Trash Pickup

[fl boomer]

We were told to have our trash out by 6AM this morning if we normally had trash pickup on Monday. They normally pick ours up between 7 - 8 AM, but have not picked up today as promised. Has anyone had trash pickup today that is normally scheduled for Mondays???

I had to chase 8 - 10 crows away from our white kitchen bag this morning, and ended up putting it under our black garbage bag to keep them from having Breakfast.

[Wiotte]

Not picked up yet here in Osceola.

[CWGUY]

We were told to have our trash out by 6AM this morning if we normally had trash pickup on Monday. They normally pick ours up between 7 - 8 AM, but have not picked up today as promised. Has anyone had trash pickup today that is normally scheduled for Mondays???

I had to chase 8 - 10 crows away from our white kitchen bag this morning, and ended up putting it under our black garbage bag to keep them from having Breakfast.
Did you try to call the number that is listed on the bottom left of your bill? (QUESTIONS ABOUT SANITATION PICKUP)

If not and you're still waiting for an answer I'll give it an educated guess. Maybe
they are picking up the normal route for Tues. first and then going to pick up Monday's route. Think that may be possible? Just a guess on my part.

I have Tues.& Fri. pickup and mine was picked up today. I would like to add that I think the G-men do a GREAT job!:thumbup:

[graciegirl]

Ours was picked up this morning but doing some errands and checking on friends makes me realize that many, many, many times the amount of stuff is waiting at most everyone's curb, so things may be off schedule because of the daunting amount of pick up. Huge piles of branches and palm fronds are sitting along the edge of most everyone's driveway, especially in the parts north of 466.

[CWGUY]

Ours was picked up this morning but doing some errands and checking on friends makes me realize that many, many, many times the amount of stuff is waiting at most everyone's curb, so things may be off schedule because of the daunting amount of pick up. Huge piles of branches and palm fronds are sitting along the edge of most everyone's driveway, especially in the parts north of 466.

:thumbup: Info. on yard waste pick up:

Date: 9/12/2017


Yard & Tree Debris

To assist with debris cleanup, please move all of your yard debris as close to the road as you can. Please use caution to avoid all utility boxes and water meters when stacking the debris. While a timeline has not yet been finalized, crews will begin collecting debris that is placed at the edge of the road. This collection will be in place of your normal yard waste collection day. We appreciate your patience while this work is completed. If you have any questions, please contact District Customer Service at (352) 753-4508.

[electricblue]

Just picked up in Gilchrist..

[rubicon]

Waste management here has been nothing short of extraordinary for the 11 years we have lived here. These people do the impossible;albeit it may take them a little longer.

Personal Best Regards:

[Wiotte]

Waste management here has been nothing short of extraordinary for the 11 years we have lived here. These people do the impossible;albeit it may take them a little longer.



Personal Best Regards:



I see nothing extraordinary about trash pickup here or any other place we have lived.
I do remember needing a washing machine picked up. I propped the lid with a six pack of Heineken, they picked it up that morning.

[rubicon]

I see nothing extraordinary about trash pickup here or any other place we have lived.
I do remember needing a washing machine picked up. I propped the lid with a six pack of Heineken, they picked it up that morning.

Careful Wiote you never want to offend a chef/cook or the waste management people:D

ou know the difference between a chef and a cook? a chef doesn't do dishes.

Personal Best Regards:

[Bob3302]

Still waiting in both Labelle North and South

[Wiotte]

No pickup yet in Osceola. My next door neighbor brought his back in.
I'm about to put out another bag.

[coffeebean]

I called the number for the garbage pick up. A message said if your trash is not picked up on your regular day, take it in and put it out on your next regular trash pick up day. Message also said they are overwhelmed post storm so please bear with them.

[Wiotte]

I called the number for the garbage pick up. A message said if your trash is not picked up on your regular day, take it in and put it out on your next regular trash pick up day. Message also said they are overwhelmed post storm so please bear with them.



All they needed to do was start 3 hours earlier and work 3 hours later and poof, all trash picked up. Being overwhelmed is not a good excuse. They reneged on their statement from yesterday.

[pooh]

Trash not picked up yet, but not a problem to pick it up and put in the garage later if I have to. The trash company here is great and today they are working despite the fact that the crews might have problems with their homes or yards because of the storm...if you're complaining, cut them some slack please.

