Trash Survey Completed.

The survey of Carthage residents to determine what trash and recycling services should be contracted by the City shows most are satisfied with current levels of service. The Survey was randomly mailed to 859 residences and a letter from the Mayor was included to describe the importance of completing the two page questionnaire. A total of 38% or 325 surveys were returned to City Hall.

Of those responding, 14% were between the ages of 18-35, 33% were between 35-54, 53% were over 55. Satisfaction was high with the current trash program with only 5% saying they were not pleased.

Recycling was one of the issues addressed and 53% stated Carthage needs a recycling program. Nearly half, 47%, said they would separate and recycle as much of their trash as possible all the time, but 18% stated they would not recycle at all. When it comes to paying for recycling however, 58% said they would not want to pay extra for the service, 27% would be willing to pay $1 per month, 10% up to $2 per month, and 4% up to $3.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

A lot a folks wrote comments at the end of the trash survey. ‘Course ya don’t know who’s sayin’ what, but they are kinda interestin’. The one I liked the most was "This is a good survey." Others offered constructive suggestions as to how the system could be improved. One even thought there should be two men pickin’ up trash for each truck so as to not be overworked.

People like the idea that the City would actually pay attention to what they have ta say and take it into account. A lot of folks still don’t believe that they have a say in the way the City is run. Although just havin’ a survey doesn’t mean much in itself, there does seem ta be a willin’ness to see what folks think of the current system and ways to improve it. Those willin’ to participate by returnin’ the surveys will most likely guide future decisions about the service.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

by

On the Net / Computer Minded

Intro to the Internet

If you think about the time when the Internet first started to become popular there were only a few thousand host computers connected to the Internet. To this small group of people the Internet was their own little world. These original internet users developed some standards (not laws, just guidelines) regarding the Internet. These standard or sets of rules were called Netiquette. The guidelines they set were the norm for themselves but many new Internet users are not aware of them Sometimes, violating these Netiguette guidelines can get you into trouble (you may receive a nasty letter or complaint). Here are some examples of some of the guidelines they set:

• TYPING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS - This applies any time you are sending messages on the Internet. Typing in all capital letters is considered an expression of anger and the reader may think you are yelling! This is probably the most widely known and followed example of Netiquette.

• Unsolicited email - Have you ever received an email from a company or store advertising a sale? Probably not, but have you ever wondered why? A company could easily send out millions of email messages to customers nationwide to advertise their product. The reason you never get such messages is because it is an extreme violation of Netiquette.

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