HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Council Action Summary from July 14, 2009 meeting COUNCIL ACTION SUMMARY
Meeting Date: 7114109
Agenda Item #: Comments
SUBJECT: E-mail Message from Ria Kinert Regarding Composting
ACTION TAKEN: Referred to staff.
MOTION BY: Popken
SECOND BY: Rice
VOTING AYE: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni,Popken, Rice
VOTING NAY: None
ABSENT: None
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Diane Voss, City Clerk
Copy to: Kevin Anderson
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"Ria Keinert" To "Ria Keinert"<ria@mchsi.com>
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07/06/2009 03:21 PM <jlarson101 @aol.com>, <1 dollr@gmail.com>, " Riad
Mahayni"<rmahayni@isu net.net>, "Matthew Goodman"
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Subject Home Composting
Dear Respected Mayor and Council,
I appreciate how the City of Ames takes the time to be leaders in energy conservation and
environmentalism, as evidenced by energy audits, compact fluorescents, electric vehicles, rain barrels,
rain gardens, and so on. There is one issue where some updating may be in order. It is my understanding
that citizens of Ames are prohibited from putting kitchen scraps in their compost, leaving them two poor
options -to either throw their potato peelings and whatnot into the garbage disposal or the solid waste
stream. This seems a little out of step with the green emphasis of Ames.
Some people don't know to keep meat and dairy products out of their compost. This can be a definite
problem because these things attract rodents. Some people probably try to convince themselves that a
pile of cans and leaves constitutes a compost pile, and that of course is incorrect and would need
addressing on a complaint basis.
Compost should be strictly vegetable matter. I suggest the city code be updated, defining compost as
being vegetable matter only. Let's keep up the effort to make Ames greener and greener. And in my
opinion this issue is easily solved.
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Ria Keinert
3850 Hyde Ave.
Ames IA 50010
cell 708-0798
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