[Polar Bear]

...Being overwhelmed is not a good excuse...
Ehhh. Considering Irma, it works for me.

[pooh]

Ehhh. Considering Irma, it works for me.
Works for me, too.

[Fredster]

Ehhh. Considering Irma, it works for me.

I agree, it is only about 24 hours since a major hurricane
went through and people are concerned that there garbage may be picked up a day late!
We should all be thankful, they don't have to come
by and pick up the remains of our homes.

[Wiotte]

All they needed to do was start 3 hours earlier and work 3 hours later and poof, all trash picked up. Being overwhelmed is not a good excuse. They reneged on their statement from yesterday.



I brought it back in. [emoji19]

[vintageogauge]

I was told at 4:30 that Fenney would be picked up even into the evening, almost 9:00 PM still waiting.

[Bogie Shooter]

All they needed to do was start 3 hours earlier and work 3 hours later and poof, all trash picked up. Being overwhelmed is not a good excuse. They reneged on their statement from yesterday.

Really?

[MikeV]

Still in the driveway.


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[CWGUY]

Still in the driveway.


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:what:You are? Are you going to sleep there?

[Wiotte]

Really?



Really.

[MikeV]

:what:You are? Are you going to sleep there?



Charlotte. Yes we will sleep here. The wife sprayed all the bags with Lysol.


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[Wiotte]

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[fl boomer]

Trash and recyclables just picked up in marion county portion of the villages!

[cmj1210]

I called the number for the garbage pick up. A message said if your trash is not picked up on your regular day, take it in and put it out on your next regular trash pick up day. Message also said they are overwhelmed post storm so please bear with them.



They came first thing this morning after I brought it in last night. [emoji35]


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[CWGUY]

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[Trayderjoe]

We brought ours in last night, but put it out around 6 AM this morning. Trash was picked up around 9:30 AM (We are in Mallory Square). Note that they will NOT be picking up yard waste for a while, so it may sit at the end of the driveway.............

[CWGUY]

We brought ours in last night, but put it out around 6 AM this morning. Trash was picked up around 9:30 AM (We are in Mallory Square). Note that they will NOT be picking up yard waste for a while, so it may sit at the end of the driveway.............

:ohdear: The official info:

Debris Removal - UPDATED 9/12/2017 6:30 p.m.

As the District continues to assess the community for storm related damages, debris removal is scheduled to begin throughout The Villages along both the roadways and from residential property. All storm related debris should be placed curbside on residential property, but not in roadways. To allow residents adequate time to assess needs and prepare debris on their personal property, debris removal is scheduled to begin on Friday, September 15, 2017. The debris hauler, CrowderGulf, will pick up debris in marked vehicles beginning at 7:00 a.m. and will work until approximately 7:30 p.m. When stacking debris, please use caution to avoid any electrical boxes or water meters.
In a community the size of The Villages, please understand that this process will take time. Once CrowderGulf has serviced your area, you will resume yard waste collection on your normally scheduled day. Normal yard waste collection service will not resume in your area until it has been serviced by the debris hauler, CrowderGulf.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the District Customer Service Center at (352) 753-4508.


:coolsmiley: Less than 48 hours from now.

[billethkid]

I called the trash number yesterday afternoon.
She said they were doing double pickkups and would be late.
She said it could be late like 8 PM or so.....or maybe not at all.

It is still out there. Tomorrow is the normal pick up day so we shall see.

[scrapple]

In Poinciana, we are still waiting for trash pickup. I don't really wanna bring mine back inside...I think the dead armadillo will be getting a little over done.

[Bogie Shooter]

I put mine on tues am, was picked up this morning (Wed).
And guess what......THE SKY NEVER FELL!
Relax people.

[charmed59]

Mine was picked up 15 minutes ago. They are coming...

[Wiotte]

When trash is not picked up, NYC 1981
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170913/06dbc72c24efcdc6ad256a59176775c5.jpg

[Bogie Shooter]

Poor comparison....................

[Wiotte]

Poor comparison....................



It's a lampoon BS.

[coffeebean]

We brought ours in last night, but put it out around 6 AM this morning. Trash was picked up around 9:30 AM (We are in Mallory Square). Note that they will NOT be picking up yard waste for a while, so it may sit at the end of the driveway.............

I'm in Mallory and our trash was picked up on schedule yesterday (Tuesday after the storm).

