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Please see the email and questions below from Mr Jones. Could you address his questions? Thanks in advance,

Ken

	Ken Cornell County Commissioner Board of County Commissioners 12 SE 1st ST • Gainesville • FL • 32601 352-264-6900 (office) • 352-281-4000 (mobile)
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> On Sep 7, 2023, at 2:22 PM, Stafford Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hey, so, as we discussed, apparently, on June 26th (I think is when it was), you guys created a new franchise agreement, authorizing only one solid waste provider to collect garbage, even for commercial properties that had a contract with another provider.
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> Apparently, this becomes effective as of Oct 1st.   I found out about it because somebody from GFL walked into my office today with a rate sheet and a letter from Alachua County Solid Waste saying that I had no choice but to sign a new agreement, right now.
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> 1.  Business owners can no longer choose who their service provider is?  Up until now, we had free market choice, and my office complex has a 3 year contract with Republican Waste.
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> 2.  If my office complex (which is in the unincorporated area) indeed has no choice, are we automatically exempted from our current 3 year contract.  Was that part of the franchise agreement, that contracted waste haulers can't go back to their customers for the remainder amount of the contract?
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> 3.  I missed this.  Our property management company missed this.  How many other people did?  How did the county not do a proper notification campaign to commercial property owners?
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> Here is a link to the notice from the county:
> https://alachuacounty.us/news/Article/Pages/Alachua-County-Exclusive-Solid-Waste-Franchise-Agreement.aspx
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> Stafford
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