From reports
September 3 is the next opportunity for Columbia City municipal residents to have limbs picked up.
Limbs are to be placed along the curb in front of your property. Do not place in roadway. This is curbside only and they do not pick up in alleys.
The limb-pick up program is limited to City limits only. There will be one pass only in
an area. Please have your limbs out and ready for pick up by 7:00 a.m. on the dates
listed above so you will not be missed.
The City reserves the right to refuse pick-up forthose properties it considers not fitting within the guidelines of the program.
Acceptable:
- Piles that do not exceed a pickup truck size load
- Limbs and branches up to 4” in diameter
- Bushes (without roots)
Not Acceptable:- Piles that exceed a pickup truck size load
- Brush from fence-row clearing
- Whole trees, logs and limbs cut by contractor or homeowner
- Branches left from contractor-provided tree removal
- Bushes with roots attached
- Grass clippings, leaves and garden debris
- Alley pick up
- Businesses
If you have any questions regarding the acceptability of your materials, please contact
Kelly Cearbaugh, Street Superintendent at 248-5131 or 248-5115 ext. 2721