[coffeebean]

When trash is not picked up, NYC 1981
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170913/06dbc72c24efcdc6ad256a59176775c5.jpg

If I recall correctly, that was strike conditions. I visited NYC during that time. Not a very nice smell!

[jeriteri]

I would say that the trash and recycle will be picked up, if not on your first day of the week, it will be on your second day.

[HogPilot]

The Village of Collier: Yard waste pickup scheduled for Wed not picked up yet. Its now Thursday. Trash and recycle were picked up Tuesday morning as scheduled.

Update 9/21/2017: Our village regularly scheduled yard waste pick up is Wednesday. No pickup yet. Its been over a week.

[Trayderjoe]

The Village of Collier: Yard waste pickup scheduled for Wed not picked up yet. Its now Thursday. Trash and recycle were picked up Tuesday morning as scheduled.

Recycle was picked up this morning as normal, and I was surprised to see another trash pickup today (our normal pickup day here in Mallory) after it was taken yesterday.

It was announced that yard waste will not be picked up for a while as crews were focused on removing storm damaged waste. Not sure when the yard waste will be picked up. We should all have patience with the yard waste pickups.......

[Bogie Shooter]

The Village of Collier: Yard waste pickup scheduled for Wed not picked up yet. Its now Thursday. Trash and recycle were picked up Tuesday morning as scheduled.
FROM Village Community Development Districts (http://WWW.DISTRICTGOV.ORG) WEB SITE

To allow residents adequate time to assess needs and prepare debris on their personal property, debris removal is scheduled to begin on Friday, September 15, 2017.* The debris hauler, CrowderGulf, will pick up debris in marked vehicles beginning at 7:00 a.m. and will work until approximately 7:30 p.m. When stacking debris, please use caution to avoid any electrical boxes or water meters.*
In a community the size of The Villages, please understand that this process will take time.* Once CrowderGulf has serviced your area, you will resume yard waste collection on your normally scheduled day.* Normal yard waste collection service will not resume in your area until it has been serviced by the debris hauler, CrowderGulf.

[scrapple]

FROM Village Community Development Districts (http://WWW.DISTRICTGOV.ORG) WEB SITE

To allow residents adequate time to assess needs and prepare debris on their personal property, debris removal is scheduled to begin on Friday, September 15, 2017.* The debris hauler, CrowderGulf, will pick up debris in marked vehicles beginning at 7:00 a.m. and will work until approximately 7:30 p.m. When stacking debris, please use caution to avoid any electrical boxes or water meters.*
In a community the size of The Villages, please understand that this process will take time.* Once CrowderGulf has serviced your area, you will resume yard waste collection on your normally scheduled day.* Normal yard waste collection service will not resume in your area until it has been serviced by the debris hauler, CrowderGulf.

I understand the debris removal was supposed to start Friday; I wonder if anyone has seen them? In my travels around TV, I have not seen any evidence of debris removal. Has anyone else noticed them in your area?

[CWGUY]

FROM Village Community Development Districts (http://WWW.DISTRICTGOV.ORG) WEB SITE

To allow residents adequate time to assess needs and prepare debris on their personal property, debris removal is scheduled to begin on Friday, September 15, 2017.* The debris hauler, CrowderGulf, will pick up debris in marked vehicles beginning at 7:00 a.m. and will work until approximately 7:30 p.m. When stacking debris, please use caution to avoid any electrical boxes or water meters.*
In a community the size of The Villages, please understand that this process will take time.* Once CrowderGulf has serviced your area, you will resume yard waste collection on your normally scheduled day.* Normal yard waste collection service will not resume in your area until it has been serviced by the debris hauler, CrowderGulf.

:rolleyes:WOW! It sure would be nice if the District Gov. had a web site and passed on all the important information to us. I guess until they do we can get all our information and misinformation right here.
:shocked: Oh! They do have one.
:posting: And anyone can sign up at : VCDD e-Notifications Sign Up (http://www.districtgov.org/newsletter/newsletter.aspx) :thumbup:

[Regor]

I wonder why they can't have an area in the parking lots of the rec centers where residents can take their yard waste, until things get back to normal.

The people picking up the Irma debris, could then just go to the large piles and use an end loader or something and put it into dump trucks and not have to drive around the neighborhoods and make thousands of stops. Of course some people wouldn't be able to do this, but if enough people would, it sure seems a lot more cost effective.

