Then the city wanted to recycle yogurt cups and toilet-paper holders, so they bought a machine for over $500,000, again expecting to make money. The staff added more staff to charge county residents to drop off things for recycling 8-5 Monday-Friday – no longer easy, no longer free.

Now the city cannot make money, so it wants the county to pay. No way.

Because it was to be a profit center and is not making a profit, the solution is simple: Shut the whole thing down. The county should not pay for a decision and a mistake made by the city.

Pat Wainwright

Hesperus