When Do Public Service Days Begin in Dearborn?

Residents should keep parked vehicles off the streets on trash days when Public Service Days begin on April 1.

Editor's note: This press release was submitted by the city of Dearborn. In order for Dearborn to keep streets clean, the city will begin the new season of Public Service Days the week of April 1. Parking rules will be enforced. Residents are required to keep vehicles off neighborhood streets from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on their trash days, which are also Public Service Days. Traffic citations will be issued to cars parked on the street. “Public Service Days allow us to sweep the streets curb to curb, and do other important maintenance work,” said Mayor John O’Reilly, Jr. “Residents across the city pay for services with their taxes, and they deserve to have them delivered in their neighborhoods in a thorough and effective manner," O'Reilly said…

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Dearborn Public Service Days Begin April 1

Residents should keep parked cars off the street from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for street sweeping and tree trimming.

Public Service Days in Dearborn will start again the week of April 1, and last through Nov. 30. During Public Service Days, the city provides services, such as street sweeping, tree trimming, and sewer maintenance in neighborhoods. To ensure these services are provided in a safe manner, residents should not park vehicles on the street from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on trash day. Vehicles parked on the street from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. will be ticketed. Residents are also prohibited from parking vehicles across the sidewalk or on the home's easement or lawn. Trash and recycle carts and yard waste containers should be placed at the curb on the property easement on Public Service Day. For more information, call 313-943-2886. For parking issues related to …

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When Do Dearborn Public Service Days, Leaf Removal and Yard Waste Pickup End?

Important dates to know this winter in Dearborn.

Move your cars, rake your leaves, put out your yard waste. But when does it all stop for 2012? Here are the important dates you need to know, Dearborn residents: Public Service Days: End Friday, Nov. 30, and resume again on April 1, 2013. Until then, residents will not be required to remove their parked vehicles from the streets on their trash collection day. However, according to Jim Murray, the director of the Department of Public Works, it is still a good idea to keep vehicles off the streets to allow for more efficient trash pickup. Loose Leaf Pickup: Ends Friday, Dec. 7, so be sure to rake your last fallen leaves to the curb before then. Another good reason to still keep your car out of the street on your trash pickup day. Yard Waste …

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2012 Dearborn Leaf Pickup Starts Monday

Leaves will be picked up from the street two or three times through Dec. 7.

Grab your rakes, Dearborn! Dearborn's annual collection of loose leaves raked into the streets is scheduled to begin the week of Oct. 22 and end on Friday, Dec. 7, depending on the weather. To make it easier for crews to pick up the leaves and to keep streets safer, residents are encouraged to rake leaves into the street only on the day before their neighborhood’s Public Service Days. Leaves raked into the street will be picked up on a neighborhood’s trash day, on the week that is not a recycling week. Public Service Days are the same as trash collection days. Vehicles must be removed from streets on these days between 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Contractors paid by residents to rake leaves must follow the same guidelines and should not rake leaves into…

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Move Those Cars! Dearborn Public Service Days Start Monday

Dearborn residents are required to move their cars off of the streets on their trash days through Nov. 30.

City Decides to Keep Leaf Removal Program

A cost comparison study showed that removal of the program would save the city of Dearborn little money.

Continuous discussion during 2011-12 budget talks last spring led many to believe that the City of Dearborn would very soon be nixing its leaf removal program. But budget talks Wednesday evening at Dearborn City Hall suggest that the program will remain in place for at least another year–possibly longer, if a more cost efficient model is not found. The leaf removal program allows Dearborn residents to rake leaves off of their lawns and into the streets during the fall. Bagging and pickup falls on the shoulders of the Department of Public Works. In 2011, the question was raised whether the service to residents was unreasonable, given the magnitude of recent budget cuts. Now, the program is again up for renewal as the city approaches its …

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Dearborn Public Service Days Begin April 2

Residents are reminded to keep their cars off the streets on their trash days.

Public Service Days in Dearborn will start again the week of April 2 and last through Nov. 30, 2012. During this time period, Dearborn provides critical services, such as street sweeping, tree-trimming, and sewer maintenance in neighborhoods on their respective trash days. Residents are asked to keep their cars off of residential streets from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on their trash day, which is also their Public Service Day, each week. Residents are also prohibited from parking across sidewalks, or on lawns or other unpaved areas. Tickets will be issued to vehicles parked on the street during a Public Service Day, as well as vehicles parked on lawns or across sidewalks. For visitors parking in a neighborhood that is not their own in Dearborn, …

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Dearborn Public Service Days, Leaf Removal Done for 2011

Residents can bag their leftover leaves for pick-up through Dec. 16.

It's the true sign of winter in Dearborn: public service days and curbside leaf removal are over as of Friday, Dec. 2. As such, residents are now permitted to park on the street on their designated trash day. Public Service Days, during which the city requires residents to keep their parked vehicles off residential streets if it is a trash collection day in that neighborhood, are used for efficient street sweeping, tree trimming and other city services. Public Service Days will be back in effect on April 2. Leaf removal may resume next fall, pending 2012 budget discussions that may result in the elimination of the program. Residents who have leaves remaining on their property may have their leaves picked up every week on their trash day …

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Dearborn Leaf Removal Program Begins Oct. 24

Residents are encouraged to wait to rake leaves into the streets until their scheduled public service days.

Despite heated debate over the issue during budget talks this spring, Dearborn's annual collection of loose leaves raked into the streets is scheduled to take place again this year. Leaf removal will begin the week of Oct. 24 and end on Friday, Dec. 2, depending on the weather. To make it easier for crews to pick up the leaves and to keep streets safer, residents are encouraged to rake leaves into the street only on the day before their neighborhood’s Public Service Days. Public Service Days are the same as trash collection days. Vehicles must be removed from streets on these days between 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Contractors paid by residents to rake leaves must follow the same guidelines and should not rake leaves into the street until the day …

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