Councilman calls out DPW, demands better communication from management on service delays

Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Cohen is calling on the Department of Public Works to do better when it comes to collection services.

Cohen wants managment to to create a communication plan to share updates when it comes to delays in service.

RECYCLING... FED UP WITH D-P-W'S LACK OF TIMELY PICKUP ---ZEKE COHEN IS DEMAINDED BETTERACTION FROM DEPARTMENTMANAGEMENT --- INCLUDING AMORE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONSYSTEM.

WMAR 2 NEWS' DAVEDETLING IS IN THE BAYVIEWCOMMUNITY ON THE CITY'S EASTSITE WITH A LOOK AT THESITUATION THERE.Baltimoreans, they are fed upwith the lack were slow pick upof trash and recycling.Theyincluding recycling mixed inwith garbage.

They say if DPWcanneeds to better communicate.About two-and-half weeks,three weeks.

NEIGHBORS IN TBAYVIEW COMMUNITY IN EASTBALTIMORE ARE TAKING OUT THEIRRECYCLINGGOOD ON ITWILL EMPTY THE RECEPTICLESSOMETIME TODAY.

AS WEREPORTED THEREIN TIMELY PICKUP.

TAXPAYERSSAY THEY FRUSTRATED.Absolutely.

I mean, I haveeverything piling Up inside bythe house the house.

Itridiculous, caround because if I leave itoutside, itsoaked with rain and then howam I going to leave it outthere?

ANOTHER PROBLEMEFFORT JUST TO HAVE RECYLBLESPICKED UPPUTTING ITEMS IN THE TRASH,RATHER THAN SEPARATING.

Inoticed people doing that justto get it out of the house.Trash.

Having recycling layingoutside of peoplean undetermined amount of timeis just completelyunacceptable.

WORKING FORCONSTITUENTS AND OTHERSEXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEBALTIMORE CITY COUNCILMAN ZEKECOHEN IS CALLING OUT DPW.

IN ALETTER TO THE DEPARTMENTACTING DIRECTORIF THEREIN SERVICESRELAY THE MESSAGE IN ADVANCESO COMMUNITIES CAN BETTERPREPARE.

I do not think itgood enough to keep saying,weworking on it.//They are juHass to be open and clearcommunication.

Itenough to just continue huntthe issue.

DPW TELLS WMAR 2NEWS IT IS CONSISTANTLYUPDATING COMMUNITIESITMEDIA PLATFORMS. TAXPAYERSFEEL DIFFERENTLY.

THEY SAY ATEXT ALERT SYSTEM MIGHT BE ABETTER WAY TO COMMUNICATE.

Letus know,’hey weissues with the trash,“ soIor my recycles just sittingthere and I have no idea whatgoing on.

OTHERS SAY THNOT WAITING ON DPW.

I have anSUV SUV so so I take therecycling up to the CitizenSt., Station and Isome neighbors recycling onthe way and you know, iteasy Peezy lemon squeezy.

Itan easy fix.

And again, mostpeople we spoke to, whether ahomeowner or a renter, saythesituation but they are tiredof the excuses.

They simplyWant DPW to pick up trash orrecyclables on the dayspromised.

In the BayviewCommunity, dave Detling, WMAR2 NEWS.COLLEGES ARE ABOUT TO KICK OFFTHE FALL SEMESTER ..

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