Amador County – ACES Waste Service of Pine Grove official took over the recycling and garbage routes of Sutter Creek this week, with weekly collection of trash and biweekly recycling pickups. ACES operates from rented property on Sutter Hill Road and hauling in residential areas may start as early as 6 a.m., while commercial pickups must occur prior to noon, according to the franchise agreement signed by the City Council with ACES owner Paul Molinelli Senior, and approved May 18th. The service will include an “annual cleanup week at no additional cost,” and will notify the city and service subscribers with literature when that special haul date comes. All waste collected will be hauled to the ACES transfer station in Pine Grove, and will be deposited at Sacramento County’s Keifer Landfill. Rates are controlled by a “rate adjustment methodology.” The contract says that the “rate adjustment process will be on a 3-year cycle with a cost-based adjustment in Rate Year 1, followed by Indexed Rate Adjustments in Rate Year 2 and Rate Year 3,” followed by a detailed adjustment in Year 4. Rate adjustments must be applied for at the city by March 15th each year, completed by May 1st and effective July 1st. The agreement requires ACES to exclude from its rate structures any franchise fees owed to the city. The contract requires quarterly financial statements showing profit or loss, and separate line items for profits from the sale of recycle materials. It also requires an annual reports within 120 days after the close of ACES fiscal year, December 31st. The rates, approved by the city council June 15th, include a 10 percent Senior Discount. Monthly residential rates include $11 dollars for 32 gallon cart, $15 dollars for 64-gallon cart and $20 dollars for a 96-gallon cart. In its proposal to Sutter Creek, ACES listed its Amador County customer base at 7,375, including both waste and recycling services. Those include 1,495 residents and 251 businesses in Jackson, 413 residents and 33 businesses in Ione, and 4,767 residents and 316 businesses in unincorporated areas. Molinelli in his proposal to Sutter Creek said ACES has served Amador wince 1973 and “meets the minimum qualifications by having provided residential and commercial solid waste collection service for at least 1,300 accounts for the past 33 years.” ACES likely could have about 1,200 customers in Sutter Creek. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.