{"id":63981,"date":"2016-10-08T20:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-10-09T00:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=63981"},"modified":"2016-10-08T20:00:51","modified_gmt":"2016-10-09T00:00:51","slug":"street-department-eyes-falling-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2016\/10\/08\/street-department-eyes-falling-leaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Street Department eyes falling leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"

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News release from the City of Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n

Street Department Eyes Falling Leaves<\/strong>
\nAnnual Neighborhood Collection Begins October 17th<\/em><\/p>\n

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(October 7, 2016) – Once again the Division of Public Works, street department, will be out in full force picking up leaves this fall. Beginning Monday, October 17, 2016, crews will visit every neighborhood twice, during the seven week curbside collection season. The curbside collection schedule is below and was mailed to residents in recent City Utilities’ bills.<\/p>\n

Bagging leaves and having them picked up on a resident’s schedule continues to grow in popularity. Last year, we saw a 35% increase in participation of those residents placing leaves in biodegradable bags at the curb and calling 311 to schedule a pick-up. As a result, we collected nearly 26,000 bags of leaves, which was about a 6,000-ton increase in bagged leaf collection.<\/p>\n

Residents wanting regular curbside collection should rake leaves to the curb or park strip in front of their home by 7 a.m. on Monday of their designated collection week. Leaf collection may occur on any day of the designated collection week. Other yard waste should not be mixed with the leaves, and cars should not be parked over the leaves.<\/p>\n

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The 2016 Fort Wayne Leaf Pick-up schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n