The following letter to the editor was published in the El Segundo Herald newspaper (HeraldPublications.com) on Thursday, February 10, 2011 in the Letters section on page 3. The El Segundo Herald has a strict 250-word limit.
“Free” Trash Collection
The Feb. 3 edition of the El Segundo Herald had a front-page article entitled “Free Trash (collection) to Continue…” Let’s get one thing straight! There is no such thing as free trash collection in El Segundo and your contributing writer, Brian Simon, fully knows that; so why does he use the front page of the newspaper to perpetuate his cockamamie lies by continuously repeating “free trash collection”?
It’s not free! It never has been free! It never will be free! El Segundo property owners pay and pay dearly-through ultra-high property taxes for this service. That’s one of the reasons we have property taxes. That’s why we pay property tax.
Appallingly, even City Attorney, Mark Hensley, wrongfully and egregiously refers to this trash collecting as “free”. Maybe he would best be advised to go back to law school and review the word “free”. Does Mr. Hensley serve the City Council “free”?
George Hoopes
El Segundo Police Officers' Association (ESPOA) Exposed