A sizeable heap of post-holiday cardboard and miscellaneous paper debris was dumped on the ground at the borough Recycling Center last Saturday by residents unaware it was closed at noon that day.
The residents were evidently surprised to learn of the shortened hours, despite two borough website notifications in December, and the apparent posting of a sign at the center's entrance that either blew away or was torn off. The curtailed schedule for the two days had not been included in the printed borough calendar for 2011.
As of Monday, the pile of cardboard, wrapping paper and other debris had been cleaned up by borough workers.
Residents of Doremus Avenue, across from the center, said they saw people entering the facility and,Credit Card Processing and merchantaccount. in the absence of personnel, dumping debris on the ground. After police were notified of what was happening, an officer remained at the entrance, explaining to arriving residents that the center had been closed early as scheduled, as part of the New Year's weekend.
Later in the day, local residents said they saw some people tossing items over the locked gate and leaving.
Councilwoman and Public Works Chair Mary Jane Surrago said that notice of the noon closings on both Dec. 24 and Dec.Provides custom and promotionalusbs flash drive memory. 31 had been posted a week before Christmas. A follow-up notice, reiterating the 8 a.m. to noon hours on Dec.The tmj is a small joint located in front of the ear where the skull and lower jaw meet. 31, went up on the website on Tuesday, Dec.Choose from our large selection of cableties, 27.
"There was also a sign posted at the center to notify residents that it was closed," said Surrago. "Whether it was ripped off or blown off we don't know.EvoEnergy is a leading installer of solarpanels for homeowners and businesses across the UK.
"We also have to remember that the borough arranged for an extra cardboard pickup on the Wednesday after Christmas and many, many residents took advantage of it," she said. "We did this for the convenience of our residents."
One Doremus Avenue homeowner who observed the activity at the center that day noted that she and her husband were aware beforehand that the center's hours would be abbreviated, and expressed concern that residents would dump loose debris on the ground, even out of frustration.
"Our concern is that people were just dumping cardboard on the ground," said resident Cathie Enright. "At one point they were going in behind the gate, but after police relocked it, people just threw their things over the gate, or just left it on the side of the driveway.
"What they fail to realize is that it (debris) blows about with the wind, and at times ends up in our yard or in people's bushes across the street, and it is an eyesore," Enright said.
She added that this past Monday evening, a pizza box left at the center by "some teenagers walking through there" wound up in her driveway. "When the center is open, that cardboard would be crushed," she said. "I really don't believe the intent of the people who put that there was for me to have to deal with it. But they really need to stop dumping when the center is closed - that's all we are asking."
Enright said that she and her husband were aware that Recycling Center hours would be abbreviated on both Saturdays, and that the information was posted on the borough website.
"Maybe the people don't check the website, but it was a holiday weekend so I expected hours to be shortened," she said. "The residents apparently feel it should have been open, but the workers need to have holiday time off just like the rest of us."
Surrago called the situation "another reminder for our staff to keep communication with our residents in the forefront of their minds as they do their daily jobs."
She referred to the council's ongoing effort to broaden its portfolio of communication tools to get information to residents and promote improved dialogue. In addition to website content upgrades, Council President Pamela Biggs spearheaded a recent drive to capture residents' email addresses, for the purpose of "blast" email and text notifications when called for.
"Posting to the website is good, but we also have to keep thinking of the other resources that are available to us to communicate with residents," Surrago said.
The residents were evidently surprised to learn of the shortened hours, despite two borough website notifications in December, and the apparent posting of a sign at the center's entrance that either blew away or was torn off. The curtailed schedule for the two days had not been included in the printed borough calendar for 2011.
As of Monday, the pile of cardboard, wrapping paper and other debris had been cleaned up by borough workers.
Residents of Doremus Avenue, across from the center, said they saw people entering the facility and,Credit Card Processing and merchantaccount. in the absence of personnel, dumping debris on the ground. After police were notified of what was happening, an officer remained at the entrance, explaining to arriving residents that the center had been closed early as scheduled, as part of the New Year's weekend.
Later in the day, local residents said they saw some people tossing items over the locked gate and leaving.
Councilwoman and Public Works Chair Mary Jane Surrago said that notice of the noon closings on both Dec. 24 and Dec.Provides custom and promotionalusbs flash drive memory. 31 had been posted a week before Christmas. A follow-up notice, reiterating the 8 a.m. to noon hours on Dec.The tmj is a small joint located in front of the ear where the skull and lower jaw meet. 31, went up on the website on Tuesday, Dec.Choose from our large selection of cableties, 27.
"There was also a sign posted at the center to notify residents that it was closed," said Surrago. "Whether it was ripped off or blown off we don't know.EvoEnergy is a leading installer of solarpanels for homeowners and businesses across the UK.
"We also have to remember that the borough arranged for an extra cardboard pickup on the Wednesday after Christmas and many, many residents took advantage of it," she said. "We did this for the convenience of our residents."
One Doremus Avenue homeowner who observed the activity at the center that day noted that she and her husband were aware beforehand that the center's hours would be abbreviated, and expressed concern that residents would dump loose debris on the ground, even out of frustration.
"Our concern is that people were just dumping cardboard on the ground," said resident Cathie Enright. "At one point they were going in behind the gate, but after police relocked it, people just threw their things over the gate, or just left it on the side of the driveway.
"What they fail to realize is that it (debris) blows about with the wind, and at times ends up in our yard or in people's bushes across the street, and it is an eyesore," Enright said.
She added that this past Monday evening, a pizza box left at the center by "some teenagers walking through there" wound up in her driveway. "When the center is open, that cardboard would be crushed," she said. "I really don't believe the intent of the people who put that there was for me to have to deal with it. But they really need to stop dumping when the center is closed - that's all we are asking."
Enright said that she and her husband were aware that Recycling Center hours would be abbreviated on both Saturdays, and that the information was posted on the borough website.
"Maybe the people don't check the website, but it was a holiday weekend so I expected hours to be shortened," she said. "The residents apparently feel it should have been open, but the workers need to have holiday time off just like the rest of us."
Surrago called the situation "another reminder for our staff to keep communication with our residents in the forefront of their minds as they do their daily jobs."
She referred to the council's ongoing effort to broaden its portfolio of communication tools to get information to residents and promote improved dialogue. In addition to website content upgrades, Council President Pamela Biggs spearheaded a recent drive to capture residents' email addresses, for the purpose of "blast" email and text notifications when called for.
"Posting to the website is good, but we also have to keep thinking of the other resources that are available to us to communicate with residents," Surrago said.
