SANITATION DHR

SANITATION DEPARTMENT

WEEKLY REPORT

 

Prepared by: Victor L. Jordan

Date: 8-16-10

 

Weekly Activities:

Monday 8-9-10

Began the regular Lakeview trash route at 4:00am

Replaced the PTO pump on unit 21

Continued the demolition clean up at the Delta Cleaners

Replaced carts at 104 and 112 Summit

Picked up boxes from Sonic, Hibbett Sports, Watson Flowers, Corner Market, Conoco, Family Dollar, Sears, West Helena Furniture Gallery, Wendy's, West Helena Flowers, Pit Stop, Pizza Hut, Food Pantry, Clover, JF Wahl and Pines Apartments

Total tonnage taken to Landfill 8-6-10 42.51 Total tonnage taken to Landfill 31.78

 

Tuesday 8-10-10

Began the regular trash route at 4:00am

Serviced the track hoe and ordered new filters from Eldridge Supply

Replaced the power steering line on the Chevy flat bed 3500

Assisted the Street Department with the red and white dump truck hauling asphalt to the rail road site

Continued demolition clean up of the Delta Cleaners

Delivered a 2 yard dumpster to the South Helena Community Center

Delivered a 8 yard dumpster to 805 Pecan

Delivered a cart to 809 Beech, 526 Mooney and 1015 College

Picked up boxes from Sonic, Wendy's, Conoco Helena Crossing, Watson Flowers, Cato's, Shoe Show, Beauty Mania and Family Dollar

Total tonnage taken to Landfill 39.58

 

Wednesday 8-11-10

Began the regular trash route at 4:00am

Worked on unit 21 operational hydraulics

Repaired the wiring system on unit 26 joy stick

Repaired air brakes on unit 26

Continued demolition clean up of the Delta Cleaners

Delivered a 4 yard dumpster to 309 Plaza

Replaced a cart at 605 Administration Dr.

Picked up boxes from Sonic, Wendy's, Cingular, O'Reilly, Corner Market, Sears, West End Liquor, West Helena Furniture, Dixie Furniture, Watson Flowers, West Helena Flowers, West Helena Fish Market, Conoco, Pizza Hut, Hibbett Sports and Bistro

Total tonnage taken to Landfill 41.52

 

Thursday 8-12-10

Began the regular trash route at 4:00am

Packer on unit 26 air valve could not be repaired, ordered the part from Scruggs in Memphis

Continued to assist the Street Department hauling asphalt

Continued demolition clean up of the Delta Cleaners

Delivered carts to 427 Alice and 327 North Sam

Jamie McCoy of River City Hydraulics delivered the new refuse truck and scheduled an orientation for 8-19-10

Picked up boxes from Sonic, Family Dollar, Food Pantry, Wendy's, Dixie Furniture, Sears, Pit Stop Stage, Rental Center, Radio Shack, Kidney Care, Conoco Helena Crossing, Corner Market, West Helena Flowers, Watson Flowers, Cingular and West End Liquor

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Total tonnage taken to Landfill 24.29

 

Friday 8-13-10

Began the regular trash route at 4:00am

Picked up the air valve from Scruggs, and installed it on unit 26

Used the dozer to clean up the lot for the Church of the Living God located at First and Park

Continued the demolition of the Delta Cleaners

Picked up boxes from Sonic, Exxon, Kipp, Conoco Helena Crossing, Corner Market, West Helena Furniture, Pit Stop, Sears, Conoco, Wendy's, Dixie Furniture, Juengel Interiors, Cato's, Statons and Payless

Total tonnage taken to Landfill, not complete at report time

 

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES:

Writing Estimates for Code Enforcement

Selling the processed paper to the highest bidder

Completing the Washington Street drainage project

 

FUTURE ACTIVITIES:

Completion of the Sims ditch project

Razing dilapidated structures

 

STAFF CONCERNS:

No major staff concerns at this time, one CDL position open