Machesney Park...Village residents can begin to move leaves to the roadside this week with the first vacuum pickup scheduled for Friday.
Leaf vacuuming continues through mid-December.
“Leaf vacuuming has proved to be very popular in the village,” President Tom Strickland said in a news release. “This is a great alternative to burning leaves.”
The village allows burning in November from sunup to 9 p.m., but residents will vote Nov. 2 whether the practice should be outlawed. It is an advisory referendum.
To participate in the vacuuming program, leaves should be placed along curbs or the road edge and not on gravel by 6 a.m. each Monday. Leaves must be unbagged and spread along the road rather than raked into one large pile. Only leaves are removed.
Grass clippings, branches and other debris are not vacuumed.
Residents can also place leaves in brown bags marked with an “X” for pickup on Fridays.
Leaf vacuuming continues through mid-December.
“Leaf vacuuming has proved to be very popular in the village,” President Tom Strickland said in a news release. “This is a great alternative to burning leaves.”
The village allows burning in November from sunup to 9 p.m., but residents will vote Nov. 2 whether the practice should be outlawed. It is an advisory referendum.
To participate in the vacuuming program, leaves should be placed along curbs or the road edge and not on gravel by 6 a.m. each Monday. Leaves must be unbagged and spread along the road rather than raked into one large pile. Only leaves are removed.
Grass clippings, branches and other debris are not vacuumed.
Residents can also place leaves in brown bags marked with an “X” for pickup on Fridays.