PMUA has asked for this information to be posted on the blog:
EXTENSIONS GRANTED FOR PMUA 4th
QUARTER BILL PAYMENT:
Because of
the hardships incurred due to the recent storm, the PMUA is extending the grace
period for 4th quarter bill payments. Customer bills, which were
originally due by 11/21/12 (including grace period) are now due by 11/30/12.
RECYCLE COLLECTION TO START 3AM ON
WEDNESDAY 11/7/12:
In anticipation of the Nor'easter storm
forecasted for tomorrow Wednesday 11/7/2012, PMUA recycle collection will begin
earlier at 3AM. Please have all co-mingled and paper recyclables out for pick-up.
RECYCLE REMINDER:
We encourage
residents to please do your best to continue proper recycling practices during
the storm recovery by separating your paper, cardboard and co-mingled materials
from your garbage. If your PMUA blue
recycle cart is overflowing, place excess cans & bottles in plastic bags,
tie bags up and place the next to the recycle cart (clear plastic bags preferred).
Until normal collections resume, PMUA will accept co-mingled items in plastic
bags if your cart is filled to capacity.
We appreciate your cooperation and your patience as we work to ensure
that all waste is collected as quickly as possible.
PERC NOW
OFFERS FREE LEAF DROP-OFF MONDAY-SATURDAY:
Due to the
vast amount of leaves generated as a result of the hurricane, the Authority is
now offering Free Leaf Drop-Off at PERC Transfer Station Monday-Saturday
during regular operational hours for Plainfield residents only. This
no-charge leaf drop-off program will continue through Saturday, December 1,
2012 at PERC Transfer Station, 95 Rock Avenue.
LOST OR DAMAGED RECEPTACLES:
If your PMUA
black garbage or blue recycle cart has been lost or damaged as a result of
Hurricane Sandy, please call PMUA at 908-226-2518 and ask for customer service.
PMUA will assess the damage fix or replace containers as needed.
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE MEN AND WOMAN OF OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES. THEY DID AN OUSTANDING JOB. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US SAFE.
ReplyDeleteI want to thank PMUA for making the strategic decision to create the position of "Chief of Security" and hire 78-year-old Harold Gibson to fill it. One of these days Plainfield will wake up to the reality of abuse that piles up quicker than a heap of solid waste, and PMUA will face the front-end of a re-entry program.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the organizational chart that the PMUA has from September, 2011, there are 4 members of the security staff at the transfer station. So, Williamson has created a new PATRONAGE POSITION for someone to supervise a crack team of FOUR security guards??? You know my word: UNCONSCIONABLE. It is clear that the PMUA's "new" leadership doesn't give a crap about Plainfield's struggling ratepayers--he only cares about hooking up his friends and buddies. I think that the state needs to step in. I will follow up.
ReplyDeleteRebecca
Garbage theft has increased exponentially in the last 3 years. At the Rahway dump 6 bald tires and 3 soggy matresses were spirited away in the dark of night only last week.
ReplyDeleteShame on those of you who challenge the necessity of creating this important position: Chief of Security. The necessity for creating this office suggests that the previous 4 person Security Staff was adrift and stringent leadership was required to organize their efforts. There is little doubt that this appointment will send chills through the bones of prospective trash thieves and deter any contemplation of plundering the Transfer Station.
Perhaps the Security detail could be supplemented by two large dalmatians who are released to roam the property at night and a few motion detectors connected to an alarm system? And of course, we have the gun shot alarm available to us. These features may be more effective than having a Chief of Security?
The public Rate Hearing is less than 2 months away. It will be interesting to see what rate reduction will be forthcoming under the new leadership?
In the meantime, take 30 minutes to process your OPT OUT paperwork. Save approximately $100 a year and have the satisfaction of withdrawing your financial support. No other form of redress appears to be available.
Bill Kruse
please provide more information regarding the opt out paperwork, so that those of us who are unfamiliar with the process can opt out right away. thanks!
DeleteJane
DeleteYou can call the PMUA at 908 226 2518 and request an OPT OUT application, or, better yet, go to their offices at 127 Roosevelt and obtain one. Sometimes they will attempt to dissuade you. Pay them no mind. You must have the application notarized. (They make it as difficult as they legally can to prevent you from OPTING OUT ). You select an alternative hauler to remove your household waste. We use Grand Sanitation ( 908 222 1566 ). The people at Grand are thoroughly familiar with the OPT OUT procedure. They will give you their rates and if you accept they will send you a letter confirming their engagement. You then return the notarized application with the Grand Letter and the noble deed is done. Please pass this information to your friends. You can also obtain information regarding past and current hijinks by accessing DUMP PMUA on line.
Several years ago a number of sensible people offered cost saving suggestions to the Commissioners and Officers. None of those suggestions have been implemented. The greatest disservice the PMUA Commissioners and Officers commit, as exemplified by this currently created superfluous patronage position,is to the many hard working rank and file employees of the PMUA organization. If the outfit were operated in a cost effective manner, the howls of protest would never have arisen and we would not be discussing the method of opting out.
Hope you follow through and that others join you. There is a tipping point at which the organization will b either be compelled to reform or dissolve. Sadly, our petitions to Trenton have gone unheeded, and it is unlikely that the City Council as presently constituted will initiate dissolution.
Bill Kruse