[Mikeod]

I understand the debris removal was supposed to start Friday; I wonder if anyone has seen them? In my travels around TV, I have not seen any evidence of debris removal. Has anyone else noticed them in your area?

Someone reported in a different thread that there was a large truck with a grabber arm collecting debris along Morse south of 466.

[Mimivillager]

We saw the truck on 466 beside the Lutheran church on Sunday Morning picking up debris

[Madelaine Amee]

I don't ever complain about trash pick-up in TV. I came from a town that had a town dump and you had to take your own trash and waste to the dump, then separate it all the time fighting off flies and wild cats and trying not to inhale the acrid burning smell from the incinerator .... you get the picture! It's part of living gracefully in the country!

I love our trash pickup.:pepper2:

[scrapple]

Someone reported in a different thread that there was a large truck with a grabber arm collecting debris along Morse south of 466.

It would be nice to hear a first hand account of someone seeing one of the "marked trucks" somewhere around here. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, but I have not yet seen the evidence of debris removal.

[champion6]

Article on front page of today's DS says contractor started in Marion County and is working its way south. Additional details in article.

[billethkid]

The contractor obviously does not have many trucks or crews.
And their contract must be by the day.

Very unlike TV to allow trash piles to sit around for weeks at a time.

Maybe the younger management members (not family) do not share the same sense of urgency as we have become expectant of based on past performances.

[graciegirl]

The contractor obviously does not have many trucks or crews.
And their contract must be by the day.

Very unlike TV to allow trash piles to sit around for weeks at a time.

Maybe the younger management members (not family) do not share the same sense of urgency as we have become expectant of based on past performances.

It isn't yet two weeks until Monday. It is a very unusual and wide spread event.

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News and Information
Severe Weather Recovery - UPDATED 9/18/2017
As the District continues to assess damages caused by Hurricane Irma, we are happy to announce that almost all facilities are now open.* As the safety of residents of The Villages community and District staff remain our top priority, please understand that storm recovery and clean-up will remain an ongoing process.*
•*Irrigation will continue to run along common areas and roadways to lower the water levels in water retention areas.* You may also see water being emptied through fire hydrants as we attempt to lower water levels.*
•*Please continue to avoid all unnecessary potable water use in your home as it must be treated at the sewer treatment plants.* This includes flushing toilets, running washing machines, etc.* This effluent waste water must be treated at the sewer plants and it is important that we reserve capacity and energy to provide a faster recovery.* This conservation also assists us with the storage limitation issue now associated with this treated reclaimed water.*

Recreation Information
•*The following recreation centers are still closed:* Moyer and Hilltop.
•*All swimming pools have re-opened.
•*The following areas will remain closed until further notice:
o*Paradise Dog Park
o*Paradise Archery Range
o*Paradise Park
o*Veterans’ Memorial Park
o*Schwartz & Boone Parks
o*Lake Mira Mar
o*Mark Twain Library
o*Rio Grande Air Gun Range
o*Live Oaks Park
o*Sharon Rose Wiechens Preserve
o*Fenney Nature Trail
o*Moyer Recreation Center – includes the swimming pool & all outdoor facilities

Community Watch & Gate Information
•*Community Watch placed the gate arms back on the staffed gates on Wednesday, September 13th.* Due to the amount of large trucks and equipment traveling the community to remove debris, gate arms will NOT be added back to un-staffed gates.* If you approach a gate where the gate arm has been removed, please use extreme caution and make sure to stop before proceeding.

Golf Information
•*All golf courses will remain closed until further notice.* The courses will be evaluated daily and we will provide additional information as it is available.*
•*For your safety, please do not walk on any of the golf courses as there is still a lot of debris and dangerous areas.* Your safety comes first!
•*Men’s & Ladies Days are cancelled for Tuesday, September 19th and Wednesday, September 20th.

