By SHANNON CAULFIELD
The Medford Sun
According to township manager Chris Schultz, there have been some delays with sanitation implementation staff and the vendor.
It was discussed during the Jan. 22 township council meeting.
“Unfortunately one of the vendor’s new vehicles had a mechanical issue and he utilized a rear load pick up in part until the vehicle is repaired and back in service,” said Schultz. “Other than that, things are appearing to be settling in.”
In addition, the township will be able to restore some limited access to the yard for drop off, according to Schultz.
Currently, they are working on the schedule and whether it will be open one day per week or split between two half days.
“In addition, the township will be notifying businesses with the 300 gallon containers with no lids, that these containers cannot be repaired and will be taken out of service,” said Schultz. “They will be replaced with 96 gallon containers per the township ordinance.”
Residents are reminded they are to call or email 24 hours prior to bulk trash collection in order to properly notify the vendor.
“Their call can assist with a more effective and efficient routing of the bulk collection,” said Schultz.
Brush collection will be making a major scheduling change come the springtime.
According to Schultz, the spring brush collection will be moved from mid-March to early May as opposed to its current schedule from February until March.
In other news, budget guidance was provided to the council, providing a time frame originally put in place by the state pertaining to the budget process.
“I will transmit my budget to council by their Feb. 5 meeting,” said Schultz. “It then should be introduced by March 15 and adopted by April 26.”
There was discussion of the Burlington County Bicycle Master Plan and the public meeting schedule.
According Schultz, the second of two meetings will be held Wednesday, Jan. 30 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Roebling Museum, located at 100 Second Ave. in Roebling.
The master plan, originally introduced in early October, would network bikeways throughout the county creating a safer environment for bikers traveling long distances.
The Cross County Connection Transportation Management Association will be partnering with Burlington County to develop the countywide Bicycle Master Plan.
Additional regular action was taken on the agenda.
The next township council meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Public Safety Building located at 91 Union Street.
