NORWICH – Officials cleaned up a site known as "tent city" in the town of Norwich on Tuesday, seizing upwards of 60 used syringes and half a ton of garbage from along the Chenango River.

The Chenango County Sheriff's Office – along with the City of Norwich Department of Public Works, Norwich Fire Department, and Oxford Fire Department – cleaned up the site located along the Chenango River behind the town of Norwich's North Plaza for several hours on Tuesday.

Norwich DPW Assistant Superintendent George Carnrike and Norwich Fire Chief Tracy Chawgo spoke about the clean up efforts at the city joint committees meeting on Tuesday night.

"It's completely taken apart," said Carnrike, adding that half a ton of garbage was removed from the site over several hours. "I walked the whole thing and I didn't find anymore, so, that's good we're on the right path."

Chawgo said, "It was disgusting out there. We had to use the Polaris to move the stuff...Absolutely disgusting."