{"id":20595,"date":"2011-10-19T11:50:21","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T10:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=20595"},"modified":"2011-10-19T11:50:21","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T10:50:21","slug":"mayor-henry-affirms-support-for-leaf-pickup-hughes-calls-it-a-luxury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2011\/10\/19\/mayor-henry-affirms-support-for-leaf-pickup-hughes-calls-it-a-luxury\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Henry affirms support for leaf pickup, Hughes calls it a luxury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/tHenry4Mayor_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Henry for Mayor campaign logo.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from the Henry for Mayor campaign:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Mayor Henry affirms support for leaf pickup, Hughes calls it a luxury<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Neighborhood leaders support Henry&#8217;s commitment, clear contrast drawn on basic city services in mayor&#8217;s race<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In light of Paula Hughes&#8217;s recent statement in the Journal Gazette calling leaf collection a &#8220;<span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/article\/20111009\/LOCAL\/310099913\/1002\/LOCAL\">luxury<\/span>,&#8221;[1] today Mayor Tom Henry joined neighborhood leaders and community activists from across the city to re-affirm his commitment to two basic city services: leaf collection and snow removal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On county council Paula Hughes voted to cut vital services like snow removal,&#8221; said Mayor Tom Henry. &#8220;Now she says leaf collection is a luxury she would consider eliminating. These are basic city services that keep our streets safe and our homes and businesses from flooding.  I&#8217;ve balanced the budget and cut spending without eliminating vital services and if re-elected I pledge to do the same for the next four years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I trust Tom Henry to provide the city services my neighbors and I depend on because he cares about residents,&#8221; said Carolyn Devoe, former chairwoman of the Southwest Partnership. &#8220;I&#8217;ve voted for Republicans before, but after I learned that Paula Hughes would cut leaf pickup, I&#8217;m supporting Mayor Tom Henry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A clear distinction has emerged in the race for mayor over these two city services:<\/p>\n<p>On October 9, 2011, when asked about city services by the <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/article\/20111009\/LOCAL\/310099913\/1002\/LOCAL\">Journal Gazette<\/span>, Hughes stated that: &#8220;My perspective on the leaf pickup is it is a luxury as a citizen&#8230;Do I think we need to evaluate whether this is a priority?&#8230;I think it is up for discussion.&#8221;[2]<\/p>\n<p>In 2008 Hughes voted for a budget that cut 19 employees in the Highway Department, the department responsible for snow removal.[3][4] The county&#8217;s 2008 Highway Budget shows the nearly $1 million cut in maintenance workers (page 169) and the total Highway Department cut of about $2.5 million.[5] A <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/article\/20110203\/LOCAL0201\/302039966\/1002\/LOCAL\">Journal Gazette<\/span> story from February, 2011 detailed the detrimental effects Hughes&#8217;s cuts had on snow removal.[6]<\/p>\n<p>The city&#8217;s leaf collection program is vital to prevent flooding caused by clogged drainage. Indiana Code 13-20-9 states that vegetative material (including leaves) cannot be deposited in landfills. Additionally, Fort Wayne city ordinances 50.11 and 94.71 prevent residents from disposing of their leaves in landfills or burning their leaves &#8211; meaning that if leaf pickup was eliminated, residents would either be forced to compost their own leaves or pay for their own leaf collection service. ?<\/p>\n<p>??Mayor Henry was joined at the news conference by community leaders, including William Crowley, Chair of the Southeast Area Partnership; Carolyn Devoe, former Chair of the Southwest Area Partnership; Charlotte Weybright, President of the West Central Neighborhood Association Board; Jeryl Cooke, President of the Concordia Gardens Neighborhood Association and other community leaders and activists.<\/p>\n<p>Leaf pickup begins on October 24. More information about the city&#8217;s leaf collection service is available at the city&#8217;s website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityoffortwayne.org\/publicworks\/street-department\/leaf-collection.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[1] &#8220;<span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/article\/20111009\/LOCAL\/310099913\/1002\/LOCAL\">City Services a Pivotal Task for Mayors<\/span>&#8221; Lanka, the Journal Gazette, 9\/9\/2011<br \/>\n[2] &#8220;<span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/article\/20111009\/LOCAL\/310099913\/1002\/LOCAL\">City Services a Pivotal Task for Mayors<\/span>&#8221; Lanka, the Journal Gazette, 9\/9\/2011<br \/>\n[3] &#8220;Southwest Annexation Leads to Elimination of 19 Highway Department Jobs&#8221; Lengerich, News-Sentinel, 7\/18\/2007<br \/>\n[4] &#8220;<span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.allencounty.us\/images\/council_minutes\/2007\/09-20-07.pdf\">Allen County Council Meeting Minutes<\/span>,&#8221; 9\/20\/2007.<br \/>\n[5] &#8220;<span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.allencounty.us\/images\/budget\/2008\/2008%20budget.pdf\">2008 Allen County Budget<\/span>,&#8221; Allen County Auditor<br \/>\n[6] &#8220;<span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.journalgazette.net\/article\/20110203\/LOCAL0201\/302039966\/1002\/LOCAL\">Hours Pile up for Tired Crew<\/span>,&#8221; Gray, the Journal Gazette, 2\/3\/11<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/main\/weblinksmenu\/89-political-campaigns-2011\/327-henry-tom\">Henry for Mayor campaign website<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='be1b77a123e9b639d839a063c052b5c1' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='be1b77a123e9b639d839a063c052b5c1' data-image-id=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71710.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"200\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71710.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71714.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City Councilman Tim Pape makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='be1b77a123e9b639d839a063c052b5c1' data-image-id=\"202\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71714.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71714.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\" data-description=\"City Councilman Tim Pape makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"202\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71714.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71717.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Former City Councilman Dr. John Crawford and son Grant attended the press conference in which Mayor Henry called for a referendum vote on the gaming issue. Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='be1b77a123e9b639d839a063c052b5c1' data-image-id=\"204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71717.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\" data-description=\"Former City Councilman Dr. John Crawford and son Grant attended the press conference in which Mayor Henry called for a referendum vote on the gaming issue. Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"204\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85078.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming. Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background. Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='be1b77a123e9b639d839a063c052b5c1' data-image-id=\"1693\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85078.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming. Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background. Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1693\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='be1b77a123e9b639d839a063c052b5c1' data-image-id=\"1694\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85080.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1694\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85080.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85088.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='be1b77a123e9b639d839a063c052b5c1' data-image-id=\"1695\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85088.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85088.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1695\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85088.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85094.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner answers a question from the press.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='be1b77a123e9b639d839a063c052b5c1' data-image-id=\"1697\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85094.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85094.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner\" data-description=\"City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner answers a question from the press.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1697\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85094.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_11_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Komets celebrated their back to back Turner Cup Championship downtown.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='be1b77a123e9b639d839a063c052b5c1' data-image-id=\"1812\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_11_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_11_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/12 - Komets celebration\" data-description=\"The Komets celebrated their back to back Turner Cup Championship downtown.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/12 - Komets celebration\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/12 - Komets celebration\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1812\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_11_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/92352.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces the City won&#039;t renew the Light Lease with Indiana Michigan Power. 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