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Residents urge Morristown council to step up cleanups, report lax enforcement of gas leaf-blower ban
Summary
Residents used the public-comment period to press the council for more neighborhood cleanups and clearer enforcement of the gas-powered leaf‑blower ordinance; the mayor and council urged callers to report violations to police and described planned DPW and association cleanups.
Hundreds of pieces of litter along a river crossing, repeated use of gas-powered leaf blowers near downtown banks and complaints about pickleball fees were the lead concerns raised by residents at Morristown’s March 24 town council meeting.
Bill Byrne of 100 Franklin Street told the council he has volunteered to pick up trash near a bridge but urged the town to organize a cleanup committee so residents can rotate shifts and avoid dangerous bending and slips. "We gotta have more cleanups if we wanna make Morristown beautiful again," Byrne said.
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