Tunnel Information – the following tunnels are still closed.* For your safety, please do NOT attempt to enter these tunnels and adhere to all directional signage.
•*Tunnel B7 – located under Buena Vista Boulevard at the Saddlebrook Recreation Center (this tunnel was closed for repairs prior to Hurricane Irma)
•*Tunnel B23 – located under Buena Vista Boulevard just north of Evans Prairie Country Club
•*Bridge located across US Hwy 441 – the bridge located over US Hwy 441 from Spanish Springs to Orange Blossom Gardens and Silver Lake
We will continue to post updates and information as they become available.* Facilities will only be re-opened after it has been determined that the area and facilities are safe to do so.* We greatly appreciate your understanding and patience.* Please continue to check Village Community Development Districts (http://www.DistrictGov.org) for additional updates and information.*
Information Provided by Lady Lake Police Department
Post storm, temporary, escorted golf cart access to cross 27/441 at Boone Gate was provided to residents whose only mode of transportation was a golf cart.* The sole purpose was to safely, and legally, enable those residents to obtain essential supplies as an emergency relief when no other option was available.** The temporary escorted access is no longer being provided.* Florida State Statutes prohibit golf carts from crossing 27/441.* Crossing a highway is illegal and unsafe.** Please remember that if an emergency exists you can call 911 for assistance.*
Debris Removal
As the District continues to assess the community for storm related damages, debris removal is scheduled to begin throughout The Villages along both the roadways and from residential property.*
All storm related yard debris should be placed curbside on residential property, but not in roadways.* Please do NOT place debris in plastic bags.* It may be un-bagged or in paper biodegradable bags.*
To allow residents adequate time to assess needs and prepare debris on their personal property, debris removal is scheduled to begin on Friday, September 15, 2017.* The debris hauler, CrowderGulf, will pick up debris in marked vehicles beginning at 7:00 a.m. and will work until approximately 7:30 p.m. When stacking debris, please use caution to avoid any electrical boxes or water meters.*
In a community the size of The Villages, please understand that this process will take time.* Once CrowderGulf has serviced your area, you will resume yard waste collection on your normally scheduled day.* Normal yard waste collection service will not resume in your area until it has been serviced by the debris hauler, CrowderGulf.**
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the District Customer Service Center at (352) 753-4508.
*

[Bogie Shooter]

The contractor obviously does not have many trucks or crews.
And their contract must be by the day.

Very unlike TV to allow trash piles to sit around for weeks at a time.

Maybe the younger management members (not family) do not share the same sense of urgency as we have become expectant of based on past performances.

when we were a lot smaller.
Maybe the contractor is spread thin with all the problems thru out the state.

[dbussone]

Article on front page of today's DS says contractor started in Marion County and is working its way south. Additional details in article.



The contractor is working for FEMA, not The Villages.


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[billethkid]

Around 1:30 this afternoon a very large dump truck followed by a huge claw front loader came into Bridgeport at Lake Miona and did a u turn in front of the mail station and then left.

No pick up here yet. Tomorrow is our regularly scheduled yard waste pick up. May not have any effect on the contracted work.
We shall see.

[coffeebean]

It would be nice to hear a first hand account of someone seeing one of the "marked trucks" somewhere around here. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, but I have not yet seen the evidence of debris removal.
I can confirm this. I saw a large truck with a grabber arm picking up debris on Morse. That was in the area between Caroline and Mallory. I drove past the area today and the large pile of debris is gone but the area that was under the pile still looks trashed with smaller debris. This company is not doing the "fine" clean up. I guess that will be up to the regular landscape companies to bring The Villages back to its pre-storm pristine condition.

There is a lot of smaller debris (mostly small leaves) that litter the gutters along the main roadways. I'm assuming it will be up to the home owner's lawn companies to blow those leaves and do clean up. Is that a reasonable assumption?

[scrapple]

It's good that somebody is starting to remove all the branches. I saw the paper said the contractor was starting up in Marion county first
They have a lot of work ahead of them.

[graciegirl]

It's good that somebody is starting to remove all the branches. I saw the paper said the contractor was starting up in Marion county first
They have a lot of work ahead of them.

Fema appears to work much slower than our wonderful CDD government. I do so like the way things work in The Villages and I am such a fan of the Morse family.

I don't have a lot of patience with those who don't have a lot of patience. This too will pass and ...


Not one villager was harmed. Thank God.

[JoMar]

The contractor obviously does not have many trucks or crews.
And their contract must be by the day.

Very unlike TV to allow trash piles to sit around for weeks at a time.

Maybe the younger management members (not family) do not share the same sense of urgency as we have become expectant of based on past performances.

