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cost a portion of this amount. She suggested that the County use the money for recycling <br /> expansion to keep Bradshaw Quarry open. The email letter is shown below: <br /> "Dear Mr. Clifton: <br /> As Commissioner Foushee suggested last Tuesday, here's a summary of ideas to cut costs <br /> and keep the Bradshaw Quarry Convenience Center open. <br /> We are working with the County's estimate that Bradshaw Quarry costs roughly $35,000 to <br /> operate 6 days a week. The County estimates costs of $3,600 to buy out the lease and <br /> $10,000 to restore the property. The net savings would be $21,400 in FY 2009-2010. <br /> The community supports the County's cost reduction initiative and is willing to accept <br /> compromises to keep Bradshaw Quarry open — even if it's only a couple of days a week. <br /> Here's a starting list of ideas. <br /> - Reduce operations at Bradshaw Quarry to 2 or 3 days a week— including either <br /> Saturday or Sunday or better yet alternating Saturdays and Sundays. <br /> - Eliminate all Bradshaw Quarry services except household trash and basic recycling, <br /> including batteries. Residents are willing to drive longer distances to haul electronics, <br /> metal, wood, mattresses and other waste that's less frequent. <br /> - Don't worry about yard waste disposal. Our yard waste consists of fallen trees, leaves, <br /> and garden debris which are used for firewood, compost, and habitats. <br /> - Stagger the hours across centers so you can share employees and vehicles. For <br /> example, keep Bradshaw Quarry open on Tuesday, Thursday, and alternating Saturday <br /> and Sunday; and High Rock (the other lesser used facility) open on Monday, <br /> Wednesday and alternating Saturday and Sunday (opposite BQ). <br /> - Possibly keep centrally located Eubanks open 6-7 days and reduce the days at all <br /> other centers to 2 or 3 days a week. <br /> We do not wish to impact other communities. However, if the above ideas don't provide <br /> sufficient savings, consider further reducing hours at the other centers and/or reducing <br /> curbside recycling, especially in the western end of Bingham. <br /> Given the County's concern that the Bradshaw Quarry site is too small and trucks are <br /> competing with resident activity— isn't it possible to bring your trucks in when the center is <br /> closed to the public? With reduced hours, that should be easy, and if services are reduced, <br /> additional space will be freed up. <br /> As you know, the cost problems for the County's solid waste department are just beginning. <br /> When the cash-generating landfill shifts to a WTS cost center, the County will lose the <br /> subsidies for recycling and other programs. We fully support proactive steps to reduce overall <br /> costs for solid waste management. Cutting the hours at all convenience centers is an effective <br /> first step. <br /> Implementing our suggestions will allow the County to cut costs without eliminating our service <br /> completely. We believe that cutting hours at all five centers and operating alternating <br /> schedules offers clear advantages over maintaining four centers on a uniform four day <br /> schedule. We are open to other suggestions and compromises, and encourage you to <br /> collaborate with us to solve this problem. <br />