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Mayor Skibitsky Post-Sandy Update: Friday, Nov. 30

All hands are “on deck” as crews work 6 days a week on both sides of Town, rain or shine, Skibitsky states.

The following message from Westfield Mayor Andy Skibitsky can be found on the Town of Westfield's website: 

Hurricane Sandy Recovery Update: 

The Town’s recovery efforts in the wake of Superstorm Sandy continue. The Town is currently conducting a one-time town wide curbside cleanup of storm related organic debris, such branches and twigs, simultaneous with the collection of leaves. All hands are “on deck” as crews work 6 days a week on both sides of Town, rain or shine.  To further expedite efforts, the Town has leased additional heavy equipment that increases collection and transportation capacity.


In order for our crews to systematically clear all the debris from the 380 municipal roadways, they are working in the same patterned sequence as in leaf collection.  A map of the Leaf Collection Zones is available on the Town’s website, leaf collection zones. Zones 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9 have been completed.  Crews have a small area in the vicinity of Maye St. and Maple St. in Zone 4 to complete and will then move to Zone 5.  The crews working in Zone 10 are in the area of Landsdowne Ave. and the Boulevard and Ayliffe Ave. and the Boulevard. 10. The time it is taking to pick up the debris is evidence of the sheer magnitude of the task at hand - there is a massive volume of debris.

Please remember that this clean up is for organic debris such as loose branches and twigs. Due to the limitations of the town’s equipment and means of disposal, it does not include entire trees or tree trunks from private property. It remains the responsibility of private property owners to arrange for the disposal of trees from their own properties.
 

The Conservation Center will be open on Saturday and Sunday, December 1 and 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents do not need a permit to bring storm debris or leaves to the Center.


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karen egert June 14, 2013 at 03:01 pm
Apparently Mr. Common Sense you were not at the Board meeting because if you were you would knowRead More that it was clearly outlined that all decisions and reporting of this police officer will be from the police department -- not the school. So are you saying that Lucy Biegler is now the new spokeswoman ? You said she is calling out the position for what it REALLY is ? The discrepancy in outlined roles and the vagueness of this position is reason enough to question it. Ofcourse you have an opinion , but because our children will be directly affected I think our concerns should be heavily weighed . .
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A.John Blake June 19, 2013 at 06:22 am
I have no problem with a policeman in school. His ability to carry a gun is no different on schoolRead More property than elsewhere. Let us make sure we all understand that the man is a policeman, not a counselor. I think the idea that the children will be safer is absurd. Cameras in every public area in every school, monitored by the police ,would probably provide better surveillance. I object to any understanding between the Board and the Town which creates a hybrid officer who is required to act differently in school than he does on the street. In the past, the police have been hobbled by "arrangements" between the then BOE and the Town that the police would not enter the schools without permission. Investigations would not be conducted until the Board had finished its investigation. A "safe haven" had been created. This is wrong. In school, the children knew they didn't have to worry about police and acted accordingly. This is wrong. If the people want a policeman in school, let him be a policeman. Let him act as he does on the street. He is not a trained counselor . Don't think he will solve children's problems. At the moment, I don't think the entire picture has been given to us. I cannot believe there is not some writing between Dr.Dolan and the WPD which outlines the authority of each towards one another and over the SRO. I don't believe the BOE is about to allow the " fox into the hen house" without promises that restrict the policeman. I oppose any restriction of a policeman in the performance of his duty. I do not want to see the return of the "arrangements" of the past. The BOE and the Town must provide us with the full agreement or we should dismiss the thought of a SRO.