Leaf Pickup This Week

You've probably noticed that Emerald Landscaping has put out the "Leaf Cleaning This Week" signs. One of our residents, Sue Ellen Parrott, sent me an email with a suggestion for getting rid of leaves on your property.

Before I get to Sue Ellen's email, I wanted to point out that our community suffered a $12,000 bill for storm drain clean out this year. Leaves that washed into the storm drains during rains were the principal culprit. I'd like to thank Stephanie Cooperstein who, prior to an earlier leaf cleanup, raked accumulated leaves from in front of a storm drain so that they wouldn't be flushed down the drain by an impending rainstorm (Stephanie: thanks for the photo!) . If you see accumulated leaves in front of a storm drain, please help save the community money by moving them.

Here is Sue Ellen's email:

On Dec 3, 2008, at 10:49 AM, Sue Ellen Parrott wrote:

Harvey, I called Emerald Landscaping and asked when the last leaf collection would be and was told it would be next week. You might want to alert residents that if they want their leaves taken away by Emerald, the leaves should be piled on the street near the curb before next week (but not near a storm drain! -Harvey).

Thanks for your updates.

Sue Ellen Parrott
7964 IRR

Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com