Another post that blames the Developer....getting old. We had a hurricane go through and the Developer and the District are working through FEMA to make sure we, as residents, don't get the bill. FEMA makes those rules. Of course you could have given is more details on what the Developer or District did the last time a storm of Irma's magnitude went through The Villages, that might have have helped us understand what your expectations are. Oh yeah, never had a storm this widespread go through.

[CWGUY]

The contractor obviously does not have many trucks or crews.
And their contract must be by the day.

Very unlike TV to allow trash piles to sit around for weeks at a time.

Maybe the younger management members (not family) do not share the same sense of urgency as we have become expectant of based on past performances.

:loco: Now why didn't I think of that???? No golf.....count trucks and crew. REALLY? :cryin2:

:rolleyes: There are other posters who are pi$$ed they don't know where the trucks are .... could someone that's counting the trucks please tell them.:wave: Thank you.

[coffeebean]

Another post that blames the Developer....getting old. We had a hurricane go through and the Developer and the District are working through FEMA to make sure we, as residents, don't get the bill. FEMA makes those rules. Of course you could have given is more details on what the Developer or District did the last time a storm of Irma's magnitude went through The Villages, that might have have helped us understand what your expectations are. Oh yeah, never had a storm this widespread go through.

As I understand this, FEMA is doing the clean up so we, the residents, don't have to pay the regular crews for working overtime.

Just wondering......what are the regular landscape crews doing while FEMA is doing the clean up of The Villages? I haven't seen any of the regular crews at all. I'm referring to the people who do the planting, cutting the lawns and blowing debris, putting down the pine straw, etc....... just the regular maintenance to keep our community looking so beautiful. Are these people out of work right now while FEMA is doing the clean up?

[dillywho]

As I understand this, FEMA is doing the clean up so we, the residents, don't have to pay the regular crews for working overtime.

Just wondering......what are the regular landscape crews doing while FEMA is doing the clean up of The Villages? I haven't seen any of the regular crews at all. I'm referring to the people who do the planting, cutting the lawns and blowing debris, putting down the pine straw, etc....... just the regular maintenance to keep our community looking so beautiful. Are these people out of work right now while FEMA is doing the clean up?

We got our hurricane debris picked up this morning:a040:.

It looks like many of the regular crews are working the usual planting, etc. along some of the ways (El Camino for one). The hurricane debris is still along El Camino. I didn't ask who was who, so I could be wrong about who is doing what looked like the regular stuff.

[dillywho]

:loco: Now why didn't I think of that???? No golf.....count trucks and crew. REALLY? :cryin2:

:rolleyes: There are other posters who are pi$$ed they don't know where the trucks are .... could someone that's counting the trucks please tell them.:wave: Thank you.

The Villages is not the same little small town that it was in 2004 and 2005. The hurricanes then just mostly dumped water on us. This baby was massive with massive damage. It may have been destruction within a few hours, but it will be MUCH longer than that for cleanup....especially the square mileage now as compared to those days.

We have had our hurricane debris out since we were first told to have it there; what, a week ago? They were here this morning. Even if we had to wait another week or whatever, at least we didn't have to figure out a way to haul it off ourselves! Thanks guys! :bigbow:

I think less complaining and more patience just might go a long way. Maybe this is a wakeup call about 'instant gratification'. I don't think anyone's debris is more important for cleanup than another's.

Good post, btw, CWGUY. :coolsmiley:

[graciegirl]

As I understand this, FEMA is doing the clean up so we, the residents, don't have to pay the regular crews for working overtime.

Just wondering......what are the regular landscape crews doing while FEMA is doing the clean up of The Villages? I haven't seen any of the regular crews at all. I'm referring to the people who do the planting, cutting the lawns and blowing debris, putting down the pine straw, etc....... just the regular maintenance to keep our community looking so beautiful. Are these people out of work right now while FEMA is doing the clean up?

Well my guess is that they are doing triage, in other words addressing things more dangerous, such as ground instability and removing huge trees that have fallen and checking to see that no electrical wires have been displaced. I see them working everywhere. They were taking apart a huge oak that fell next to Laurel Manor Rec center a couple of days ago. There were at least eight of them and it looked like an all day job. I know that part of the front structure of Laurel Manor also blew off. I imagine they are carefully seeing that nothing would be dangerous for us Villagers to enter or to use or to drive near.

[bagboy]

Ive seen the landscaping crews (Brightview) out cleaning many areas including the debris from tunnels and the MMPs. They are the workers putting the debris in piles for easier removal by the crews working from north to south.

