Trustee pushes for DPW director hire, routine leaf pickup changes and annual road projects
Trustee Pachner urged the Village of Decatur to hire a DPW director promptly, reconsider biweekly leaf pickup, and budget for five road projects each year because of deteriorating road conditions; she also suggested council compensation be reviewed.
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During council comments at the Feb. 23 special meeting, Trustee Pachner urged the council to expedite hiring a Department of Public Works director, saying leaves not being picked up frequently enough is a problem and biweekly pickup "doesn't work." She also proposed budgeting annually for five road projects to address the village's poor road conditions and raised the possibility of increasing council pay given the meeting workload.
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