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Editor:
I respect the service of Lisbon village council members but winced when I read the public chastising of the street department that some council members leveled at a recent meeting. Their comments ran in a front page story in the Morning Journal on Dec. 17.
There is no need to be so harsh about perceived problems with this year's leaf collection. Equipment breakdowns are inevitable and Mother Nature controls the weather. Further, leaves lingered on trees longer than usual this year.
I do not personally know any of the street department workers, but I do see them out in all kinds of weather working hard at their jobs. Further, I do not understand how council could, as one member suggested, limit the time of year when a street department worker would be entitled to take their earned vacation time. Spring and summer are devoted to mowing and street repairs, and fall and winter bring leaves and snow. There is no "slow" time.
If there are concerns that need to be shared with any employee or department, it should go through the department head and the designated committee, not aired publicly in such an unprofessional manner.
Cathie DeFazio
Lisbon