Department hopes to have pickup completed by Dec. 21.
The Chatham Borough Council agreed to a second limited leaf and brush collection by the Department of Public Works, which they hope will be completed by Dec. 21. Robert Venezia, the head of the DPW, told the council his employees had worked overtime and over weekends since Nov. 26 to complete the first round of leaf collection. In spite of this, residents already put leaves back on the curb in areas the DPW had already collected from. "We just did Watchung on Saturday, and more leaves are there already," Venezia said. Venezia estimates the DPW could complete the first round of leaf pick-up by Wednesday or Thursday, at which point he could either do a second round of pick-up or convert the trucks for snow instead. "We've had two snow storms…
Further closures will be determined day by day.
The School District of the Chathams and all public schools will be closed Wednesday due to damage caused by Tropical Storm Sandy. Chatham Borough Police Chief Philip J. Crosson said several schools remain without power, including Lafayette Avenue School and Chatham High School. Milton Avenue School has partial power and the Chatham Borough Department of Public Works is in the process of restoring power to Chatham Middle School. Further closures will be determined on a day-by-day evaluation of public safety, power restoration and the clean-up of trees and utility wires. Crosson also said the southern parking lot at the Chatham NJ Transit station will be closed through Wednesday because of two utility poles which are completely uprooted and …
Municipalities encourage residents to bring their brush, leaves.
In the wake of the late October snow storm, Chatham Township and Chatham Borough offered one round of brush pick-up to help clear roads and residences of trees and branches. The borough finished their brush collection on Nov. 20, according to Department of Public Works Director Robert Venezia. The township Department of Public Works expects brush pick-up to be completed by the middle of the week. No second round will be offered. To help keep roads clear, the Chatham Borough Council and Chatham Township Committee ask residents to bring their brush and leaves to the respective mulch areas. Because of the brush pick-up, the borough, which usually schedules three leaf collections between October and December, only managed two this year. One …
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kjchat
1:21 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
you can cite "as per the town calendar" all you want, my leaves, as well as my entire block's, have been out since 10/30 and are yet to be picked up once.. not brush, leaves... more ›