And I guess next will be the garbage cowboy. We'll be doing this on random days, at random times with random haulers. |
During the latter part of the last century, in the 1980s and 1990s, there was a small but steady population increase. The younger population for a large part doesn't stay in the area. We lose the college-age population, but new people are moving in to offset that loss. |
Our collection of recyclables is down about 20 percent, and this will be another effort to find out why. |
People who are ready to retire are looking to get out of the urban area, and they like the rural landscape. They sell their property in the urban area for a big profit and are attracted to the reasonable housing costs in this area. |