Manchester Expanding Brush Collection Amid Isaias Cleanup

MANCHESTER, CT — The town of Manchester has expanded brush collection services as locals clean up from Tropical Storm Isaias.

As of 2:45 p.m. Friday, 4,572 homes were still without power in Manchester.

Yard waste may be collected curbside or brought to the Transfer Station. Here is the rundown:

• Curbside Collection: Yard waste must be at the curb at 6:00 a.m. on regular collection
• days.
• Brush must be cut to 4 feet or less in length, tied and bundled. The bundles must not weigh more than 40 pounds.
• Branches must be less than 3 inches thick.
• LOGS greater than 3 inches in diameter, stumps and roots are not collected at the curb. They can be brought to the Landfill/Transfer Station by residents.
• Leaves, grass, clippings and shrubbery trimmings must be in paper bags weighing less than 50 pounds. A separate truck will pick the paper bagged items.

Paper bags are available for purchase at the Landfill Office and Manchester Town Hall during regular business hours. Yard waste in plastic bags, garbage containers or cardboard boxes will Not be collected.

The Landfill/Transfer Station at 311 Olcott Street is open Monday through Saturday from 7:15 a.m. to 3 p.m,

Eligible Manchester residents may purchase a yearly Transfer Station permit for $20 or pay
for each load that is brought in, at $2 per car and $4 per non-commercial truck.

Questions can be directed to the Manchester Sanitation Division, 860-647-3200.

Eversource Energy Friday released the following statement:

"Eversource’s army of line and tree crews, including hundreds of out-of-state utility workers from as far away as Canada, Michigan, llinois, Ohio and Indiana, continues making solid progress restoring power to thousands of customers in Connecticut after Tropical Storm Isaias. While adhering to strict COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols, crews have restored power to approximately 552,000 homes and businesses and expects to have the vast majority of the remaining 404,000 customers without power back on line by Tuesday at 11:59 p.m., with many being restored sooner."

Added Eversource President of Regional Electric Operations Craig Hallstrom, "We recognize how disruptive power outages are to our customers' lives and we're urgently working around-the-clock to get every customer affected by Isaias back on line. We have more than a thousand crews currently working on restoration efforts and more crews arriving throughout the day. In addition to restoring service, we continue to focus on working with our communities and public safety officials to clear downed trees and brush and open blocked roads – we remain committed to this massive restoration and will stay on the job until every customer has their power back."