[Chat] Christmas Tree Pickup?

[Karen Morley]

Sharon,  to let you know about trash pickup after the snowstorm.  My alley is the 2700 block of Hunter (between Calvert and Guilford).  My alley neighbors worked hard, had fun, and our alley was cleared the day after the storm.  I knew that we had been directed to put our trash out front (Calvert for me) and so I did that on Tuesday.  By 4:30 they had not picked it up so I took it back in.  However, they did pick up trash in the alley that morning.  Then on Thursday, I put out my recycling in the alley - since it was clear - and it was not picked up.  I later realized it was probably a furlough day so didn't worry.  However, the next Thursday I talked to the city crew picking up the recycling, and they told me they had worked on the previous Thursday but they picked up in front, not in the alley.  So there were a lot of mixed signals.  I would certainly prefer they pick up in the alley, even after a storm, because we keep our alley a
 lot clearer than Calvert St. 

There were a lot of Christmas trees in the alley today....they did not get picked up on Tuesday. 

Karen 
 
 
Karen Morley
kdmorley at yahoo dot com











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From: "slg2700 at cs.com" <slg2700 at cs.com>
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Cc: davidhill at charlesvillage.org; matt at charlesvillage.org
Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 8:21:49 PM
Subject: [Chat] Christmas Tree Pickup?

Dear Neighbors:

By now some of you may have noticed that DPW did not keep its promise (See their Press Release below from 12/18) and did not pick up the Christmas trees with the regular trash pickup on Tuesday. Matt Bradby at CVCBD (Benefits District) reports that he spoke to Valentina Ukwoma, Bureau Head for Solid Waste, who told him to tell residents to call 311 and get a complaint number if their tree was not picked up as promised on their regular trash day. That way there is a public record of the problem which will result in better accountability. This will result in the trees being picked up in the next day or two. If not, call back using the complaint number you received the first time.

I have sent an email to David Scott, Director of DPW, asking him to address the problem and explain why it happened. I will share his response when I receive it. I will be asking the CVCBD to assist with this problem.

For those of you with Wednesday regular trash days: Did the sanitation workers pick up the Christmas trees?

I am also concerned about how the DPW handled trash pickup after the snow storm when most of the alleys were actually passable and they did not even check before leaving the trash behind. Trash was left in alleys that were actually plowed and some trash was picked up in alleys that were not plowed. No rhyme or reason to what happened. I do not understand why they do not put a shovel on the front of a pickup truck and do the alleys. But I want to get this tree problem resolved before going into that issue. Again, I will be looking for CVCBD's help in resolving this issue.

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.

Sharon L. Guida, CVCA Sanitation Committee
2746 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-889-0436 (home)
410-467-4409 (work)
410-467-4410 (work fax)
410-960-1139 (cell)
SLG2700 at cs.com 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 18, 2009

NOTICE

CHRISTMAS TREE PICKUP AND MULCHING

Department of Public Works Director, David E. Scott, today announced this season’s schedule for Christmas tree recycling. 

DPW will provide Christmas tree mulching every Saturday during the month of January 2010, at the Citizen Drop-off Center, 701 Reedbird Avenue from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Residents should bring their own bags or containers if they want to bring back mulch for their own use. While supplies last, community groups are encouraged to come by during this time to also bag up free mulch for neighborhood gardens.


For residents who cannot bring their trees for mulching, the Bureau of Solid Waste will offer curbside tree collection from Tuesday, January 5, 2010 through Friday, January 29, 2010. Residents should set out trees on their trash collection day at the location where their trash is picked up. All tinsel and ornaments should be removed from the trees before they are set out for curbside collection or mulching.
For additional information, please call 311.

Contact:
Celeste Amato Robert Murrow
Telephone: 410-545-6541 Telephone: 410-545-6189
email: Celeste.Amato at baltimorecity.gov email: Robert.Murrow at baltimorecity.gov 
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