The Public Opinion Soapbox

Wile_E · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 51

When I was growing up in State College, the Borough had a leaf collection program throughout the fall. Big "leaf-sucker" trucks would come along each week, and vacuum up the leaf piles we put out at the curb. Laughing

I went on the C-Burg borough website and found this:

Coppy · Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 2395 Location: Chambersburg

Maybe you need to pay them....

ONE MEEEEEELION DOLLARS!

AnonyMouse · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 440

I saw them picking up leaves on the north side of town along Phila Ave in the late fall, about a week before we got that early snow. I think the snow ended the process.

hanginout · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 77

The leaf pickup process in the "desireable north end" is the only area receiving attention. Must be the concentration of old $$$$$.

The rest of C'burg's leaf removal program is dependent upon a snowfall. Then the plow trucks can knock down the piles and spread them evenly along the gutter.

They might as well. I watched the boro crew removing leave along Catherine St and what a pathetic outfit. Residents rake and create piles in the street. The boro dorks take one quick swipe with a loader bucket, spread out half the pile. Then they push another 25% back onto the grass and sidewalk. Then it's time for another cigarette break.

Did you ever follow the dirt distributer on the streets of the boro? Most communities call them street sweepers, but in C'burg it's dirt distributing.
All there equipment does is move the dirt from the gutter and distributes it evenly along the roadway. That is when it can get to the gutter. Most days the machine rarely gets to the gutter. The boro hasn't thought of alternate side parking in order to facilitate sweeping. The sweeper spend more time dogging parked cars.

Mavis · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 74

The boro doesn't do alternate side parking to facilitate snow removal either.

BTW, I used to live in State College too. While there I heard that their leaf sucking machine sucked up a woman's cat -- or so she claimed!

Wile_E · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 51

fordman · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:15 am Post subject:

If anyone on hear has leaves they wish to dispose of contact me.The leaves will be composted,same goes for grass clippings come summer time.Would be very helpful if leaves/clippings are bagged...THANKS!!!