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Trash Pick up
BIDS WANTED:
Blue Lake Township, Kalkaska County, will be accepting bids for trash and garbage pick up for the year 2020 and beyond.
The specifications are to be used for the bid proposals. All bids must be received in the Clerk’s office by 4:00 PM on November 5, 2019. Please mark all bids “Trash Pick Up”.
Bids will be opened at the November 6, 2019 regular 7:00 PM township board meeting. Bid opening will be at 7:30 PM and a decision on the contractor will be made. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
The Clerk’s office and the Township board meeting are located in the Blue Lake Township Hall at 10599 Twin Lake Rd NE, Mancelona, MI 49659.
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Trash pickup for all property owners is paid for by a voter approved property tax. The trash is picked up every Monday (unless it is a holiday, then trash pick up will be Tuesday). You are allowed 5 bags per week. Please bag and tie all trash. Yard waste, paint, liquids and hazardous material are prohibited. You are also allowed to have 4 large items picked up each year if a sticker is on them. You can get the stickers (which are free) at the Township Hall. American Waste is our current Trash Pickup Contractor you can contact them for any pickup issues at 231-258-9030.
The Trash Pickup fund is maintained by a 4 year millage. The millage of 0.6 was passed on the August 2018 ballot. The last millage that was passed by the voters in August 2012 was valid through the 2017 tax year. The Board reduced this millage to .3 mills for the 2010, 2011 and 2012 tax years and .4 mills for 2013, 2014 and 2015 because this was adequate to maintain the fund reserves. The millage of 0.5 expired at the end of 2017.
The Trash Pickup fund is used to pay a contractor (currently American Waste) to collect and dispose of residential trash.
At the July 2016 Board meeting we signed a three year contract with American Waste for 2017 through 2019 at the rate of $45,720, $47,100 and $48,540 respectively.