>Obviously the leaf issue is a volume issue

>Obviously the leaf issue is a volume issue

Obviously the leaf issue is a volume issue – a volume of leaves from every property owner throughout town. The Octo storm compounded it, as well as property owners by piling branches on top of leaf piles in streets and mixed in with them. Have been a homeowner here 45 years, seen past 10/20 years more volumes of leaves in streets. Leaf production is up as trees grow. A homeowner, not an apartment dweller, no kids, not a troll – just tired of seeing everyone bitchin instead of using common sense and make suggestions.

Both the town and homeowners need to comply together. A better management plan for leaf removal needs be drawn up – as some others say, by either changing to prioritizing clearing all the main roads first, and regular weekly pick ups like the recycle is done, even if temporarily changing rear yard p/u from 2 times week to once week just during the leaf season. After all, what is the leaf season? – c’mon, maybe 8 or 9 weeks, abt. 2 months? Also, hire part time seasonal workers, some other towns do that. I believe the plan for snow removal is prioritize the main roads, then the others.

Compliance on homeowners side should come with either limiting the volume of tarp piles they can place in streets at a time, so not to block the flow of road traffic, c’mon people need to use common sense, you can’t put a football field size of leaves into streets (that’s a bigee safety problem) and or using barrels and bags. Landscapers should remove their clean ups as they do with grass clippings. Some of the town curb trees, are so big, that they need trimming, either by town, or in most cases PSE&G as many are in the wires. PSE&G used to come regularly every 1 or 2 years to trim, but I have not seen them do that in the past 10 years. Only saw them trim certain trees because they had to put up those solar panels on those certain trees.