Good Evening:Well I hope everyone has seen that the “blue Ribbon” committee will be meeting Tuesday night at Shorty Howell Park at 6:30 pm. Needless to to say that Mike Beaudreau did not select me to be on the committee. He has selected one person that I know for sure. Since Mike Beaudreau blurted out while I was speaking at the Last GOP meeting that I was an embarrassment to Gwinnett County this does not surprise me, he is looking for his flock of sheep that he can lead down his path.

I would encourage everyone to attend this first meeting, unfortunately I am out of town Tuesday and Wednesday on business so I need some representation.

Some questions that need to be asked:

  1. When are the dates of the other meetings?
  2. How will the Republican value of capitalism and the free market be allowed in the process?
  3. What is your plans on the administration of this plan, by who and in what form?
  4. Are you the sole BOC member that is handling this?
  5. Why is this needed and I mean lets see some facts not pie in the sky reasons.
  6. Please provide the “state mandated” rules and regulations on this issue.
  7. When will the people of the county get to vote on this?
  8. Why does this have to be billed on the property tax bills?
  9. How were the 15 people selected and why were some not?
  10. Why only fifteen people that is only a 0.000833 representation of the 180,000 affected?
  11. What is exactly wrong with the current system? Could we not get trucks to pick up areas on the same day if you are concerned with bins in the street?
  12. Why is it necessary for everyone to have trash service? Do we have a factual based study on the illegal dumping? If so please present it.
  13. Georgia and the metro Atlanta area has the largest landfill capacity in the country so why are we worried about reducing trash.
  14. Why is it deemed necessary to mandate recycling?
  15. Do you think Connie Wiggins should be involved in any way in the new program after her track record on this?
  16. Could we not require citizens to have waste service and monitor it like the auto insurance system?

Any other questions that you feel needed to ask. We need to hold Mike Beaudreau’s feet to the fire on this and not let him off the hook. He is going to try to ramrod his plan down our throats. I hope somebody will keep me informed of what goes on.

Thanks,

Don S