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Another week and the street sweeper trucks haven’t come again. I called multiple times throughout the winter with no luck. Was hoping this would escalate the issue.. please help. This hasn’t been cleaned since early fall. I’m home during this time period and no one ever comes.

Another week, another time period where no street sweepers show up. This has happened for so long that people are ignoring the no parking signs.

How do I escalate this??

Yesterday was almost a miracle, but again another week ending with the street not being cleaned.

Around noon - I heard something miraculous. It was the sound of a street cleaner going down Delaware ave. I have now deduced that Albany still employs street cleaners, they just consistently avoid my street.

Next week: I will wait outside until I hear the street cleaner and try to chase it down. I've been building up my stamina just to catch one of these pesky street cleaners and I'm going to use all of my charm to see if maybe, one day, my street will be cleaned too.

Molly - can I call you Molly? I feel like we're friends now.

I've decided to go a different route here. After my phone calls started months ago, and submitting this post, I think that there's nothing to be done here as a citizen on the outside of this process.

I see that you currently have 2 open positions for EQUIPMENT OPERATOR I- STREET MAINT. (DAYS) which is perfect!!! This is perhaps why Marshall Street hasn't been cleaned for months.

The pay looks great, I'm a hard worker, and I'll for sure make every resident on Marshall Street happier. You have no idea how gross it is to step into these leafy swamp piles every time you try to cross our street - or maybe you do! If there's a lack of street maintenance operators, I can completely appreciate why our one street hasn't been cleaned for awhile.

Your swift attention to my resume will be appreciated.

Hahahaha. I wish there was a like button!

Street cleaners seem to be a thing of the past in Albany for some time now

Molly - I'm going to get ahead of this today and think positively. I'm rooting for you! The cars have been moved to the other side of the street, and I am ready to cheer on my local street cleaner.

Let's do this Albany!

I sat. And I waited, and I'm not sure why I thought being cheerful today would magically clean my street.

The good news? After streets aren't cleaned for over 6 months... what was leaves from the fall... turns into mud. It makes me feel pretty great about the composting I've been doing and how quickly all of those scraps will turn into dirt for the veggies I'm growing.

The bad news? Everything else.

Albany I love you, but you're bringing me down...

We just renamed a street in Albany after the Jonas Brothers. WHAT???!!

I wish it was my street that you renamed because may you would also send a street cleaner down the street before you put a fancy new sign up. (Secondarily, my street doesn't even have a sign on it - because we seem to be fighting for basic amenities that taxes are supposed to cover)

Please. Please.

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