<div dir="ltr">Yes, it would be good to know - does/has the town done an evaluation of the Bates contract from the perspective of costs, quality of service, etc? What do those evaluations report?<div>(Studies show that roughly 10-12% of municipalities that "outsource" the provision of services to outside contractors decide later to "insource" those same services, either because anticipated cost savings didn't materialize, or the contract was too difficult to manage, or quality of services did not meet expectations).</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>_____________________________________<br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">"A budget is a moral document." --Jim Wallis </span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 3:26 PM, adrian limmen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:adrianlimmen@gmail.com" target="_blank">adrianlimmen@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hey All,<div><br></div><div>This is the second time I have scheduled a bulk trash pick up and had a no show. Now I have a washer and a stove out by the street. That is where it will stay until Bates decides to come and get it. My apologies for creating an eye sore.</div><div><br></div><div>When I called they were rude and irritated that I was asking about it. They finally passed me to someone named Brent Bates (son of Mr Bates) who said he would get it by tomorrow. I hope the city can look into a new contract this year. A 1.5 star rating on Google doesn't inspire confidence, it's a wonder they still have contracts with anyone.<br><div><div><br></div><div></end rant></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br><div class="m_-2996954242246629746gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Adrian</div>
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