<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Dear Haydee and Kevin:<BR>
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I am forwarding your recycling questions to Matthew Bradby, Sanitation Supervisor, and David Hill, Executive Director, of the Charles Village Community Benefits District, Managing Authority (collects a mandatory surtax and delivers services to area spanning the boundaries of 4 community associations) with a copy to Jennifer Erickson, President of the Charles Village Civic Association (community association which collects annual dues). <BR>
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Matthew will be able to answer your question because he meets regularly with the Baltimore City Department of Public Works about such issues, especially the person who supervises the sanitation workers. Matt can be reached at the CVCBD offices at 410-235-4411 or by email. I just called the CVCBD office to give him the heads up but no one answers so they must be closed for Columbus Day. So give Matthew a call tomorrow to follow up with him. You can always send him a follow up email.<BR>
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The CHAT list is not the official communication vehicle for either the CVCA organization or the CVCBD. I just use it as a resident to make sure that news gets out. Therefore, any complaints you have about city sanitation services should be directed to Matthew at the CVCBD. Also, check out the CVCBD website at www.charlesvillage.org for more information about services provided. <BR>
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The CVCA has a sanitation committee which assists the CVCBD with neighborhood cleanups like the one that is happening this Saturday, October 17 from 9-12. (Check CVCBD website and recent mailings.) The CVCA is currently setting up its new website at www.charlesvillage.net but there is currently no sanitation info on it as far as I know. Let me know if you want to join the CVCA and its sanitation committee. You can send an email to Jennifer Erickson, President, when you have any questions or concerns.<BR>
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I hope this information helps you reach a satisfactory conclusion to your issue and understand the best way to contact the CVCBD and CVCA in the future. If you do not receive a satisfactory response, please let me know. <BR>
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I hope to meet you tomorrow night, Tuesday, October 13, at 6 PM - SS Phillip &James Church, 29th and Charles, for the CVCBD Quad Elections and Bylaw review. I am sure that we can get the answer to your question at that time. <BR>
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Sharon L. Guida, Board Member, CVCA<BR>
2746 Maryland Avenue<BR>
Baltimore, MD 21218<BR>
410-889-0436 (home)<BR>
410-467-4409 (work)<BR>
410-467-4410 (work fax)<BR>
410-960-1139 (cell)<BR>
SLG2700@cs.com <BR>
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In a message dated 10/10/2009 03:07:47 Eastern Daylight Time, hrodr001@umaryland.edu writes: <BR>
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I have family in Charles Village and for the 3rd time now the recycling trucks have left the very large paper bag behind. The bag--which positively cannot be missed--had been placed in the corner of 33rd and Guilford, where the city used to pick it up.<BR>
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After the second time the bag was left behind, I called 311. I went a couple of rounds with the operator who told me that the bag needed to be placed in the alley, adding that since the 1-1 change, all recycling was to be placed in the same place as the regular trash.<BR>
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The city managed to respond and pick up the bag of recycling the second time--I am sure only because I told them I would call Mary Pat's office, and Channel 2. <BR>
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Lo and behold, it was left behind just last week, once again.<BR>
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I don't get it--is it that difficult for city employees to grab a bag that is clearly filled with recycling and take it? <BR>
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Someone kindly offer some advise that will make this seemingly very simple task even more simple for these employees.<BR>
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Thanks so much.<BR>
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Haydee M. Rodriguez,</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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From: "Kevin Zeese" <kzeese@earthlink.net> <BR>
>Subject: Re: [Chat] Assistance with recycling <BR>
>To: "'The Charles Village Chat List'" <chat@charlesvillage.info> <BR>
>Cc: marypat.clarke@baltimorecity.gov <BR>
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>I had a similar problem with recycling the last few weeks. I had recycling <BR>
>in a trash can next to all the other recycling, paper bags and such. And <BR>
>this was the third week they didn't pick it up (it was getting full). <BR>
>Luckily, at 7:20 or so I heard the recycling truck and got out of bed, ran <BR>
>outside and saw they had not picked it up. They were a few houses down <BR>
>and <BR>
>I pulled the recycling over and told they missed this one for the third <BR>
>week <BR>
>in a row. One guy apologized, the other, who was responsible, didn't say <BR>
>anything. 29th and Calvert. <BR>
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>KZ <BR>
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