Public Works Department
(708)
671-3721
Email
the Public Works Director
BRANCH CHIPPING BEGINS
APRIL 4TH, 2011
Chipping Service for public owned residential streets begins at the east
end of the village and continues west until all streets have been
serviced. Residents of private streets must submit a request for service
no later than the Wednesday before the chipping week. Private Unit
Developments must submit a request for service through the Homeowners
Association. The Homeowners Association must submit a list of addresses
no later than one week before the chipping week and the home owner or
association will be charged on their next utility bill for the addresses
receiving the chipping service.
If branches are put out after the Chipper Crew has serviced a street the
branches will not be removed until the next pick-up week. In order to
make sure your branches are picked up in a timely manner please set out
branches by 7:00 a.m. Monday of the following weeks: April 4, May 2, May
23, June 20, July 18, August 15, September 12, October 3, and October
24, 2011.
The final week for branch chipping will be the week of October 24, 2011
Preparing branches for pickup:
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Branches must measure
between 3 feet in length and 8 feet in length and be no greater than
6 inches in diameter. Tie smaller branches together with string or
twine. Branches shorter than 3 feet in length should be placed in
yard waste containers or paper bags and placed out on garbage day.
Yard waste will be collected by Allied Waste, telephone number (708)
385-8252.
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Stack branches neatly on
the right of way with cut ends towards the street. Do not stack in
the drainage swale. Piles of branches that are badly tangled will
not be picked up.
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Piles are to be no
larger than 4 feet high and 10 feet in length. Any branches stacked
outside of these parameters will not be collected.
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All material must be set
out no earlier than the weekend prior to the week of collection.
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All residents will be
allowed a maximum of 20 minutes per property of wood chipping time.
Any brush left that has not been collected due to excessive amounts
or for any other reason marked on the tag left the day of chipping
service must be moved back onto the private property within 24 hours
after collection.
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Raked-up material, bark,
and other small debris should not be included with branches. It will
not be taken or cleaned up. Dispose of raked-up material, bark or
small debris in yard waste containers or paper bags and place out
with your regular garbage pick-up.
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Materials that will not
be picked up include: any type of roots, root balls, lumber, old
rotted or friable wood, fencing, railroad ties, rosebushes, vines,
thorny material of any kind or poisonous materials of any kind such
as poison ivy or poison oak. Badly tangled branches will not be
picked up.
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Branches placed on right
of way for removal must have originated from the parcel where
located. Land clearing operations are to be removed by either a
contractor or the use of a dumpster. Groundskeepers and Landscapers
hired to trim branches or remove trees are responsible for removing
branches from the property. Branches will not be picked up from
vacant properties or properties under construction.
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Wood chips are available
for residents by the 6 yard truck load during chipping season. Call
the Public Works Office at 671-3721 and leave your name, address,
and phone number where you can be reached during chipping hours,
woodchips cannot be delivered if we are unable to contact you.
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