Pam is correct, The Blendon Township Trustee's just signed a contract for 5 year's with an option for 2 additional for a possible total of 7 years with Rumpke at the Township Trustee meeting (8-5-09). This contract is for 5 years with an increase of I believe $0.60 per month. Early 2008 the Township was interested in joining a trash consortium, which meant the township could not join until 2010. This left us with out a trash contract for 2009 and they (Trustee's) bid out a 1 year contract. December of 2008 rolled around and the contracts were presented, there ensued a long discussion between Local Waste and Rumpke about prices and service between the trustee's. The end result was Rumpke won the bid with a vote of 2 to 1. This year Blendon Township was to join in the trash consortium for bidding of our trash haulers. Five trash contractors picked up the bidding packets and only 1 returned with a bid, Rumpke. Among those that picked up a biding packet was Local Waste and they did not return a bid. Rumpke was awarded the contract and the contract was signed at the Blendon Township Trustee meeting - Aug 5th, 2009 by all of our current Trustee's. In writing this I have not approved or disapproved of the contracts I have just listed the brief facts as i know them. I recommend that if you have or experience problems with Rumpke please keep notice's and notes and let Bryan Rhoads know of the problems. Bryan Rhoads is the Blendon Township Property Maintaince Code enforcement officer, his contact email is bryan.rhoads@blendontwp.orgor you can go to blendontwp.org and type in a complaint on the Blendon Township website - click on the "code enforcement" link and then on the left side there you can click on "complaint form", or you can call 614 839 2013.
If you have any questions, comments, or complaints please feel free to contact me by phone or email, 882-8959 presidnet@huberridge.org
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James Welch
