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City of Athens Public Works Department
Leaf Collection Service
The City of Athens is pleased to announce the first round of
the Leaf Vacuum Collection Schedule that will begin the week
of November 5, 2001.
Leaf collection is one of the most popular and heavily used
services provided by the City. Leaves are collected from practically
every household in Athens.
The main goal of the leaf collection program is to provide
the most convenient and effective service at the lowest possible
cost. This is accomplished by sending the crews out into collection
areas or zones. The crews will work in each zone until the entire
City has been covered. They will then start back over the City
again. Each zone will be covered at least twice.
Fall Leaf Collection Service Guidelines
1. Please rake leaves into a pile at the curb. When the leaves
are in piles City crews can move more quickly through the neighborhoods.
2. Leaves are to be placed curbside on or just before the scheduled
pickup dates.
3. Where possible, avoid piling leaves where cars are parked
or where tree limbs make access difficult. PLEASE DO NOT PLACE
LEAVES IN THE STREET.
4. Please remove tree limbs, rocks, bricks and any other debris
that might be mixed in with leaves. These materials damage the
equipment and will cause service delays. Leaves mixed with other
materials will not be picked up.
5. If you have bagged leaves, place them at the curb and call
the Public Works Service Center at 744-2745 or 744-2746 to request
pick up.
6. A separate crew picks up brush. Call if you have brush to
be picked up.
7. The vacuum motor on the leaf trucks generates noise and a
certain amount of dust. If the season is dry, there is sure
to be a great deal of dust from the equipment. We apologize
for the inconvenience and we will continue to do our best to
control dust.
8. The crews work on a tight schedule, so once they complete
a pass in your neighborhood they cannot come back until the
next scheduled pass. Each neighborhood will receive at least
two (2) passes.
Listed below are the dates and areas where the leaf crews will
be as the weather permits:
(Please remember that bad weather, extra heavy neighborhoods,
and mechanical breakdowns may cause some delays and alter this
schedule.)
SECTION 1
S. White Street to Ingleside Avenue & eastward to city limits
(includes area around Mayfields, Ingleside Hills, & Old
Englewood Rd. areas)
November 5 - 9
SECTION 2
S. White Street to W. Madison Avenue to Matlock Avenue southward
to city limits
(Keith Lane/Cedar Springs Rd. areas)
November 12 -16
SECTION 3
Ingleside Avenue to Tellico Avenue to Railroad Avenue onto Cook
Drive to W. Madison Avenue
(includes areas around TWC & Woodward Ave. areas)
November 19 - 30
SECTION 4
Matlock Avenue to W. Madison Avenue southwest to city limits
(Crestway, Matlock, & Ridgeways areas)
December 3 - 14
SECTION 5
Tellico Avenue to Railroad Avenue northeast to city limits
(includes Dover Run, Hammerhill Rd., Congress Pkwy. & Lee
Hwy. areas)
December 17 - 21
SECTION 6
Railroad Avenue to Cook Drive to W. Madison Avenue northwest
to city limits
(includes I-75, Denso Dr., & Congress Pkwy areas)
December 26 - January 4
To print a written copy of the leaf
schedule click here.
To print a copy of the map
click here.
Both links require acrobat reader.
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2001
Leaf Pickup Schedule Announced