HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – Autumn leaves are falling and residents in the City of Holland can start raking them up this weekend as the Fall Leaf Program starts up again.
Starting on September 30, city residents will be allowed to rake leaves into street gutters or onto the shoulders of roads for pickup by City crews. Citizens are reminded that Only Leaves will be picked up. Leaf piles left in yard areas cannot be picked up due to the potential damage to yards, sprinkler systems, or landscaping by the trucks and equipment used in the program. The equipment used needs a certain amount of room to work so we ask that leaf piles not be placed near utility poles, guy wires, fire hydrants, mail boxes or other obstructions.
Residents are asked to be good neighbors by limiting their leaf removal activities to their own property. If branches or other debris are in the leaf piles, they will not be picked up. Residents are reminded that the next curbside pickup of branches will not occur until the Spring Yard Clean-Up Program .
If you have branches or other lawn debris, you may call 616-355-1330 and request a Project Pride Day Coupon. These coupons are generally available until mid-December and are available to Holland City Residents to take 1 load of refuse to Chef Container at A-4376 60th Street (Graafschap Road).
This year’s leaf pickup program will continue through the weekend of November 19, 2017. In order to minimize drain obstructions and cleanup costs, pickup priority is given to streets with curb and gutter. Residents of curbless streets should note that it could be several weeks before their leaves are picked up, and may wish to schedule their raking accordingly. While every effort is made to pick up leaf piles as quickly as possible, parents are encouraged to restrain children from playing in the piles, and drivers are urged to exercise caution in approaching leaf piles.
