The office of the Service-Safety Director, Wes Dodds, announces the leaf pick up schedule for the city of Bellefontaine:
• Oct. 20, 21 and 22 — North of Columbus Avenue and east of Main Street;
• Oct. 23, 24 and 27 — South of Columbus Avenue and east of Main Street;
• Oct. 28 and 29 — South of Columbus Avenue and west of Main Street; and
• Oct. 30 and 31 — North of Columbus Avenue and west of Main Street.
After this schedule is completed a second round is tentatively scheduled as follows:
• Nov. 3, 4 and 5 —Northeast sector;
• Nov. 6, 7 and 10 — Southeast sector;
• Nov. 12 and 13 — Southwest sector; and
• Nov. 14 and 17 — Northwest sector.
The week of Oct. 13, the street department will pick up on an “on call basis.” You can email them at wvolbrecht@.ci.bellefontaine.oh.us or call (937) 592-1736.
Leaves need to be piled in the boulevard or as close to the street as possible, but not in the street or on the sidewalk. Do not park your vehicles in front of the piles, where the city’s leaf machine cannot get to the leaves.
No other materials, such as branches, brush or trash, can be picked up by the leaf machine.
No bags will be accepted.
Remember, by law, the regular refuse collection is not allowed to pick up leaves or any other yard waste.
Per city ordinance, no person shall deposit, permit or allow any grass clippings, shrub or bush trimmings, flowers or any material on any street or alley that might wash into or clog any storm sewer.
