Berea Releases Leaf Pick-Up Schedule

BEREA, OH - As we move into the more colorful of leaf seasons, home owners may struggle with piles and piles of leafs. Luckily, the city is willing to help you on certain dates. And make sure your mountains of leafs are out of the street and 5 feet from the roadway before the truck comes.

Here is the schedule for the leaf pick-up:

WEEKS OF OCT. 24 & NOV. 14: Route 1

• All of Front St. north of Bagley Rd.
• All of Bagley Rd. west of Front St.
• All Streets north and west of Front St. and Bagley Rd including Lou Groza Blvd.

WEEKS OF OCT. 31 & NOV. 21: Route 2

• All roads east of Front St. not including Front St. All roads south of Bagley Rd. All of West Street. All streets east of Metroparks.

WEEKS OF NOV. 7 & NOV. 28: Route 3

• All areas south of West St. not including West Street.All streets west of Metroparks.

The city released these guideline for leaf collection on their website:

• Leaf collectors will make one pass on each street per collection week.
• The leafer may pick up in your area earlier than the scheduled dates. Don't worry. They will return on the scheduled collection dates.
• Pile your leaves not more than 5 feet from the roadway.
• Do not place your leaves in the street. Leaves placed in the street violate the city's storm water management ordinances. They also contribute to residential flooding.
• Branches, tree limbs, metal, rocks, firewood, or anything else that will cause damage to the leaf collection equipment must be separate from your leaf pile. Otherwise collectors are unable to pick-up your leaves.
• Do not pile leaves on dead end streets or on other non-accessible areas. We cannot pick up leaves in these areas.
• Do not stack leaves around fire hydrants.
• If you are concerned about damage to your tree lawn, simply bag the leaves in brown yard waste bags or in marked yard waste containers. They will be picked up on Friday, your regular collection day. The City is not responsible to damage to your tree lawn.

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