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Council member raises resident complaints about missed garbage pickups and Main Street utility work
Summary
At the Dec. 30 special meeting, Council member William Dixon reported residents' complaints that Casella Waste Management missed garbage pickups and that utility work on Main Street is blocking traffic; council noted the company attributed missed pickups to holidays and weather and advised Saturday collections.
At the opening of its Dec. 30 special meeting, Plymouth Borough Council member William Dixon reported residents' concerns about missed garbage collections by Casella Waste Management and about utilities blocking traffic on Main Street for fiber-optic upgrades. Dixon said he had spent the day on the phone attempting to resolve the pickup problem and that the company "provided several excuses, blaming the holidays and the inclement weather." He said the company advised Saturday pickups as the best they could do.
Dixon also relayed complaints that utility crews conducting fiber-optic upgrades are blocking traffic on Main Street and "show up whenever they want to"; he said the council has tried to stay involved and that "the most we can hope for is that they finish up quickly." The minutes record these as resident complaints; no company or utility representative responded during the meeting and no enforcement action or formal directive is recorded.
The minutes note there were no citizens' comments on general items. Council proceeded to conduct its scheduled votes and motions after the opening remarks.
