it is.
A hybrid solution might have a monster, multi-purpose truck stopping on a residential street to pick up a bag of garbage and an old VCR, with the driver hopping out to help load the king-size mattress and the discarded chest of drawers.
Big trash problem (big problem). Big-trash problem (big trash). The hyphen makes the difference. It identifies the problem and limits its scope. It maintains focus and momentum in dialog. It excludes garbage and small trash. The task force should use it in its deliberations.
Sincerely,
William P. Duffy
Pittsburg
