file photo by ArtChick
In my area D, the leaves where not picked up until after the first snow fall. So much of the leaves had been pushed onto the side walk by the snow plows. Well, needless to say the leaves where left on the side walk by clean up crew. And they just pushed the leaves around and pushed them onto the walk way. So now you have to jump over the mound of leaves to cross the street. So now parts of the west side around Dorimus Ave. have leaves all over the street and sidewalks. This is going to cause a problem with the storm drains and it looks awful. The town has paid for leaf clean-up but there is no clean-up, It’s just a mess. Leaf clean up in area D is a disgrace.
Heather: Do not blame the snow and freezing weather for leaf pick up being behind schedule. The current leaf collection process is antiquated – slow, time consuming, personnel intensive, equipment intensive, dangerous, and expensive; that’s the problem. The people in charge of leaf collection don’t want to change the process because it ensures they keep their jobs. Buy one or two of the single operator, automated leaf vacuum shredders and stop the madness now.
