Liverpool — The corner of Pearl and Salina streets looks appreciably drier these days.

At the Oct. 19 meeting of the Liverpool Village Board of Trustees, Mayor Gary White reported that drainage issues in the southeast corner of the village have been mitigated.

In recent years, plugged-up storm drains often led to flooding at the Young & Franklin employee parking lot there. During the summer, Onondaga County crews pumped the lines and found blockages of four to six feet.

Village engineer Greg Sgromo and DPW Superintendent Bill Asmus confirmed the seriousness of the situation on July 20 when they appeared before the trustees. The village obtained written authorization to enter nearby property owned by Harborside Manor Apartments to make repairs.

“It all worked out well when we finally got to it,” White said Oct. 19. “And it’s a good thing, because we had a heck of a rainstorm a few days after it was fixed.”

The storm water is now draining there, he said, the way it was designed to do.

Founded here in 1918, Young & Franklin designs, manufactures and services turbine controls for the energy and oil and gas markets. The firm is located at 942 Old Liverpool Road in the town of Salina, just east of the village line.

Police stats for September   

Liverpool Police Chief Don Morris informed the village board at its Oct. 19 meeting that officers issued 163 citations for violations of the state’s vehicle and traffic laws in September, after making a total of 205 traffic stops. Two arrests were made for driving while intoxicated, and nine traffic accidents were investigated last month.

Officers conducted 219 residential checks during September, and officers responded to a total of 476 complaints and calls for service.

The LPD arrested 29 individuals last month on a total of 41 criminal charges.

continued — Morris reminded the trustees that the annual ban on overnight parking in the village begins Nov. 1 and runs through April 15, 2016. The chief noted that officers have recently investigated thefts of money and items from unlocked automobiles parked in the village.

“Residents have got to remember to lock their parked vehicles even when they’re parked in their own driveways,” Morris advised.

Leaf pickup has begun

Trustee Christina Fadden Fitch, who is the Village Board’s liaison with the DPW, said leaf pickup was to begin Oct. 23 and would continue until significant snowfalls take place.

“Our crews would like residents to rake their leaves to the curb, not into the road,” she said. “And please rake leaves only — no branches or brush.”

There is no set pickup schedule.  Leaf pickup is ongoing. Yard-waste pickup has ended for this year.