As stated in other areas you are not a good liar.1. you are not the largest hauler or residential provider in the state, that is very mis leading comment you are at best maybe the largest indepedently owned provider but are far from being the biggest, I got the numbers directly from the other companies who refer to you as a mom and pop operation, there's nothing wrong with that but to make these outlandish claims when people can pick up a phone, look on the internet is not very bright of you.2.You keep saying the same rhetoric about the other companies owning a landfill, well doesn't the fact that they own a landfill just prove that they have better resources than you to function as they have a place to dispose what they pick up whereas you have to pay!!!!!!!!!DUH. They are bigger and have more customers and own a landfill ?????????????????????? WE still do not want a contract or your company!!!!!!!!!!!
OH YEAH, smaller company with 70 complaints versus much larger companies with 6 and 7 complaints each, says volumes about your customer service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am one of those who complains about getting postal mail, electricity, etc from one provider that is a monopoly created and sanctioned by the government. It's very anti-capitalism and free market and results in waste and inefficiencies, much like the government itself tends to do with most anything it touches.

Monopolies are bad. Government created ones where no competition is even allowed are even worse.

Cost is not everything in the equation for that matter. I'd rather pay more and have the option to tell my trash provider "you're fired" than pay less and be stuck with no choices. Oh wait, I'd have the one choice that government approves of. This is such a Dem idea of "it's best for all" that it would be laughed out of PTC except there seem to be a lot of repubs these days who secretly desire the government telling them what to do or what choices they can or cannot have that like the concept.

Folks that make mountains out of molehills, that is.

I ask this because the comparisons you make are really not revelant,I mean water and electricity does not come from the Government but they are a monopoly that is enforced by the Government through police force that if Deregulated like Natural Gas could benefit from the Free Market and price competition would ensue. As for as the Police, Fire these are services that like road repair and maintenance has always been paid for through the Tax Process, these people are Government Employees. I would also say to you that a Landscaper working for the Government on Government property is being paid for by the Tax Payer through the Tax Process.
I love how you supporters do this, the name calling and the whining and complaining accusations when you have no other arguments. Nothing you mentioned above is a reason for us to give the City more control over our daily lives, My goodness do you want the Government to make every single decision for you in your life? LET the Free Market work and prices will reflect competition, it has worked pretty good so far. NEXT

... but my primary objection centers around what I deem to be "empire building" on the part of city staff. The wear and tear on city streets by those additional trash trucks is minimal while the extra noise issue falls somewhere in the train whistle category. We already have considerable overhead on the city payroll that, in my humble opinion, needs to be trimed.

For those among us who see the need and act on the recycling issue, have really nothing to gain by the "single source" provider other than another city employee. One need look no further than the number of outside contractors that the city has hired over the last two years to do what once was done by city employees. The total number of city employees has not been reduced nor, has the payroll-only the actual city workload while the number of routine projects(grass cutting) keep being contracted.