The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to [email protected].

Question:

Hi Mr. Mayor. Thank you for all that you do for our town. I was wondering if there is any way to fix the following issue.

Sometimes when our garbage is picked up, the full cans will be knocked over by the mechanism from the truck meant to be picking them up. When that happens, the operator of the truck will leave them as is, and they’ll stay there, necessitating someone else to pick up the fallen can, with anything else that has fallen out of it and a phone call to the department of public works that the can wasn’t picked up. Then a truck has to be sent out again to pick up the garbage. Would it be possible that if that happens, the operator should be responsible to right the can and pick it up on the spot?

Thank you

Response from Mayor Coles:

Good afternoon

I spoke with Director Roux. He indicated he will have a meeting with the drivers and let them know to pick up any cans that fall over

Thanks,

Ray

Question:

Dear Mayor,

Thank you for this forum, for giving a space for the community to bring up concerns.

There is work at the intersection of Hillside blvd and New Central ave, and a traffic light and digital crosswalks were put in place. However there were 2 sets of crosswalk lights put in front of a driveway. Is this a necessary expense?

In addition, when the roadwork started at that intersection the lines were faintly painted with no signage to alert drivers to the changes in the layout and lane placement. Some of the lines were painted over, but some remain faint and it is still a hazard for drivers and pedestrians.

Can feedback be passed to whoever is behind the construction that signage alerting drivers to changing road layout and lane placement is key to avoiding accidents and near misses and maintaining public safety?

Thank you.

A Lakewood resident

Response from Mayor Coles:

Thanks. I have forwarded your email to our engineers and asked them to look into each of these concerns.

Take care,

Ray

Question:

Dear Mayor Coles,

I am writing to inquire if there are plans to improve the publicity and clarity of the L bus routes to help residents better utilize the service.

Additionally, it would be very beneficial to implement a mobile app or a dedicated phone line to track the shuttle in real time. We often wait at stops only to realize the bus has already passed, and a tracking system would help prevent these delays.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards,

Gidon

Response from Mayor Coles:

Good morning

We are cutlery investigating partnering with a company that will implement many of the changes you suggest as well as increase the service area.

Thanks

Ray

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