Residents press Irondequoit on leaf‑pickup access and warn SNAP pause would harm vulnerable households
During public comment, a resident urged changes to the town yard‑waste gate/intercom and street‑sweeper schedule; another resident, a SNAP recipient, asked what local supports the town could deploy if federal SNAP funding were paused Nov. 2.
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Karen Baker of 23 Oak Mount spoke during public comment about repeated difficulties accessing the town yard‑waste site and inconsistent intercom/ID checks. She said she made multiple trips with leaves, encountered what staff described as a broken or not‑yet installed intercom, and suggested the town adopt a simpler code or call‑in method so residents do not have to exit their cars after bagging or tarping leaves.
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