Town of Swampscott PLUS

Leaf pickup on one side not the other
Norfolk Ave

Pine St. is experiencing a rodent problem. The rodents feed/thrive on poor trash management. Rodents are in and out of the trash at 77 Pine St all the time. This pic was taken on Thursday, by Monday (trash day), the trash bags will be all over the ground. The landlord of these units is not supplying his tenants with overflow bags, or the tenants are not purchasing them themselves. The overflow bags could be placed in the 'old' barrels (seen on the left of the pic), thus keeping all trash bags in barrels with lids and out of reach of the rodents. Something needs to be done about this, or we'll never reduce the rodent/disease threat on this street filled with children.

This pile has been growing and it's wet, stinks, and today I found their trash on my car! Yes, on my car.

There's so much of it they can't keep it under control.

My car is 20-30' down the adjacent driveway in a covered, reserved parking spot. 5 large boxes and one of these trash barrels. This pile is directly outside of my bedroom and living window as well and it's all I see when I open my blinds. It's unsightly and unsanitary.

Bottom line is it needs to be required to be removed please. This picture shows only half of the pile.

Please have this removed. Thank you.

It appears an unintended/unforeseen consequence of Swampscott's new smaller trash barrel policy is the explosion of rodents on our street (and I assume other streets). A good 40% of residents on this street now put the overflow bags directly onto the sidewalk/street (much to the delight of the rodents).
So, here's the very real problem (of a street full of kids and rodents that carry disease).
What's the solution? Can the town mandate overflow bags be placed in barrels (with lids) that residents must provide? That would work, but unfortunately many have discarded the old barrels that were deemed 'too big.' Or does the town provide a second 'small' barrel and mandate overflow bags be placed in it?
This is a health/disease issue that cannot be ignored; something needs to be decided/done before the rodent explosion in the spring. I was only able to upload one picture, however I counted six overflow bags that were placed directly onto the ground and were clearly enjoyed by rats (and that was only half of the street). Please don't ignore this in the hopes it just solves itself. The rodent infestation on this street and the danger it causes to our children is a direct result of the town's decision to implement the new smaller trash barrel policy and not plan for the second and third order effects of it.

Could we add a no dumping sign at the entrance of Jackson park? Someone frequently dumps obvious yard waste here. (Potting soil, tropical plants, weeds)

2 large, framed pictures and trash on green space between Stetson Ave and Essex st that have been there for months

Trash can overflowing at Howland Park across from Lilac Garden on Walker Road.

Trash is overflowing at Clarke playground. Can someone please empty?

Thanks!

A dresser was moved onto the sidewalk by the tenants at 14 Hillside Ave two weeks ago. It is now sitting there decaying on the sidewalk. This needs to be addressed.

Lots of trash at Eisman’s Beach this AM. Please add extra pick ups or extra trash cans! It’s a holiday weekend and will only get worse! I bagged everything but the seagulls will attack soon. Thank you!

Trash in the median in front of Tony Lena's. It has been there for several weeks. If I had a bigger trash container, I'd pick it up myself. Can DPW get it?