Make like a tree...
...and find out if the city's leaf crews have gotten around to your humble dwelling to suck up your extra leaves. At this city-run site, you can type in your address and find out whether the city has come through your neighborhood yet for one of the two remaining rounds of pickup this season.
For instance, type in 1403 Pebble Drive, home of Mayor Keith Holliday, and you'll find that crews are working in his area of the city, but they haven't gotten to his street yet.
If you would like your leaves picked up, the city asks that you follow these guidelines: (More information here)
curb, AND NOT IN THE STREET.
please LEAVES ONLY.
streets outside of the city limits.
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You know what bothers me about city leaf collection? It's not how often but the quality of the pick-up. I live on a hill in East Greensboro, the bank in front of my house is steep and while I try to keep the leaves off the street in compliance with city regulations, dispite all my best efforts some of the leaves slide down the pile to land in the street. The city crew comes by, vaccumes the leaves from my yard, and leaves the remainder on the street so that I have to rake them back into my yard. Just as do all my neighbors.
Meanwhile, over on Sunset Drive (and many other "high end" streets including Pebble Drive) those residents pay "professional landscapers" to rake their leaves entirely on the street and yet the same city crews vaccume up all their leaves leaving none behind.
And to top it all off: it's illegal for Greensboro Contractors to leave anything for curbside pickup.
I earn my living making deliveries to homes and businesses ALL over Greensboro, so you can bet this is something I witness every day, and not some rumor I'm simply passing along.
Why is it, after all these years, and all the thousands of complaints, does the city of Greensboro still turn a blind eye to violaters in neighborhoods like Irving Park while looking for reasons not to serve poorer neighborhoods? Why you can't even drive safely on the streets of Irving Park for all the debris in the street. I know, I deliver there every day.
Posted on November 29, 2004 11:55 PM