Annual Leaf Pick Up in Boulevard District

During the week of October 20th, crews will be conducting equipment tests in preparation for the Annual Fall Leaf Pickup Program. You may notice them in your neighborhood collecting leaf piles that have already been placed out. Please note: This is not the official start of the pickup program, and crews will not be able to respond to individual pickup requests during this testing period. The purpose of this week is solely to ensure all equipment is fully operational ahead of the program launch. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to serving you throughout the season.

Due to staffing changes beyond our control, we regret to inform the community that we are unable to provide a fixed leaf pickup schedule this year. Our available crews have been reduced, and as a result, service will proceed in a modified format. Crews will begin in Area 1 starting the week of October 27th, and will continue sequentially through the remaining areas based on our internal routing. Please note that the schedule is undated and subject to change.

To help residents stay informed :

• Every Friday, the Park and Recreation Department will announce the starting area for the following Monday.
• Updates will be posted on both the Park and Recreation website and the Park and Recreation Facebook page. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to provide this service under limited resources.

The interactive Boulevard District tracking map will be available for citizens to see up-to-date routes that have been completed by the crews and the area they are currently working in. This link will be available on the Park and Recreation website.

There are changes to this year’s Leaf Pickup Schedule, so please take note and read this notice in its entirety. For those residing within the Boulevard District, the Natural Resources Division will vacuum leaves from the boulevards.

There will be no manual raking.  Please reference the following tips for leaf placement:

• Place your leaf piles closest to the street side of your boulevard residence.  Do not place leaves towards the sidewalk or in the street gutter.
• Do not place leaves around parked vehicles, as the new machines need a minimum of two feet of clearance around of any obstacle. 
• Do not place leaves around tree bases, signs, light poles, or any other obstacles.
• If  bagged your leaves, these will be collected at a later time by staff, time allotting throughout the Leaf Pickup Program.

To avoid obstructing traffic or clogging storm drains, residents are being asked to deposit leaves on the boulevard next to the curb and not in the street gutter.  If leaf piles are placed in street gutter, rain, snow and vehicles driving on the piles make it impossible to pick up the leaves. Piles with branches, grass clippings, garden waste and pet waste cause damage to the equipment and will not be picked up. Please arrange for pickup of those items with your sanitation provider.  Please have all leaves raked out to the boulevard by 7 a.m. of your scheduled week.  Due to the staff shortage, if leaves are not ready when crews go through your areas, the crews and vehicles will not backtrack for collection in that same day. There will be no second pass through of leaf pick up this year.