FRANKFORT, Ind. – Trash totes used as part of the new City of Frankfort automated trash collection service are being reported stolen.
Jason Forsythe, Frankfort street superintendent, informed members of the Board of Public Works and Safety at its Monday meeting his office has received phone calls from residents stating totes have been taken.
“A few totes stolen from people and I am going to get with Chief Shoemaker at some point in time this week and see if we can begin filing some reports for criminal theft,” Forsythe shared with the board. “I referred back to my master list trying to find the totes for these people.”
As part of the delivery distribution process, the totes have a unique serial number laser etched and corresponds to the address where the tote was delivered.
Forsythe continued saying, “one lady had it out in her driveway – after pickup she went out and it was gone.”
Frankfort Mayor Judy Sheets was disappointed to learn totes are being taken.
“I’m pretty disappointed that that happened,” said Mayor Sheets. “Maybe somebody – just maybe – didn’t realize it wasn’t theirs. You would like to think that.”
Mayor Sheets reminded citizens that a second tote can be requested by contacting the Frankfort Street Department at 765-659-2912.
In other news related to trash collection, Forsythe announced Friday, November 25 will be a double trash collection day due to Thanksgiving Day and the older, rear-load trash collection trucks will need to be used to ensure both the southeast and northeast quadrants of the city can have trash collected on Friday.
According to Forsythe members of the street department operating the new, automated trash collection trucks are learning and improving on collection time. That due to no trash collection on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, he was left with no other choice than to utilize the rear loading trucks for the double collection day.
Residents will have no change in collection over Christmas as routes will run as normal on Monday, December 26.
