Village Council drops “bag it” policy
July 13, 2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, The new Village Council drooped the ball and reneged on its promise to improve leave clean up in the Village . At the Wednesday night council meeting the new council opted to scrap the proposed changes put forth just a month ago by Ridgewood’s Director of Operations Frank Moritz and Streets Department supervisor John Spano . The two had presented a plan to require homeowners to bag their leaves and small garden debris for village pickup or landscaper removal.
Over the last several years the Ridgewood leaf removal policy, has been a point of contention with critics citing everything from safety concerns to cost and timeliness of pick-ups. The new policy would have replaced the current procedure, of leaves piled up at curbside for scheduled pickup with the requirement that residents bag their debris.
The Moritz plan of bagging leaves for pickup was presented as a way to improve the overall safety for both pedestrians and village workers ,while cutting down on the needed man power for timely removal thus saving the Village some money .But at Wednesday’s work session, council members backed down and echoed concerns about the potential burden to residents if the changes were mandated and people were forced to “bag it’.
Village officials finally realized that raking leaves to the curb, with more efficient pick up by town trucks was the best way.
I’m not their “bag man”.
Wasn’t this the hotbed issue that swept our new council into office?
no it was not.it was to hire back worker so they can get the work done.
Dream on #3. There are going to be more layoffs so they can save face with their zero percent budget.
Credit where credit is due.
Good job Village council!