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Residents press Yeadon council on missed trash pickups and Graceland Cemetery upkeep; borough to publish reminders
Summary
Residents told council missed trash collections create public‑health hazards and urged stronger enforcement; the borough said contract language exists, Public Works will assist and magnets and website notices will be used to remind residents. Councilors and volunteers discussed upcoming Graceland Cemetery upgrades.
Residents urged the Yeadon Borough Council to take action after repeated missed trash collections and called for better public outreach and enforcement.
“My problem is, too often, they skip us,” resident Stacy Johnson told the council, adding she lives on the last block of North Longacre and saying missed pickups were “a public health hazard.”
Borough officials responded that the trash‑collection contract includes provisions for missed collections and that Public Works will assist in removal and charge the carrier when necessary. A borough official said residents’ best option is to report missed pickups so crews can return. Council members also said the borough will post reminders on its website and add notices to the borough newsletter.
During public comment, Claire Johnson and other volunteers discussed upgrades planned for Graceland Cemetery. Claire Johnson said planning work is under way and that the group hopes the project will begin in April or May; she displayed photos for council members. The borough manager confirmed plans to begin upgrades in the coming spring months.
Finance and operations staff later told councilors that the borough will send trash‑reminder magnets to every household, paid from extra recycling proceeds, and that the magnets will provide simplified pickup information for residents.
No formal policy change was enacted at the meeting. Councilors directed staff to use the borough website, newsletter and mailed magnets to improve resident awareness and to rely on Public Works to respond to reported missed pickups under the existing contract.
