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-Mayor's Letter continued from front page- USF Holland and the Woodwind&Brasswind invested over$11 million in new or expanded facilities, and Imagineering Finishing Technologies broke ground for a new state-of-the-art facility for its corporate headquarters and metal finishing operations. We will nourish this entrepreneurial spirit to grow more jobs and to be at the forefront of innovation. From Portage Prairie on the north to the SPRING YARD WASTE Erskines on the south,we are seeing major investment and development plans, PICKUP BEGINS and believe that this will help to bring new businesses to South Michigan and South Main as well. The City encourages all residents to help South Bend is the regional center for commerce, finance and culture, and make South Bend a"Clean City,"by taking we are committed to continuous improvement. There are many great things advantage of our Yard Waste Pickup Pro- happening all over South Bend, and there is great energy in our town. I ask gram: everyone to join in. Take pride in your home. Take pride in your neighborhood. • Until April 7-the Bureau of Solid Waste Take pride in your city. South Bend is our hometown. Let's join together to will collect bagged or bundled yard waste on keep it growing strong. a call-in basis only -please call 277-8823 for Sincerely, curbside pickup. • Beginning April 10- Solid Waste will officially begin its standard Yard Waste Mayor Steve Pickup Program. Yard Waste Pickup will take place weekly on a resident's regular trash collection day. Pickup is automatic, FREE DOWNSPOUT DISCONNECTION call-in is not necessary. Please place yard On many older homes, downspouts that collect rainwater Waste at curbside, in bags or containers, by 6:00 a.m. connect directly to the City's sewer system, causing sewers to receive both waste and rain water. A single residence can deposit Please follow these guidelines for the Yard as much as 27,000 gallons of rain water to the system each year! Waste Program: During heavy rainfall and melting snow, combined sewer overflow can cause 1. Yard waste and brush must be bagged flooding, sewer backup into basements, and odors that escape into the air or bundled(no more than 4 feet in through downspouts rather than remaining underground. length or 6 inches in diameter). To help reduce these occurrences, City residents are urged to call the 2. Use suitable containers(30 gallon trash Division of Engineering to schedule a downspout disconnection. The City will container or smaller) -do not place yard send a two-person crew to disconnect the downspout, cap the entry pipe to the waste in City automated trash containers. sewer, and redirect the downspout to release rain water into the yard, where it is 3. Please place yard waste at the curb naturally absorbed into the ground. A downspout disconnection can cost as and separate from trash and debris. much as $200,but this service is offered at no charge to South Bend residents. 4. Do not place yard waste in the alleys. Since the program began in 2004, we have disconnected 320 homes from the Residents are reminded that in order to combined system,reducing our overflow volume by 8.6 million gallons! protect our air quality, burning of leaves is Working together we can help eliminate sewer backups and overflows. If completely prohibited in the City of South you have a downspout connected to the sewer system, please call 235-9251 to Bend and is a violation of City ordinance. schedule a free disconnection today, and help make South Bend a"Clean City." South Bend's yard waste is recycled at the City's Organic Resources Facility, IN \i,9 INTERNATIONAL SOCCER , thereby diverting this material from our X1 RETURNS TO SOUTH BEND. community's landfill and providing quality mulch for reuse. City residents can reap the South Bend and the University of Notre Dame are excited to welcome back rewards of their efforts by going to Organic the Mexican Women's National Soccer Team, and the Mexican Men's U-17 Resources to pick up high quality mulch and Soccer Team, for three games at Notre Dame's Alumni Field: compost for free if you self-load, or at a • FRIDAY,APRIL 21, 7:00 p.m. -Notre Dame Men's Soccer takes on the minimal sliding scale fee if you request Mexico National Men's Team assistance with loading. Organic Resources • WEDNESDAY,APRIL 26,5:00 p.m. - Illinois Women's Soccer battles it out is located at 4340 Trade Drive, off of Nimtz against the Mexico National Women's Team Parkway just '/a mile west of Bendix Drive. • FRIDAY,APRIL 28, 7:00 p.m. -Notre Dame Women's Soccer takes on the Organic Resources is open 8:00 AM to 3:45 Mexico National Women's Team PM,Monday through Friday. Please call Presented by St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Tickets are$5 for adults 287-6841 for more information. and$2 for children 18 and younger, and can be purchased by calling the Notre For more information on the Yard Waste Dame Ticket Office at(574) 631-7356, visiting Gate 1 at the ND Joyce Center Program,please call Environmental Services Box Office, or online at und.com (click tickets). at 277-8823. Visit Our New Website at www.SouthBendIN.gov!