Stamford residents should expect some changes in trash pickup and delays in road repairs, sidewalk repairs and snow plowing because of budget cuts due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the mayor’s office.
The mayor’s office said the service changes are due to recent employee layoffs because of cuts the board of finance made to the city’s budget in response to the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic.
City Pay Plan employees, including all salaried elected officials and the mayor’s cabinet, and city unions MAA and UAW agreed to salary freezes or reductions, but other unions have not, according to the mayor’s office.