By BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
Leaf collection is off to a good start in Decatur, Operations Manage Jeremy Gilbert told city council at its recent meeting.
The pickups will run until approximately Dec. 6.
Gilbert also said city crews will still take away some yard waste “although it will be sporadic.” The yard waste should be kept obviously separate from leaves.’
As for the leaf collection, residents are asked to rake all leaves to curbside for pickup.
There is no set schedule for pickups like there is for trash and recycling as weather can be a factor.
PARADE CLEANUP: Another recent chore for city employees went well.
Gilbert told WZBD.com that the downtown cleanup after the Oct.28 Callithumpian Parade took approximately an hour and a half.
Some six city workers got right to it as the large crowd was on its way home. “We get in there shortly after the parade,” Gilbert noted.
Leaf blowers are used to move debris from the sidewalk to the street; from there it is picked up as the street sweeper comes along.
By the next morning, it’s difficult to realize a big parade and a big crowd had been downtown a few hours earlier.
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