City To Start Leaf Collection

ZANESVILLE, Ohio-The city of Zanesville is beginning it’s leaf collection cycle beginning in late October. 

The cycle is meant to provide a service to Zanesville residents looking to clear their yards of leaves and keep storm sewers from overflowing. Mayor Don Mason says what to expect and when to expect it. 

“Starting on October 26th, following a cycle, for three straight weeks at a minimum, we will be vacuuming out the leaves. Now the reason I say three weeks at a minimum is you can’t rake the leaves till they fall off, and there are times of the year where the leaves stay on clear through mid until late November, so we will continue vacuuming leaves as long as the leaves keep falling down.” 

The city wants leaves to be left in piles on the yard side of the curbs. Mason says it’s better for the city to dispose of leaves than normal citizens. 

“There used to be a theory that put them in the trash and put them in a landfill, but frankly using a landfill space is very expensive for something that decays the way leaves do. So it’s better for the city to collect them and dispose of them in more eco-friendly methods.”

Services will follow this schedule for each neighborhood:

October 26th and 27th – All streets from north of Taylor from Center to Maple including Colony North area.

October 28th, 29th and 30th – All streets from Adair north between Maple and Taylor to Adams Ln.

Week 2:

November 2nd – All streets from Adair Ave north between Maple Ave and Central Ave to Taylor St.

November 3th and 4th – All streets norths of Taylor between Maple Ave and Linden Ave.

November 5th and 6th – All streets Adair south between Licking Rd. from Linden to north of I-70

Week 3:

November 9th – All streets south of I-70 between Linden and Licking Rd to Ridge Ave.

November 10th – All streets Ridge Ave. south between Pine and Cornell south to Alfred St.

November 12th – All streets from Pine to Muskingum to Clay St.

November 13th – All Downtown and east end streets.