The James Island Public Service District Commission and the City of Charleston have been working on a plan to provide more efficient solid waste collection in our community. The effort is being spearheaded by Commissioner Meredith Poston, chair of the Commission's Solid Waste Committee, and Charleston City Councilwoman Carol Jackson.
Everyone on James Island has observed that in many neighborhoods, two sets of garbage trucks go down the street each week. One truck picks up at homes with the brown roller bins, and then another truck comes on another day and picks up at homes with the green roller bins.
In my opinion, this is the most blatant example of waste and duplication of public services on our Island.
The proposed solution is simple. The JIPSD will pick up garbage and yard debris for homes in both the Town and in the City in one area. In exchange, the City will pick up the garbage and yard debris for homes in both the Town and the City in another area. The total number of homes served by the JIPSD and the City will remain the same, but by coordinating their efforts, both will save on fuel and time. Instead of the JIPSD trucks going down a street and picking up garbage and yard debris for those in the Town and passing by the City homes and then the City trucks going by and picking up just the City and passing by Town homes another day, only one set of trucks will go down each street.
It is just commons sense. I support this proposal 100%.
The Solid Waste Committee of the JIPSD Commission will consider a limited pilot program to test the proposal on Monday night, August 26 at 6:30 PM. The Committee recommendation is scheduled to come before the full Commission at 7:00 PM that same night.
The test area will be for a neighborhood that is mostly annexed to the City with only a few homes in the Town that will be covered by the City and a nearby neighborhood mostly in the Town with only a few homes annexed to the City that will be covered by the JIPSD. Both neighborhoods are near Harbor View Road. The target date for the test is October.
Can we please try some cooperation between the City of Charleston and the James Island Public Service District?
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