Please remember to let people know not to dump leaves into the ravine. While the ravine can handle the natural leaf fall from its own trees, added leaves from outside the ravine clump and create an impenetrable layer that will prevent the growth of native plants next spring.

If heavily treed yards are creating more leaves than you can handle, try mowing over the leaves with a mulching mower first to reduce the leaves to flakes.  Then if there are still too many flaked leaves, vacuum up the flakes with the bag on the mower.  The flaked leaves take up only about 10-15% of the originals, and they decompose much faster when put in a mulch pile.  They’re also very good for a winter top dressing on gardens.  Then next spring just dig them into the gardens they mulched for added organic matter.  Use specific leaves for mulch, such as oak and other acidic leaves around azaleas and other acid loving plants.

Craig to Hold public Hearing on Administration’s proposal to address yard waste collection

Who:
Public Service & Transportation Committee Chair Hearcel F Craig
Public Service Director Mark Kelsey

When:
Thursday, April 2, 2009
5:30 p.m.

Where:
Council Chambers
90 West Broad Street, 2nd floor

What:
Council member Hearcel F. Craig, public service & transportation committee chair, will convene a public hearing on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers to hear the Administration’s proposal to address yard waste collection. Those who wish to address Council are welcome to fill out a speaker slip at City Hall on the day of the meeting.

Come meet Walter at our monthly second Saturday clean ups–he volunteers!

Another neighbor business to add to Lawn Services:

Green Man Services
George Davis, Clintonville resident
614-634-8713
gbcnu@columbus.rr.com

Yard restoration
Leaf Removal
Mini Landscaping
Light Hauling
Rototilling
Harzardous Household Waste Removal

Hi Susan-
Just FYI, we took yard waste to Ohio Mulch (Westerville location) today and it is not free, there is a $12 charge per trip.

Alternatively, if you purchase yard waste bags from Ohio Mulch directly, then it is free to drop it off.

Thanks!
Denise Brenner

Robert Seed, Keep Columbus Beautiful writes:

Effective February 1, 2009, Columbus residents can drop off yard waste free at the following locations:

• Com-Til: The city of Columbus’ compost facility at 7000 Jackson Pike on the South Side accepts tree limbs.
•  Kurtz Bros. Inc.: Accepts leaves, grass clippings, small branches and Christmas trees from Franklin County homeowners at:
  • 2850 Rohr Rd., Groveport
  • 6055-C Westerville Rd.
  • 6279 Houchard Rd., Dublin.
• Ohio Mulch:
  • Takes yard waste from county residents at 4120 Roberts Rd.
  • Accepts yard waste in recyclable paper bags at the following locations:
    • 4665 Westerville Rd. (Northeast)           
    • 1600 Universal Rd, (South)
    • 7320 Industrial Parkway, Plain City
    • 7765 Refugee Rd., Pickerington
    • 840 S. Columbus St., Lancaster
    • 537 Reynoldsburg-New Albany Rd, Blacklick.

Here is a link on the Public Service Department/Refuse Collection Division’s web site on yard waste and from what I saw in the news, they are trying to arrange some limited pickup seasonally. Once that is worked out, this is where the information will likely also appear:

http://refuse.ci.columbus.oh.us/yardwaste.htm

It looks like the closest place to haul it from Clintonville would be the Westerville Road location. 

If you or your neighbors have any further questions, please direct them to 311 or 645-3111.

Laura Young Mohr

Public Relations Specialist, Communications Office

Department of Public Utilities