To the Editor:
Recently trash pickup was a no-show at our house. Then came recycling and again no pickup. Last summer and the summer before we had that problem. It was a major problem to get Long Beach Township to even care.
This summer things seemed to be on track until the week of July 25. A call to the township resulted in my being told that the township is not responsible, that the pickup is done by a private company. I asked the person I spoke to who pays the private company. She said the township.
August 3, 2022
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