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As a lifelong Bakersfield resident, I've noticed there are two things Bakersfield folks generally don't like to pay for -- parking and recycling. We don't mind walking a block or two to avoid a $3 parking fee and apparently consider recycling a service that government officials should offer free of charge. So it's no surprise that a number of local residents are less than thrilled with a Bakersfield City Council committee's approval Thursday night of a proposal to mandate curbside recycling. The vote was actually to approve the pursuit of a $1.5 million state grant, but the recycling mandate is a requirement of the grant. No mandate, no moolah. As a member of one of the few Bakersfield households -- about 5 percent -- currently participating in the voluntary curbside recycling program, I have to say I really like my blue cart. I like that the cart takes my soda cans, milk cartons, newspapers and cardboard boxes, no sorting required. I like that I no longer have to haul...
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