Leaf collection guidelines issued

It’s autumn and the leaves will soon leap from the trees and cover the yards, sidewalks and streets of North Richmond. For residents of Bellevue, Ginter Park and Washington Park, the city will be collecting loose leaves as part of its annual vacuum program twice — between November 17 and 28 (round one) and between January […]

October 5, 2008; 7:54 PM • by North Richmond News

It’s autumn and the leaves will soon leap from the trees and cover the yards, sidewalks and streets of North Richmond.

For residents of Bellevue, Ginter Park and Washington Park, the city will be collecting loose leaves as part of its annual vacuum program twice — between November 17 and 28 (round one) and between January 12 and 16 (round two).

For residents of Northside and Highland Park, the city will be collecting loose leaves as part of its annual vacuum program twice — between December 29 and January 2 (round one) and between February 9 and 13 (round two).

The city has published leaf collection guidelines to help residents:

Residents can put up to 6 bags of leaves on the curb on their regularly scheduled trash pick-up day, the City will collect these bags

Residents raking leaves to their property line for vacuum collection:

Rake leaves to your property line

Do not rake leaves into the street

Leaves must be placed out for collection by the start date indicated for your route

Keep leaf piles less than 2 feet in height

Keep leaves away from ditches, pipes, and culverts

NO DIRT, ROCKS, METAL OR BRANCHES; these items can damage equipment and will PREVENT crews from collecting your piles

The collection schedule may be affected by bad weather