Mayor Wolosin,
Unfortunately the city has not responded to the questions/issues raised in my 23 March letter:
1 - On what legal basis did the city gain access to information regarding my private account with Recology?
2 - What other data regarding its residents’s personal business is the city collecting and by what legal authority?
3 - Has the city notified other recipients of the 20 March letter threatening them with fines for not possessing a green bin that there is no legal basis for such fines?
Thank you,
Peter Carpenter
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Chen, Joanna P" >
Subject: RE: Your letter of March 20,, 2023
Date: March 29, 2023 at 12:01:17 PM PDT
To: Peter Carpenter
Cc: "Nagaya, Nicole H" >
Hi Peter,
Thanks for reaching out to me and I moved the Mayor to bbc.
If you do not wish to add the compost service, please contact Recology directly at 650-595-3900 or submit a Contact Us online form located here: https://www.recology.com/recology-san-mateo-county/contact/.
Best regards,
Joanna
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Joanna P. Chen
Management Analyst II
City Hall - 1st Floor
701 Laurel St
tel 650-330-6764
menlopark.gov
*Note our emails have changed to @menlopark.gov
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Carpenter
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 7:20 PM
To: Browse Chen, Joanna P Files...; Browse Wolosin, Jen Files...
Subject: Your letter of March 20,, 2023
Dear Ms Chen,
I am in receipt of your letter of March 20, 2023.
First, I find it disturbing that the City would send a letter to a resident which, among other things, threatens a fine for an unproven offense without providing the recipient with any information regarding how to respond to that letter - no email, no phone number. Fortunately the Mayor was kind enough to provide me with your contact details.
Second, you assert that “our records show that your residence is not participating in a curbside compost collection program”. Please provide me with a copy of said records. I contract directly with Recology for my refuse collection service not with the City. Has the City obtained access to my Recology account and, if so, on what legal basis was that access obtained?
Third, I do not place compostable materials in either my blue or black bins.
