They like overtime money chestnut st look like there was no plow today

Chestnut didnt have plow chestnut between wilson an hoyt have a machine pickin up snow puttin it into truck but this has been goin on for 6 hours now because residents keep throwin snow back into street and when truck is not there the machine dumps it into a big pile on the corner of the street

It's the town responsibility to remove the snow out of the streets. It's ridiculous how the cops are quick to give people a ticket for throwing snow on the street but so slow to clean it and we have to dig our vehicles out every time the plower passe by.

Tomorrow at 7pm will be the council meeting, we should go to this meeting to figure out what's going on and why the town is not doing what they are suppose to do. We have to know where the DPW money is going.

I wouldn't be surprised if they cancel it.

I agree lets all take pics of our streets our roads our cars and all go and see what answers they can give. Yea have a meeting when kearny is still burried in snow and i bet all plows trucks machines etc are done for today

The worst part about all of this is that nobody has taken any accountability. Nothing has been posted to the Kearny town site. No message from the mayor. All we have been hearing from different sources are excuses maybe rumors since we have nothing official to rely on. First we were told plows did not come right away because they could not get through do to abandoned vehicles who neglected to adhere to the travel ban. Even if this was true in some cases, I know for a fact my block had no abandoned vehicles and yet we did not see the first loader until last night and they only did half the block and have not returned since. Then the excuse was that the trucks broke down. Really? What kind of trucks are being used? And is there not a contingency plan for this? Now the most recent one is that the hold up is because residents are throwing snow back into the street delaying the removal efforts. Someone, best choice being our mayor, needs to step up and take accountability. We need information posted on the official town site or an open letter to residents in the next edition of the observer with an apology, an explanation of what really went wrong, and a plan of action with details on how this will be prevented in the future. ( and a plan that accomplishes all of this without an increase in already excessive txs).

http://newjersey.news12.com/news/nj-department-of-transportation-stepping-in-to-help-with-newark-snow-removal-1.11383432 Kearny should consider seeking similar assistance.

All we have been hearing is excuses. First they said that there were too many abandoned cars and the plows couldn't get through. I doubt this was true. Even if it was in some cases, there are plenty streets that didn't have any abandoned cars but plows didn't show up. Then they said that their trucks broke down. Really? What kind of trucks are we relying on? Do we not have a contingency plan for this? Now they are blaming it on people throwing snow back into the street. So the best part is that aside from dropping the ball no one is taking any accountability. I think I would like to see an open letter from the mayor to the town residents in the observer this week with an apology, an explanation of what happened, and a detailed list of what is being done to prevent similar negligence in the future. (All without an increase in an already excessively high tax rate)

Mr bob that will never happen he will never explain the real reason or say he is sorry

thank you Town of Kearny for all that you are doing with this historic snowfall.

Everyone who wants to bash the workers next snow fall get out of your beds and goto the Dpw ask them if you can lend a hand see if everyone who talks so much crap can do a better job I don't wanna hear you pay taxes and they are high I also pay taxes and I've lived in town my whole life and I see a lot of the Dpw guys busting their butts to get work done with the equipment given..

If they put us on the payroll, I'm certain many will be glad to do it. But this is their job. They are the ones on the payroll and thus they have the responsibility to fulfill their obligations as civil servants. And we as town residents have the right to hold them accountable if the streets are not safe. And the solution is not us doing the job that they get paid to do. If the problem is not the workers, and instead the resources or equipment, then the management needs to be held accountable. And yes the fact that we pay txs, needs to be heard. That's what gives us our voice. No tx-tion without representation. And you are welcome to give praise. But we have to call as we see it. I, too, have been a lifelong Kearny resident but that is neither here nor there. I am sure that in what ever line of work you do, you are held accountable when you do not fulfill your job responsibilities to a certain standard. And the fact that you may have done great work prior to one incident doesn't stop you from looking at ways of improving or accepting constructive criticism on how to improve if ever you fall short. Furthermore, I'm sure that the response is not to tell your customers to do it themselves if they can do it better. It's that mentality of conformity that keeps us from evolving.

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