The annual fall leaf collection program is
underway through November 25. Residents should rake their
leaves into the street at least 18 inches from the curb the day
before the scheduled pickup dates indicated on the map.
Residents who miss a scheduled pickup date should keep their
leaves on the parkway until the night before the next scheduled
pickup. Please follow these simple rules:
• Leaves
only -- do not add brush, grass clippings or yard waste.
• Do not
park on or near a pile of leaves, which can hinder leaf removal
operations. Heat from a car also could ignite the leaves.
• Rake
leaves onto side streets whenever possible. Try to avoid major
thoroughfares where piles of leaves might create traffic
hazards.
• Do not
rake leaves into or close to cul de sacs or traffic diverters.
The equipment needs room to operate.
• Keep
catch basins clear of raked leaves to avoid flooding.
• Inform
landscape services of the leaf collection schedule.
• Obey all
parking restrictions. Regulations will be strictly enforced.
• Dampen
piles after raking to avoid leaves being blown by the wind.
• Consider
composting or using the leaves as garden mulch as an
alternative to raking.
• Drive
carefully. Leaves are slippery when wet and large piles may
hinder visibility.
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The third in a series of workshops to
gather community input to help create a vision for the
redevelopment of the greater downtown area is scheduled for
7 p.m., Wed., Nov. 10, at Oak Park-River Forest High School, 201 N.
Scoville Ave. Crandall Arambula, a planning firm with a
national reputation for urban and community design projects
that have helped revitalize aging business districts, will
present refined alternative designs based upon earlier
workshops and community input. The study area is primarily
within the boundaries of the Downtown Increment Tax Financing
District, or TIF. The downtown TIF includes much of Lake Street
from Harlem Avenue to East Avenue, and adjacent areas north to
Ontario Street and just south of Pleasant Street. For more
information call 358.5418, email GDTMasterPlan@oak-park.us or visit www.oak-park.us.
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Sixteen Oak Park students were winners in
the 29th Annual Fire Prevention Poster and Essay Contest, held
in conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 3 - 9.
Entries addressed the theme, Test
Your Smoke Alarms. The contest was
judged by three members of the Oak Park Fire Department and
winners were recognized at a dinner ceremony at the Main Fire
Station. Each winner received a certificate of merit and other
prizes, including a new smoke alarm for their home. The winning
entries will be on display at Village Hall, 123 Madison St. For
more information on fire prevention call 358.5605 or email fire@oak-park.us.
2004 Poster/Essay Winners
Lela Biggus
Brendsan Carmack
Caitlin Cass Donnelley-Power
Andrew Galo
Clare Hacking
Jacob Hale
Jasmine Hull
Blake Mrozek
Aisling Leary
Sage Pope
Maureen Puccetti
Anna Vogel
Kyle Robinson
Julia Weiss
Hanna Whited
Olivia Wojcik
