This helps as an update for the residents to know that their debris will be picked up.

I believe this state was declared a disaster area which opens up funds from FEMA. Why hasn't our town manager contacted the officials and obtained some funds? Instead of our town officials making it known how small the clean up force is, Town officials should hire out from local landscapers to help with the clean up and pay them with the funds from FEMA. Lets get the job done before all this dry debris catches fire and causes more problems A response from the town is always no money or not enough workers. Poor managment from my view again.

Town officials have contacted FEMA as early as the day after the storm and met with FEMA representatives earlier this morning and are doing everything they can do within the guidelines set forth by the Federal Government. They have hired private companies and are doing a great job considering the limited resources they have. Ms. Fardig explained part of the problem: Some residents are taking advantage of the situation and cutting additional trees to place with those branches and trees that fell during Irene. This obviously slows the process. Kudos to all the employees at the DPW, the Department Heads and Town Manager.

JR, you know this information how, because here around homestead ave, there are piles of drying debrie that have been sitting out on the road side for 3 weeks now, have not see anyone in the area either. There are piles of downed tress limbs lying out in frount of Laurel Park for 3 weeks now. Why havent they been picked up. I dont buy the excuse Ms. Fardig is stating.

David, I would love for you to come on here and publicly apologize to myself and the other DPW workers. We are currently working our rear ends off picking up the brush off homestead, overhill, and parker ave. We currently to date have completed all side street and main drags from Haris Ave to homestead. Now I KNOW you saw the DPW crews working today infront of your Third Street address. You don;t buy the excuse of Mrs. Fardig. Well I'm just one guy telling you she is correct. The reason they have not been picked up is because no place is a priority. We start and one end and work our way around. Please take a ride around tomorrow and try to locate where there was brush because crews are raking every single stick and leaf off the ground. They have been on brush for going on a third week. Every single piece of equipment is being used from waste trucks to men picking it up with hands to front end loaders and tractors and chippers. With the the great crew burrs hill was able to be cleaned up today and every pile is gone. So please.... Come and apologize to us on patch. We would love it.

Joe Burns, My comments are not directed to you workers, but to town officials (Town Manager). This state was delcared a disaster area which open up towns to receive funds from FEMA. If the town has these funds then why didnt they hire extra help to assist you guys in the clean up. 16 chippers are faster then 4! You feel I am attacking your job quaility and I am not, I am showing how our Town Manger is not doing his job. Stop reading my comments at finding fault with town employees, I am trying to point out our officials do not do the job rite, and get paid from our tax $. So please get off the band wagon that I mark town employees, That is all I here from officials no money to plow sidewalks, not enough personnel to cut down trees, it took 8 months to move and repaint a stop line. thats not your fault but the managment. Ms. Fardig is a representative of managment so she is stating what managment whats the public to hear. Jump on my band wagon and lets get someone that can manage the town correctly,

Just an FYI David, the DPW has kept six additional men working for the brush. So you never answered my question. How does Laurel Park look?

Joe Burns- your comments were blasting me for the job you guys were doing. I never critized your work, but ref the poor response from town officials. the Tax payer should not have to wait 3 weeks for clean up after a major storm. And town officials should not be printing stories to the public of the slow response and blaming people for adding extra trees to the piles. The town hasnt responded to my request, was there money requested from FEMA, and if there was why didnt extra crews get put on the clean up process so it would not have taken 3 plus weeks and burning you regular workers out. Mr. Burns, you spoke to critize me and I was helping you. You owe me an appology!!!!

Dave,

1) State was Declared disaster area.
2) Fema stepped in and gave or will give money to Warren
3) Six men were added to the temporary part time position for hurricane clean up for the DPW.
4) Mrs. Fardig's statement is still true and has not changed.
5) we started cleanup 3 weeks ago THE DAY THE STORM HIT!
6) Brush is still being picked up
7) brush has had to been picked up at same addresses twice. (some more)
8) I do not owe you an apology.

I hope this was much clearer for you, Dave.

Mr. Burns, you should check your facts before putting them on a blog, Warren has not applied for anything yet, as of Friday they just found out what there suppose to apply for. With that being said, the town officials did not plan to do clean up, because the amount of men required needed to be more then 8 and more equipment would have speedy up the progress. So before this goes out off of topic, you have not commented that my complaints were directed to town officials and not you workers. That is what started this conversation. You owe me an appology because I did not make statements towards the DPW workers. My comments were towards town officials. Now from the taxpaers view, the storm was over 4 weeks ago, you just commented that this is still brush being picked up, why The town did not plan to pick up, so that is why we the tax payers are waiting 3-6 weeks for the town to do its job. Which brings me back to a previous statement, Why didnt the town hire landscapers to help out with the pick up. Mr Burns answer my questions if you have the correct answers too. Otherwise go back to work and do your job. I did not critize the DPW workers, and I will continue to critize the town officials as they do not provide for the tax payers. At this rate, there will be snow on the debre before it is all picked up. Also this was a tropical storm that hit, what if it was a 1 or 2, at the rate your picking up brush there would be snow on it.