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Residents press council to fix recurring street litter; administrator says education mailed, enforcement and follow-up planned
Summary
Residents raised repeated street-garbage complaints and asked the borough to consider hiring a part-time litter collector; Administrator Michael Kerr said the borough mailed education packets, contacted property owners at problem sites, and will monitor and enforce violations with police involvement while council agreed to discuss the possible part-time hire.
Several residents told the Pompton Lakes Borough Council that persistent street litter in business corridors and near residential blocks is harming the downtown’s appearance and public safety. A speaker who identified longstanding concerns described diapers and bags left for multiple days and repeated her earlier suggestion that the borough hire a retiree as a part-time litter collector to sweep problem streets and pick up debris.
"When I came here over a year ago, I had mentioned to him that I thought it would be a good idea to hire a retiree, pay him an hourly salary, no benefits...where he could go through town, sweep up,"…
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