Gun Barrel City Council rejects Republic Waste Services contract over proposed fee




The Gun Barrel City Council voted down a waste removal contract March 22 after hearing objections to a proposed 3 percent fee to be charged residents.

The contract with Republic Waste Systems would have locked the city into the fee for seven years until 2023. Some council members said they viewed the fee as comparable to a tax that residents might oppose.

The fee would be used for road repairs caused by waste haulers, and it would be remitted to the city.

Opponents of the contract asked for the matter to be postponed until the new council is seated in May and a new city manager is hired to replace Gerry Boren who resigned late last year.

Another opponent objected to the exclusivity of the contract which prohibits the  hiring another roll-off dumpster service that might be less expensive. To do so would result in a $200 fine by the city.

The current contract with Republic runs through 2018.

 




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EXCELLENT. Slightly stained; 70 degrees; 0.40 feet above pool. Hybrid striped bass and white bass have made a full recovery from the spawn and are now back in the main lake in droves and are on a feeding frenzy. Look for heavy bird activity throughout the lake on flats and near the dam on edges of drop offs especially on cloudy and overcast days. The Hybrids and Whitebass have started schooling in water from 6-14 feet at the dam and any wind blown shallow point or seawall. Late evening schooling action is also happening in shallow coves and points throughout the lake. Reports of great catches using silver or white slabs and spinnerbaits and retrieving off the bottom at a very slow retrieve to catch these fish in depths of 8-16 feet of water. The crappie have also migrated back into the main lake. Look for them under bridge pylons or under docks where the depths are between 3-10 feet. Guides have been reporting exceptionally nice catches on sunny warmer days. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service.

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