Saturday, March 13, 2010

Yard Waste Collection Coming

As the warm weather arrives and you start to think about cleaning up your yard for spring, be sure to remember the requirements for the City of Champaign yard waste collection:
Materials must be in 30-gallon paper yard waste bags. No Plastic Bags. Twigs and branches may be bundled with non-metallic twine or placed in paper yard waste bags. Branches cannot be larger than two inches in diameter and 3 1/2 feet long. Bundles cannot be larger than 18 inches in diameter. Materials must be placed within ten feet of the curb of a public street by 6:00 a.m. to ensure pickup on your scheduled day. On heavier collection days, your pickup may be later than normal or even the next day.
Dates for the Champaign yard waste collection have not been set, but will be posted on the City of Champaign website when they are available.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Calling All Cherry Hills Gardeners!

Plans are in swing to create a community garden in your neighborhood on about two acres of the land just to the south of Barkstall School.

Please join us Sunday, March 14, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. in the library at Barkstall for a planning meeting for Good Ground Community Garden.

If you’re interested in participating, but can’t make it to the meeting, please call Tim Larson at 979-1810 or email Sarah Graham at graham5610@yahoo.com.