In April of 2011 I wrote about trying to institute Pay As You Throw in Merrimack. Seeing as this comes up every year, I figured it was time to re-post it. One point I would add; If any division of the town government intends to continue making a case for costs/burden related to actual use they should be prepared for an all out assault on school taxes (you are still taxing the elderly, childless, and parents with kids out of school), Hydrant fees (we all pay them but who ever uses them), and much, much, more.
by Steve MacDonald – Originally posted on April 22,2011
The Merrimack Town Council bent to the will of the voters and scrapped plans to institute a pay as you throw program. That would have required residents to buy special bags for trash at $1.00 or $1.50 per bag, and you could only use those bags at the town dump.
But we’ve been warned. This is an issue that will be revisited. Or so we have been told.
Well, screw that, let’s look at it now.