Who else would step to the plate?

Ms Harding's biggest complaint in the beginning was the escalating fees for the service provided. She claims that the budget for the garbage preparation service has more than doubled in the past two years. (More on this claim in another posting to come later).

Perhaps she and her silent "supporters" should stop and think that maybe they were getting a bargain before, and that the current approved amount is more in line with what other people would charge for the service. We live in a free market economy, and service providers are free to charge what they want for the service.

One of Ms Harding's solutions is to find someone else to do it. Maybe we can find someone to volunteer to do it for free or a lot less. At any point I am sure the board would listen to proposals if it meant saving money. They don't have to go out and solicit offers, if someone wanted to do it for less all they would have to do is step up and offer. But I don't see anyone stepping to the plate to do that.

Lets face it, people have better things to do (jobs, family, etc.) than to worry about the garbage issue. As for the value, I think the service provided is well worth the $1 or so a week it costs me, regardless of what it did cost in the past. And I also don't care if it goes to Joe Blow down the street, the President of the Association, the President of the PTA or the President of the USA.