HRM Garbage Bag Reduction

I just spent 10 minutes writing to my Halifax Regional Municipality Councillor, Darren Fisher, through the HRM Council website. I was writing because I am pissed that HRM is talking about reducing the number of garbage bags they will accept at the curb every two weeks. It is disgusting. People have garbage, and although it is fine and noble to try and reduce it, it is not fine and noble when you are stuck with it and cannot get rid of it. We pay for garbage collection in our taxes. They reduced the number of pickups for regular trash in half, they limited the bags to 6 bi-weekly. Now they (council)  are talking about going to 4 bi-weekly, or perhaps adding a per-bag surcharge. What next? Reduce it to once a month? Oh yes, I almost forgot, they want to dictate clear bags be used as well, so everyone can see what is in your garbage...these people worry me....they really do. HRM is trying to be a big municipality, why can't we get councillors capable of that?

People have garbage, they need to have somewhere to put it, or it ends up on back roads and in ditches and other places like lakes and rivers. Shake your heads councillors....shake your heads....start thinking about important stuff like urban chickens and cat bylaws......

The Halifax Council is hiring a polling company to find out how residents feel about a garbage bag reduction....we cannot afford to take more garbage but we can afford to conduct a poll. Why don't the councillors get off their duffs and start phoning their residents to find out what we think? We elect these people and then we just let them run amuck.....we need to spend more time in careful reflection before we mark an "X" beside the name of a candidate....this carefree voting isn't working.

Oh yes, I tried to email my councillor, Darren Fisher, but alas the HRM email Contact Your Councillor feature is not working....try again later it said.....I'd rather just wait for the next municipal election.