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According to an announcement from Yorktown Town Supervisor Tom Diana on Wednesday, Aug. 30, five of the town's garbage carrier's trucks were repossessed by the town's police department.
Diana expressed surprise and frustration at the news, saying that the town had "no warning whatsoever that this could possibly ever happen."
The repossessions follow the town's earlier struggles with its garbage carrier, Competitive Carting Corporation, which was fined a total of $59,500 in late July for allegedly violating its contract and failing to properly collect household refuse and recycling, according to Yorktown officials.
In the aftermath of this latest update, Diana told residents that they have "every right to be fed up."
"Clearly, we are at a breaking point," Diana said, continuing, "We are actively exploring all options and are working to correct the situation immediately."
In his announcement, Diana also told residents to still put out their trash.
"If your garbage and recyclables have not been picked up today, they will be picked up make no mistake," he said.
Diana said any updates would be released as they become available.
After Competitive Carting Corporation was fined in late July, Yorktown refuse and recycling staff began documenting additional disruptions every weekday at 5 a.m. and driving through collection routes to see how much garbage was not collected.
They began this effort in order to have documentation to establish responsible grounds for ending the town's contract with the garbage carrier, town officials said in July.
The town hired Competitive Carting in late 2022 after their previous garbage hauler had proposed a $2 million increase to its contract. Moving to the new carrier was intended to save taxpayers $1.5 million over the course of the new five-year contract with the company, officials said in July.
This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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