Leaf Cleanup Guidelines

LEAF CLEANUP GUIDELINES -- Please complete no later than Sunday, May 16
PLEASE DO NOT PUT BRANCHES OR LANDSCAPING STONES IN WITH THE LEAVES: The vacuum truck cannot handle branches, tree limbs, landscaping stones, or other debris. Please separate branches and tree limbs and our maintenance personnel will pick them up separately. We are experiencing problems with homeowners raking up too many stones in their leaf piles which is causing many repairs to the impeller and the wear plates on the equipment. Raking may cause more stones to be dragged into the leaf pile than using a blower. If the maintenance men find that your leaf pile has too many stones in it, they will leave a notice on your door. You will then have to bag them and bring the bags to the dumpsters designated for leaves yourself.
Blow leaves to the roadside but not into the roads. The leaves should be put in piles approximately 3 feet wide and extend along the entire road footage of your property if necessary. It is important to get them as close to the edge of the roads as possible because the vacuum hose cannot reach more than a few feet from the road.
The original Leaf Cleanup Guidelines document included with the January mailing is also posted.