Superintendent Scott Behrends

The Streets and Alleys Department is responsible for maintaining, cleaning, salting, and plowing the city’s streets, as well as picking up brush and leaves.

Brush Pick-up

Due to the increasing demand for brush pick-up, the following guidelines will be implemented:

• 1. Branches must be stacked near the curb in one direction with cut or big end facing the street, and must be no longer than 8 feet. The crew will pick up in the alley.


• 2. If branches are cut by a contracted service, they must be disposed of by that service.


• 3. Whole trees cut down by anyone will not be picked up by the city.


• 4. Any dirt, garbage, wire or anything else that can cause damage to the machinery will not be picked up.


• 5. Yard and garden waste must be bagged and tagged and is picked up by the garbage disposal company.


• 6. Piles bigger than a pickup truck load will not be picked up.

Leaf Pick-up

Leaves are picked up by the city as needed.  Leaf piles must be placed at the curb (not on the street).