Say goodbye to the recycling bags. Say hello to a 240L mobile recycling bin. Pickups will be fortnightly on a Friday starting in mid September. Expect a bin to arrive at the end of this month.
The bins are designed to be co-mingled which means you can throw paper, cardboard, plastics and tins in them. No need to sort items.
Kentish is one of 7 councils taking part in this recycling project.
It is costing us around $50,000 per year. Hopefully we will save a lot of money as well due to less materials going to landfill at Dulverton. Heres hoping.................................
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Council Meetings
Council meeting tonight. I rarely enjoy them. I like meeting up with the other councillors but I don't like the formalness of the meetings. I become "Councillor WIlson". Here's me thinking I was Tim. There is a need for a formalness however it is not something I warm to.
There are 9 councillors each with one vote (including the Mayor and Deputy Mayor). Five votes are needed to pass a motion (an unfortunate term). Most motions pass unanimously. I would think 90% would go through this way. We disagree at times and the votes will be split though we rarely have 5/4 split.
It is important to leave these disagreements "at the table" and not see them fester.
Most Council meeting are held in Sheffield though we also meet at Beulah, Wilmot and Railton.
Council has a closed session that we have after a tea break. This is not open to the public. In this time we speak about confidential matters such as employment and contracts.
You are welcome to attend Council meetings and we have a question time of 15 minutes. So speak up but please ask a question. Some people try and use the time to bag out the Council. Better to bag us out in a letter I think!
Agendas are available on the Kentish Council website at www.kentish.tas,gov.au
There are 9 councillors each with one vote (including the Mayor and Deputy Mayor). Five votes are needed to pass a motion (an unfortunate term). Most motions pass unanimously. I would think 90% would go through this way. We disagree at times and the votes will be split though we rarely have 5/4 split.
It is important to leave these disagreements "at the table" and not see them fester.
Most Council meeting are held in Sheffield though we also meet at Beulah, Wilmot and Railton.
Council has a closed session that we have after a tea break. This is not open to the public. In this time we speak about confidential matters such as employment and contracts.
You are welcome to attend Council meetings and we have a question time of 15 minutes. So speak up but please ask a question. Some people try and use the time to bag out the Council. Better to bag us out in a letter I think!
Agendas are available on the Kentish Council website at www.kentish.tas,gov.au
K.E.E.N.E.R
Kentish Energy Efficiency Network Embracing Renewables (KEENER) is a new group in Kentish. If I wasn't on Council I would get more involved in this group.
Renewable energies and energy efficiency are areas that interest me. The interest has grown over the past 2 years. We recently had solar hot water installed and last week we had our house insulated completely throughout. Next is solar panels.
I recently attended a KEENER meeting at Redwater Creek Societies headquarters on Spring St in Sheffield. The topic for the night was how to make your home more energy efficient. I loved it and found it spot on for where we are up to at the moment.
I recorded the presentation and also have the powerpoint display that went with it.
The recording can be downloaded here.
The Powerpoint presentation can be downloaded here.
Check out the KEENER website here.
If you are interested in alternative energy then consider a visit to their next meeting.
Renewable energies and energy efficiency are areas that interest me. The interest has grown over the past 2 years. We recently had solar hot water installed and last week we had our house insulated completely throughout. Next is solar panels.
I recently attended a KEENER meeting at Redwater Creek Societies headquarters on Spring St in Sheffield. The topic for the night was how to make your home more energy efficient. I loved it and found it spot on for where we are up to at the moment.
I recorded the presentation and also have the powerpoint display that went with it.
The recording can be downloaded here.
The Powerpoint presentation can be downloaded here.
Check out the KEENER website here.
If you are interested in alternative energy then consider a visit to their next meeting.
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