Dear neighbors and friends, For almost 30 years, Milpitas residents have been paying Republic Services to collect our garbage and send it to their Newby Island landfill to pollute our own air. NOW WE HAVE A CHANCE TO CHANGE THAT! The city of Milpitas is about to select a garbage collection service provider.for the next twenty years. The almighty Republic Services has many allies in our City Council, which means the city council will very likely give the contract to them again - that is, UNLESS we let them know how much we want otherwise. So make time to join us on Tuesday, September 15, at 6pm, at the Milpitas City Hall fountain, for a RALLY to let the elected city council members know that we REALLY want a garbage collector that send our trash to a more remote area. Please see the attached news letter for more details. After the rally, you are welcome to go into the City Hall for the city council meeting, even speak at the public forum session for 3 min max. The September 15 council agenda has 2 items that are relevant, http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/_pdfs/council/2015/091515/agenda.pdf Receive a Presentation on the Recycling and Source Reduction Advisory Commission and Approve the 2015-16 Work Plan (Staff Contacts: Elizabeth Koo, 408-586-3353 and Leslie Stobbe, 408-586-3352) Authorize the Selection Process to Appoint a Public Representative and Alternate to Serve on the South Bay Odor Stakeholder Group (Staff Contact: Steven Machida, 408-586-3355) Thank you for your continued support in our effort to fight the landfill. Hope to see you at the rally! Kind Regards,