So on Wednesday I went to the Common Council Public Works Committee meeting on purpose to ask DPW superintendent Rob Perry about the missing trash barrel. He told me that it had been removed because it was broken. Then, answering a question about graffiti on metal lids of the trash barrels, he explained that repairs to trash barrels were dealt with in the winter or early spring, when DPW workers, freed from mowing lawns, paving and patching streets, installing water mains, and other projects that can only be accomplished during mild weather, can devote their time to repairing trash barrels. Based on that, I didn't imagine the trash barrel at Warren and Seventh streets would be returned to service until April or May. But, lo and behold, driving by that corner late this afternoon, I noticed that the trash barrel was back.
A trash barrel in front of Incident Report on the 300 block was removed in June or July. This was reportedly due to its being overfilled with domestic trash every week. The barrel has not been replaced, though a new one was installed elsewhere on the 300 block.
ReplyDeletethat is correct. tenants in one of E.G. = Galavan occupird house claim they have no access to the alley. That's no my problem, put your trash in a blue bag
ReplyDeleteand leave it outside your own door, not your neighbours door. The DPW did remove the can for this reason.This is Perry thinking by removing it the problem will go away.
In addition to the above, on the other side of the street, in front of the old food court, the trash barrel is usually full at the beginning of the weekend and overflowing onto the sidewalk by Monday morning. Always overflowing. If it can't be emptied over the weekend, perhaps they need to install another one very near by.
ReplyDeleteErgo, the City DOES simply remove a trash barrel because it fills up too often.
ReplyDeleteErgo, then parking meters should be removed from too much use.
DeleteErgo, the word "ergo" ... etc.
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