6.4. SR 11-01-2004 - Laserfiche WebLink

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which amounted to $890.00. When you compare this to the Saturday, April 26, 2004 Clean-Up Day, the City generated $2,076.00 from residents and paid out $8,615.00 to the vendors. The difference is that the City's expenses for the April Clean-Up Day were covered by Sherburne County's SCORE grant rather than the City covering the expenses. One other difference was that the landfill does not collect fluorescent bulbs, whereas the City collects them at their Spring Clean-Up Day. Some advantages of having the clean-up out at the Elk River Landfill include having the collection for an entire week rather than just half a day. The landfill already has contracts with all the vendors for recycling so the City doesn't have to contact all of the vendors and make sure that the date and time will work. The Elk River Landfill has the staff to handle the Clean-Up Week. City doesn't have to pay as many employees to work on a Saturday. Some disadvantages of having the Clean-Up out at the Elk River Landfill include the residents having to unload their own materials. The landfill doesn't collect fluorescent bulbs and some people may be intimidated by the landfill. Recommendation City staff would like to try another Clean-Up Week at the landfill the last week in April rather than the half dav Spring Clean-Up on the last Saturdav of April. If approved, the Clean-Up Week would go from April 25 - 30,2004. The City should be eligible for SCORE funding for this Clean-Up Week.