A trash hauling company with connections to Dooley Campaign manager John Temporiti is holding St. Louis residents hostage with the threat of leaving their garbage on the streets unless it is allowed to expand its presence to 5 out of 8 trash hauling districts.
Allied Waste, which up until two years ago represented by John Temporiti, is seeking a transfer of three trash districts from Veolia ES. The transfer is being supported by the Dooley administration.
Here's the catch - before the transfer was approved, Allied Waste purchased all of Veolia ES's hauling equipment. Soon, Veolia won't be able to pick up any trash.
Thanks to that maneuver, there isn't time to competitively bid out the contract. If Temporiti's former client isn't awarded the business, trash collection in three districts will stop.
Dooley dutifully hopped on board with his support. So much for competitive bidding.
This may very well result in lawsuit number five over how the trash districts have been awarded.
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