Mayor Richard Thomas Weekly Report — March 9, 2019
SPECIAL UPDATE: ALL GARBAGE COLLECTED WITH 4 TRUCKS!!! CONGRATS TO DPW AND MOUNT VERNON FOR WORKING TOGETHER TO KEEP OUR BELOVED CITY CLEAN!!!
The Department of Public Works accomplished a major feat — they muscled up to collect over 500 tons of trash with just 4 garbage trucks in three days!!!
Stacked vertically, that is 34 miles high — virtually high enough to reach space! Stretched out, that is long enough to go from Mount Vernon to Peekskill, NY or Perth Amboy, NJ.
This tells us two things. One we have an AMAZING DPW team! Two, we must do something about how much trash we discard as a City to become more environmentally friendly. Bottom line: expect a real “Trash Talk” on what we will do to strengthen policies around waste.
BACK ON TRACK WITH TRASH COLLECTION
For now, the inconvenience of trash piling up is somewhat behind us as parts arrive to fix broken equipment and temporary garbage truck rentals fill the gap. We still must implement previously proposed plans (over the past four years) to get affordable and reliable equipment for the Department of Public Works. It will save us money, time and frustration.
We are resuming our normal trash collection schedule except for “Recycling.” ALL Recycling — Paper, Plastic, and Cardboard — should go out on Wednesday. If we see it out on the streets between Saturday and Wednesday, we will do our best to grab it to get it out of the way because we want a clean Mount Vernon just like you.
MOUNT VERNON PROUD!!! THANK YOU DPW!!!
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