HomeNews Press Releases, Public Improvements Leaf pickup begins next week October 13 | 2021 Look here to see when your street is scheduled COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington will again help residents clean up the beautiful but labor-intensive mess of autumn created by trees dropping leaves in the public right of way. With blowers and two giant vacuum trucks, crews from the Public Works Department will start collecting leaves from sidewalks and streets next Thursday, Oct. 21, following a formal schedule that targets neighborhoods with a lot of trees in the public right of way. Residents are required to move their cars. To find out when crews will be on your street (and more specifically, on your side of your street) simply click HERE and type in your address. Note you’ll be given two dates: One for the north or east sides of the street, and one for the south and west sides (depending on how your street is oriented). To find out more about the leaf collection operation in general, click HERE. Residents can rake or blow leaves to the curb – not into the street – a day ahead of crews’ arrival. Leaf piles should be placed away from obstructions such as parked vehicles, fire hydrants, mailboxes, water meters, and landscaping. The piles should contain only loose leaves and no other yard waste. City crews will do the work of piling up the leaves from the sidewalks. “We really encourage residents to mark this on their calendars and follow this timeline,” said Troy McCain, supervisor of Public Works’ Maintenance Division. “We have a lot of leaves on a lot of streets and limited resources, and we want to get our neighborhoods looking pretty by the Christmas holidays.” The City did some preliminary leaf collection last week and this week to test out the equipment and train new workers. The formal schedule runs through Dec. 17, but the City will do spot pickup until Dec. 31. If there are particularly bad areas that were missed, residents can call (859) 292-2292 toward the end of the season to report those. “We realize that not all the leaves have fallen yet, but rest assured that we circle back and take care of that problem,” McCain said. Crews will work only one side of the street at a time so residents can park on the other side (or around the block or in their driveways) and avoid getting a ticket. Watch for “No Parking” signs put up 24 hours in advance, as well as sandwich-board signs in highly visible areas. McCain said leaf collection both keeps the City looking cleaner and is an important part of routine maintenance that helps with storm water drainage by keeping gutters and storm sewers from getting clogged with debris. “We have to take care of our infrastructure for it to work,” he said. # # # CATEGORIES City Manager (64) Press Releases (1320) Public Improvements (409) Covington Arts (159) Development (337) Events (317) Finance (54) Fire (89) Legal (29) ..City Clerk (218) ....City Clerk - Meeting Agendas (321) ....City Clerk - Meeting Minutes (224) ....City Clerk - Meeting Packets (29) Mayor & Commissioners (272) ..Meeting Agendas (245) ..Meeting Minutes (224) ..Videos (277) Police (104) ARCHIVES 2021 (350) 2020 (403) 2019 (460) 2018 (391) 2017 (297) 2016 (238) 2015 (223) 2014 (215) 2013 (48) UPCOMING EVENTS Board of Commissioners Caucus Meeting Tue, Nov 23, 6:00 PM at Covington City Hall Code Enforcement Hearing Board Wed, Nov 24, 5:00 PM at Covington City Hall Thanksgiving Day - City Hall Closed Thu, Nov 25 Road Closure- 4th St. Bridge, 4th Street, Clay Wade Bailey Bridge Thu, Nov 25, 9:00 AM W&S Thanksgiving day 10K Walk & Run Thu, Nov 25, 9:00 AM Day After Thanksgiving - City Hall Closed Fri, Nov 26 Road Closure- Court Street between 4th and Park Sat, Nov 27, 7:00 AM Covington Farmers Market Sat, Nov 27, 9:00 AM Board of Commissioners Legislative Meeting Tue, Nov 30, 6:00 PM at Covington City Hall Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority Board Wed, Dec 1, 10:00 AM at Covington City Hall Contact Information 20 West Pike Street Covington, KY 41011 (859) 292-2160 info@covingtonky.gov Utilities Legal Disclaimer Sitemap Employee Access Admin Login Copyright 2021 City of Covington, Kentucky | Web Design & Development by Systems Insight, Inc.