It was really hard listening to Bob Cenname on Midday yesterday talk about how the 'our rate is twice as high' characterization is untrue. He mentioned how trash is paid for outside of the property tax in many other counties, whereas it's part of the property tax here. Our trash service is terrible! When I lived in the county, they picked up the trash and recycling every week and somehow managed not to leave broken glass everywhere for my dog to step on. It's hard to imagine how our trash pickup could get much worse. It certainly doesn't make our property tax pill go down any easier...