This has to be one of least thought-out ideas I've ever heard of in this city, ("City proposes dumpster free alleys" Sept. 10) and there have been some doozies.

Isn't the city AGAINST plastic bags? Currently any method of transport from business-to-dumpster works (paper bags, boxes, dumping straight from small receptacle). What about raccoons, dogs, and animals?

Waste goes out in afternoon, doesn't get picked up till tomorrow - they don't think that waste will be strewn from one block to another? Also - billing accuracy - at $5 a pop, sure would be easy for one business to "oops" put his bag(s) on his neighbor's pile - are the bags going to be addressed? Pre-printed for accuracy?

Absurd.

Cameron Huntsucker

Ballard