Peachland has scraped the plate on joining a proposed regional food waste collection program.
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Travis Kendel, with the Regional District Central Okanagan (RDCO), pointed out that the cost estimate was provided by the project consultant.
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The program would let residents toss food waste into green bins, expanding yard waste pickup to weekly year-round, and reducing garbage collection to every other week.
The cost would be approximately $63 per year for a single-family household. However, without Kelowna on board, that amount rises to more than $150.
Approximately 73 per cent of Central Okanagan residents surveyed liked the idea of a food waste collection program, and about 50 per cent supported paying $63 to pay for it.
Ingram urged the RDCO to find a way to make the program financially viable.
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Coun. Keith Thom said he had no problem paying a higher fee.
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Thom, an alternate director for Peachland on the board, said he will speak in favour of the project when feedback from member municipalities is presented to the RDCO at the end of July.
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A vote on supporting the program was defeated with only Thom and Ingram in favour.
Council then voted to not support the program at this time and香蕉视频直播攕imilar to Kelowna and West Kelowna香蕉视频直播攔evisit it in five years.
That motion passed with Thom, Ingram, and Coun. Terry Condon opposed.
