HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-28-2011 Christmas tree pickup ends next week
Office of the Mayor
MEDIA ADVISORY
Friday, January 28, 2010
3:00 pm
Contact:
Mikki Dobski, Dir. of Communications & Special Projects, 574-235-5855/876-1564c.
Sam Hensley, Dir. of Streets, 574-235-9244
Christmas tree pickup ends next week
South Bend, IN:
The South Bend Division of Streets will conclude its’ live Christmas
call-in
tree pickup at the end of next week. Residents are encouraged to as soon as
possible so that crews can complete this program and move on to other important
projects. As of Jan 27, 1,835 trees have been collected. This is down, substantially, from
previous years.
Residents are reminded to place trees at curbside only, and not in the alley, and then call
the Division of Streets at 235-9244 to schedule a pickup. If trees are still buried or
covered by snow, please assist crews in locating trees for pickup by pulling them out of
snow piles.
Residents can also drop off live trees at the following locations:
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Rum Village Park
- Ewing Ave. at Gertrude St.
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Pinhook Park
- 2800 block of Riverside Dr.
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Veterans’ Memorial Park
- Twyckenham at Northside Blvd.
Please Note: Drop off is for Christmas trees ONLY - no trash is permitted under any
circumstances! Placing of any items other than Christmas trees is a ticket-able offense under the
South Bend Municipal Code.
The drop-off locations are open seven days a week from 7 am to 5 pm and signs will be
posted to direct residents to designated drop-off point’s at all three locations. All trees
are recycled as Organic Resources into high quality mulch, which is provided, free, to
South Bend residents.
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