Newsletter
Spring
From the Public Works Office
The following programs are available for the City of Delavan residents.
TREE TRIMMINGS can be picked up by calling 728-1891 to make arrangements. Please note that branches must be less than 6" in diameter, a minimum of 4' in length, but not longer than 12', and must be stacked neatly at the curb, cut ends toward the street. Branches smaller than 4' in length or bush cuttings can be brought to the Street Department, 490 Richmond Road. Brush collection will begin the first week of April and continue till the end of October, on a weekly basis.
LEAF COLLECTION will be held the month of April. Leaves must be placed evenly in the street adjacent to the curb and not bagged. Leaves can also be brought to the Street Department, 490 Richmond Road. Burning of small amounts of dry leaves and dry plant clippings is allowed from March 1 through May 31, and September 1 through November 30. Burning of leaves on City streets is not allowed.
CITY DROP-OFF COMPOST SITE (Street Department), 490 Richmond Road, hours are 7:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Saturday operation will begin March 19th and remain open until November 12th. Saturday hours will be from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This drop-off site is available to all City of Delavan residents for the disposal of brush, leaves, or grass clippings with no fee charged. Placement of materials into the dumpsters is not provided by the City.
Commercial companies engaged in the business or practice of landscaping or yard maintenance are not to deposit any material at the drop-off compost site.