Muscatine's Singular Spring Leaf Collection: A Call to Action for Residents
This year, Muscatine's Department of Public Works announces a solitary opportunity for residents to participate in the city's springtime leaf collection service. Community members are encouraged to ready their rakes and gloves, and assemble their leaf piles at the curbside by the morning of Monday, April 1, in time for the collection kickoff in Zone 1. "As the season changes, we're deploying one leaf collection vehicle starting next Monday," stated Tyson Wedekind, the city's Roadway Maintenance Supervisor. "We'll conduct a single pass through each zone, so we're asking our residents to prepare their leaves for pickup by the start of April." The collection process will commence in Zone 1, progressing through each zone without a return visit. This year, the Public Works Department will not accept specific requests for leaf collection. Due to the variable nature of leaf volumes, the department has not set a fixed schedule for the leaf truck. On...