HomeMy WebLinkAboutA004 - Letter from Dayton Heins - comments on proposed ordinance Ames Public Works
515 Clark
Ames IA, 50010
Dayton Heins
404 Garden Rd.
Ames IA, 50010
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Upon recieving the proposed ordinance we find some potential `
problems.
This ordinance does not seem to allow for a compost pile.
l know that the city has encouraged homeowners to build and
maintain compost piles in order to re-use yard plants. We
have used one for about 13 years in Ames. A well managed
pile has no problems.
The three day limit on storage may not be practical for some
due to weather , time restraints and perhaps volume. I would
suggest 7 days. This may be a more realistic time frame.
Another concern is storage. I know the city stores lawn
clippings in an open pile and is allowed by the DNR to
collect for two weeks before land application. My
definition of storage is where the material is prevented
from rotting. Given access to air , water , and microbes for
the decomposing process, the material is no longer being
stored.
If these ideas could be worked into an ordinance I feel that
a practical policy could be in place.
Dayton Heins