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Onancock council directs manager to draft ordinance removing prescriptive chipping schedule
Summary
Council directed the town manager to prepare a proposed ordinance amendment to remove specific yard-debris and chipping-schedule language from the town code and to bring back an administrative policy for an alternating-area chipping schedule after public input.
Public works staff described the staffing burden of the town's monthly chipping schedule — citing an updated estimate of 48–64 staff hours per month (about 768 hours per year) — and said the town's chipper is undersized for current volumes. Staff proposed dividing the town into two service areas, each served every other month, and noted that enforcing existing limits would be part of any change.
Council debated enforcement, seasonality, equipment reliability and communication needs and directed the town manager to prepare a proposed ordinance amendment removing specific yard debris and chipping-schedule requirements from the town code and to return with a proposed administrative schedule (alternating areas) and public-hearing materials. "We need a lot of public relations, a lot of communication," the mayor said, and councilors emphasized public outreach before any ordinance change.
