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Read Not The Times, Read The Eternities
Read Not The Times, Read The Eternities
Read Not The Times, Read The Eternities
Read Not The Times, Read The Eternities
Read Not The Times, Read The Eternities
Read Not The Times, Read The Eternities
Read Not The Times, Read The Eternities
Read Not The Times, Read The Eternities
Read Not The Times, Read The Eternities
City Council Monopolizes Trash
This edition’s Not so Splendid Award goes to a Salem company that operates with impunity from competition, thanks to city leadership.
The only game in town when it comes to trash removal is Republic Services. This results in [less quality and] high prices.
But things weren’t always this way. Republic has both very good and very poor reviews, but the biggest criticism is that the business has a monopoly on Salem. This is because the Salem city council drove its competition out of town. Back in 2008, Ken Gotlib, who operated 1-800 Got Junk? in Salem, developed cancer. At that point the city of Salem decided to run his business out of town on a rail.
On August 25th, 2008, the Salem City Council TIM WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? voted this man and his highly-regarded business out of Salem, effectively ensuring that all garbage-related business would be the business of a single company that will never be threatened with competition. Gotlib was quoted by Salem-News.com saying, “We’ve closed down. We’re not taking any more jobs. We’re referring calls to the city manager, or the local hauler.”
Seet salem-news.com for details.
The only game in town when it comes to trash removal is Republic Services. This results in [less quality and] high prices.
But things weren’t always this way. Republic has both very good and very poor reviews, but the biggest criticism is that the business has a monopoly on Salem. This is because the Salem city council drove its competition out of town. Back in 2008, Ken Gotlib, who operated 1-800 Got Junk? in Salem, developed cancer. At that point the city of Salem decided to run his business out of town on a rail.
On August 25th, 2008, the Salem City Council TIM WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? voted this man and his highly-regarded business out of Salem, effectively ensuring that all garbage-related business would be the business of a single company that will never be threatened with competition. Gotlib was quoted by Salem-News.com saying, “We’ve closed down. We’re not taking any more jobs. We’re referring calls to the city manager, or the local hauler.”
Seet salem-news.com for details.
by Visionary Society