City leaf pick up schedule announced

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The office of the Service-Safety Director, Wes Dodds, announces the leaf pick up schedule for the fall of 2024: 

• Oct. 21, 22 and 23 — North of Columbus Avenue and east of Main Street. 

• Oct. 24, 25 and 28 — South of Columbus Avenue and east of Main Street.

• Oct. 29 and 30 — South of Columbus Avenue and west of Main Street.

• Oct. 31 and Nov. 1  — North of Columbus Avenue and west of Main Street.

After this schedule is completed a second round is tentatively scheduled as follows:

• Nov. 4, 5 and 6 — The Northeast sector.

• Nov. 7, 8 and 12 — The Southeast sector.

• Nov. 13 and 14 — The Southwest sector.

• Nov. 15 and 18 — The Northwest sector.

For the week of Oct. 14, the Street Department will pick up on an “on call basis.”

You can e-mail them at [email protected] 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. 

Also, per city ordinance, no person shall deposit, permit or allow any grass clippings, shrub or bush trim-

mings, flowers or any material on any street or alley which might wash into or clog any storm sewer.