Board Director, Gary Belair, presented a motion for solid waste policy revisions at the January 26, 2022 HSVPOA Board Meeting. Belair said these revisions were discussed at two prior meetings, December 1, 2021, and January 5, 2022. Vice-chair Tucker Omohundro seconded the motion.
Background
“The Board of Directors approved the transition to side-load sanitation trucks on February 17, 2021. The proposed revisions to Chapter 4, Article 4 Solid Waste Policy as presented reflect required changes to Hot Springs Village’s Solid Waste Program, and the policy by which property owners must follow, now that the trucks are scheduled to be delivered at the first of 2022.”
Belair stated, “as previously discussed, the Board has reviewed a red-lined version of the changes and additions to the policy.”
Omohundro asked the Director of Public Services, Jason Temple, to explain the changes to the Villagers.
Mainly this motion makes reference to another document called, the “Policy Guide” which will be updated.
Revisions in Sanitation Policy
- Biodegradable paper leaf bags are required.
- Everyone is required to participate in the sanitation program.
Board Chair, Joanie Corry asked, “you say that everyone is required to participate in the sanitation program?
Temple responded, “that is correct.”
This motion passed unanimously.
Solid Waste Policy Revision Solid Waste Policy Chapter 4 Article 4
9_Chapter_4_Article_4_Solid_Waste_PolicyBy Cheryl Dowden, January 29, 2022
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John Szczepaniak
01/29/2022 — 8:56 pm
I doubt if much labor will be saved with the new paper bag requirement. Bags have to be manually handled and it can’t be that much trouble to tear open a bag. I’d. like to see their plan. Some properties are affected more then others. We can get quite a lot of leaves blown onto our properties from vacant, POA or common property lots yet the POA has no obligation to clean them up. I’m probably going with a contractor next season.
Jean Fricke
01/30/2022 — 8:10 am
Section 4: please define the terms and/or differences between solid waste, white goods and trash.
HSVP C
01/30/2022 — 9:05 am
Jean Fricke, good question.
Disclaimer: I do not work for the POA in any capacity nor am I an expert in Sanitation Services. The following is what I found when I googled your question.
White goods are items such as refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, dishwashing machines or freezers.
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)—more commonly known as trash or garbage—consists of everyday items we use and then throw away,
I don’t know if I cleared things up or made them muddier, but you might receive a clearer answer if you contact HSVPOA Public Services. Thanks.
Jean Fricke
01/30/2022 — 9:16 am
Thank you for your response. Too bad the terms were not more defined in the new rules/regs… I would never have defined white goods as used/non-working appliances. I’m sure there will be some confusion about it.
HSVP C
01/30/2022 — 9:39 am
Jean, I don’t know that the POA defines “white goods” as used/non-working appliances. I was not speaking for the POA. It is just a term I googled on the internet and found that definition. The POA may define “white goods” as something entirely different. I am not a sanitation system expert, nor do I work for the POA. Your most complete and best answer would be found by contacting the HSVPOA Public Services Division.