[coffeebean]

We got our hurricane debris picked up this morning:a040:.

It looks like many of the regular crews are working the usual planting, etc. along some of the ways (El Camino for one). The hurricane debris is still along El Camino. I didn't ask who was who, so I could be wrong about who is doing what looked like the regular stuff.

I haven't seen any regular crew on the roadways. There is really planting going on while hurricane debris is still needing to be cleaned up. I'm sort of surprised by that.

[coffeebean]

Good to know our regular crews are working to make pick up easier for the FEMA crews. Someone up thread said they saw crews planting. Again.....that sort of surprises me when there is so much more clean up that needs to be done.

[graciegirl]

As I understand this, FEMA is doing the clean up so we, the residents, don't have to pay the regular crews for working overtime.

Just wondering......what are the regular landscape crews doing while FEMA is doing the clean up of The Villages? I haven't seen any of the regular crews at all. I'm referring to the people who do the planting, cutting the lawns and blowing debris, putting down the pine straw, etc....... just the regular maintenance to keep our community looking so beautiful. Are these people out of work right now while FEMA is doing the clean up?

The problem is not limited to our area, read this;

Hurricane Irma debris: Removal could take weeks, officials urge patience - Orlando Sentinel (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange/os-hurricane-irma-debris-removal-begins-20170913-story.html)

[CWGUY]

The contractor obviously does not have many trucks or crews.
And their contract must be by the day.

Very unlike TV to allow trash piles to sit around for weeks at a time.

Maybe the younger management members (not family) do not share the same sense of urgency as we have become expectant of based on past performances.

:read:

e-Notification
Subject: Administrative Message - Special Notification to All Newsletter Subscribers
Date: 9/22/2017

Debris Collection Update 9/22/17 3:45 p.m.

As units of local government, the Village Community Development Districts are eligible for reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for storm debris collection resulting from Hurricane Irma. Each of the Districts located in The Villages have a contract in place with a FEMA approved debris hauler, Crowder Gulf, Inc.

Residents were advised that debris collection would begin on September 15, 2017 and that all storm related debris should be placed curbside on residential property, but not in roadways, and to not place debris in plastic bags. Please also refrain from placing debris on your driveway or in front of storm drain inlets or electrical boxes.

Crowder Gulf, Inc. is collecting debris 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. until approximately 7:30 p.m. The contractor will complete one collection throughout The Villages community which is anticipated to take three more weeks for a community that is 44 square miles.

The initial collection began in Village Community Development Districts (VCDD) No. 3 and 4 with concentration on residential streets.

• The collection in VCDD No. 3 is 95 % complete.
• The collection in VCDD No. 4 began on the east side of Buena Vista which is scheduled to be completed September 22nd. The portion of VCDD No. 4 on the west side of Buena Vista will begin on September 23rd until completed.
• The collection for VCDD No. 2 will be conducted west to east following the completion of collection in VCDD No. 4.
• The collection in the Lady Lake/Lake County portion of The Villages began September 22nd. Once that area is complete, the contractor will begin work in VCDD No. 1.

Due to severity of storm related damage throughout the State of Florida, Crowder Gulf, Inc. is working with the resources that they currently have available. The District government is working with the contractor to obtain additional local resources to expedite debris collection.

The District government has stopped regular yard waste collection until storm related debris has been collected from your residential areas. Any residual debris left following pick-up by Crowder Gulf, Inc. should be included in your regular yard waste collection.

Please stay tuned to Village Community Development Districts (http://www.DistrictGov.org) as the collection process progresses in the community and additional updates are available. Please contact District Customer Service at 352-753-4508 if you have any additional questions.

[jnieman]

Good to know our regular crews are working to make pick up easier for the FEMA crews. Someone up thread said they saw crews planting. Again.....that sort of surprises me when there is so much more clean up that needs to be done.

I called the Villages Waste Management for a large pickup of a grill and while I was on the phone she said the Villages regular crew won't be doing the normal (for us Wednesday) debris pickup that the Villages hired a private contractor to do it. It is a huge job. I've also noticed they are not doing mowing in certain areas where there are large piles of debris.

[jsw14]

I hope I'm home when the Trash is picked-up. I just might take a Video of it.....

http://tinypic.com/m/jr5ob7/3