City Streets and Fall Leaves

Red Circle with line over clipart of leaf blower, indicating do not blow leaves into the street

The fall leaves are beautiful...until of course, they end up being a much beloved chore.  (We understand some people actually like raking leaves!) The City doesn't provide leaf removal services for privately owned property.  Please don't put your leaves into the right-of-ways, or in the streets.  Instead, dispose of them in your yard debris containers provided by Republic Services.

Debris swept into streets has the potential to clog gutters and storm drains, making it a problem for everyone, and most of all, for those that live in your neighborhood.  Please give the storm systems time to respond to downpours, and heavy rain that lasts all day.  When the entire storm water system is engaged, it can take a while to be draining out of the City, especially when the river is up, and the farmlands around us are saturated too.  If you have a storm drain that is backing up, and there hasn't been a torrential downpour in the last few hours, please contact us at City Hall and let us know at 541-995-6655.