If your street does not have curbs, line up your row of leaves on the pavement as close to the shoulder of the road as possible in order to leave the maximum amount of street surface open for vehicles. There may be times when the quantity of leaves in one area is so heavy that the leaf collection crews will start early in that area in order to get a head start on picking up the leaves. When this is the case, crews will always return to your area on the regularly scheduled pickup day, even if some of the leaves on your street were picked up a day or two ahead of schedule. There may also be times when the crews get behind schedule due to the weather, equipment problems, or the amount of leaves, but be assured we will be there. Your patience is appreciated.
Street sweeping is part of the leaf collection process.
Since the street sweeper moves at a slower pace than the leaf machines, street cleanup will often take longer than the pickups. In case of snow prior to the final leaf collection, leaves raked to the curb for collection would most likely be plowed onto the parkway along with the snow. Depending on the weather, every attempt will be made to collect leaves remaining or that have been raked back into the street. An early snowfall seriously hampers our leaf collection efforts because those same trucks that are used to pick up leaves would be needed to plow the streets. Call the Department of Public Works at 705-5200 with questions.