City Working Overtime on Leaf Pick-Up After Sandy

Dealing with storm debris put Service Department behind schedule for collecting leaves

Westlake Service Department crews are on a seven-day schedule trying to catch up on leaf collection after clean-up following Superstorm Sandy put them way behind. How much storm debris has the city had to clean up? A lot, said Service Department director Paul Quinn III. "We do brush pick-up all year 'round, and average about 5,000 cubic yards for the year," he said. "Just for the storm alone, we'll have picked up about 4,000 cubic yards by the time we're done." All that debris meant that three of the city's seven street crews were diverted to storm clean-up, leaving four for leaf collection. As of Wednesday, Quinn said, five crews were devoted to leaf removal and a sixth crew should be back on leaf duty on Thursday. You can keep track of …

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When is Leaf Collection in Westlake?

The leaves are coming down, time to get them to the curb!

Leaf Pick-Up Coming Soon

Let's get ready to rake!

With the gorgeous fall foliage comes ... lots of raking. The Westlake Service Department will begin collecting leaves from residential tree lawns on Monday, Oct. 15. Leaf pick-ups will continue until Dec. 9, weather permitting. There is no set schedule for when leaf pick-ups will be done in specific neighborhoods or streets. On average, there's not more than two weeks between leaf pick-ups, unless bad weather creates delays. Here are some reminders for putting your leaves out for pick-up:

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