City Already Signed MMBC Deal
Mayor Now 'Not Comfortable'
In the local Daily Mayor John Ruttan is quoted as saying he is 'not comfortable' with the program going forward and would like someone from MMBC to come here and speak to our city council and the RDN.
It seems the Mayor is forgetting that he and the balance of council have already approved the city signing on with MMBC at the urging of Mr. Franssen who was in charge of this program as manager of sanitation and recycling.
As I recall Mr. Franssen told city council MMBC would pay us $900,000/yr. for the rights to the products collected by BFI which would result in a saving for Nanaimo taxpayers. He failed to mention that as a result of BFI no longer owning the recycled material they collect, the city had to agree to pay BFI an additional $300,000/yr. to continue collecting the material as MMBC does not have it's own trucks.
I was in the meeting where Mr. Franssen was described by other staff as being the 'go-to' guy in the province when it came to this program. Other municipalities were calling Mr. Franssen for advice on the program.
The city of Nanaimo has already committed with MMBC for this year, a fact which our Mayor seems to be forgetting. This type of scenario is not unique with this city council who seem easily directed by city staff, whether they have sufficient information or not.
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