Streets and sanitation: city to replace worn street signs and double limb pickup; sanitation staff honored

Calvin Tribble presented the Laurens City streets and sanitation report and highlighted several operational items: recognition of Waste and Recycling Workers Week, a city-wide program to replace worn street signs, a temporary increase in limb-pickup capacity to address a backlog beginning tomorrow, and ongoing park maintenance.

Tribble thanked CPW's John Young for providing lunch to the department in recognition of the week. He said street signs across the city are "kind of in bad shape" and that ordered replacements will be installed "as they need to be replaced." To address the current limb backlog, he said the city will be doubling limb-collection crews beginning the next day to speed removal.

Tribble and councilors also discussed recent work removing crepe myrtles to keep utility lines clear, use of a limb loader in the field, and routine pickup scheduling tied to existing garbage routes. Mayor Wood and other councilors praised the department's maintenance work at Sanders old football field and thanked crews for keeping play areas safe.

Other operational items noted: Little River Park has a soft open (playground accessible, signage and putt-putt green pending replacement in ~2-3 weeks); splash pad shade structures are to be installed in the coming weeks; and Town Cloud will be rolled out for council agendas and attachments beginning at the next meeting.

Councilors asked for clarification on pickup dates and salary/administration questions later in the meeting; staff said pickup generally follows the existing garbage route and that specific pickup days could not be provided at the meeting. The department committed to providing schedule details where possible.

The report was largely informational; no formal action was taken on the operational items during the meeting.