On this warm fall day in Sharpstown, neighbor Hope Bartel is digging into a new project.
“Basically, we took out all the dead grass and weeds,” she said. “God willing, the seeds take, kind of a wildflower meadow.”
A big project means a big clean up and she says when it was time for pick up, service was unpredictable. “I don’t like leaving my trash standing out for a whole week waiting for it to get picked up,” Bartel said.“The driver shortage is affecting our ability to provide timely service,” Mark Wilfalk said.“If your yard waste service is traditionally on a Monday, because of the delays we’re encountering with the absence and shortages of employees that collection may occur on Wednesday or Saturday,” he explained.
Wilfalk said 11 key people recently left, and they’re carrying around a 15% vacancy rate. The message is... they’re hiring. “We’re actually in the process of establishing some CDL training,” he said. “Part of our recruitment programs.”Wilfalk insists they will continue to pick up yard waste when they can and they consistently post their schedule and updates on Facebook.Wilfalk says heavy trash pickup has improved and is on schedule. He says residents can drop off yard waste at the six depositories spread throughout the city.
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