What Does It Matter If The Debris and Mud Remains Untouched?

 

It has been 4 days since the water main break a few feet below South 4th Street sent water streaming to Warren, along with dirt, silt, pebbles, rocks and debris.  4 days later and DPW hasn't bothered to remove what remains on the streets and sidewalks and what pedestrians are forced to step on:  Mud, dirt, pebbles, debris.  If DPW has done any cleanup since Sunday, they've done very little.

You'd think that Robert Perry would be sure to get as much of the debris off of the streets and sidewalks as possible so that the next storm doesn't send it into his sewer system.  At Monday's Common Council meeting, he told us about the issues that silt and debris cause in the water plant after heavy rains.  "Oh, woe is we."  But there it is, untouched on 4th and on Warren, waiting to be washed away by rain, which is on the way soon.  Does Mr. Perry choose not to remove the debris or is he unable to get it done?

I saw a few DPW Water Department workers at 4th and Warren today attending to a water valve.  They had no interest in removing any of the debris on the ground surrounding them.