Street Cleaning Redux

The joy I felt at the sight of my newly-cleaned block was tempered somewhat on Friday when I found out that my friends and neighbors on Penn Street still had a dirty, leaf-filled street to contend with. It wasn't until later in the day that one of my neighbors called Public Works and had what I've sure was a calm, reasoned conversation with them about why it's been more than two months since their street was cleaned.

Apparently, due to prior complaints of cars getting dinged, the width of the street, and the axles on the vehicles being used, if any cars at all are still parked on the street the cleaners will pass it up.

This seems like made-up bullshit to me. My street, which is plenty wide enough for the street cleaner to come down, even with cars parked on it, didn't get cleaned for two months. What was the excuse for that?

If you're in Harrisburg and your street isn't getting cleaned, I recommend calling the Bureau of Neighborhood Services at 717-236-5274 and registering a complaint. Who knows if it will do any good, but it can't hurt and who knows, maybe enough complaints will get someone to pay attention.