Cary, Crystal Lake Offer Special Brush Pickup Following Storm

CRYSTAL LAKE AND CARY, IL — Public works crews have been busy cleaning up following strong storm's earlier in the week. Cleanup will continue next week as curbside brush pickup services will be offered in Crystal Lake and Cary for residents.

Here's what you will need to know if you would like to have brush picked up curbside in the coming days.

Cary
In Cary, public works employees will start picking up post-storm brush placed out at the curb on Monday.

The brush must be from this past week's storm events, the minimum length of the branches is four feet and the diameter must be between 2 to 8 inches; and the volume of the brush can not be more than eight-feet long by four-feet wide or what would fit in the back of a standard pick-up truck. The cut ends of the brush should be facing the street and no thorny materials or root balls should be placed out at the curb.

For larger piles of brush, village employees can provide a quoted price at a nominal fee once everything else has been picked up.

In addition, Flood Brothers offers weekly curbside brush pickup in Cary on residents' assigned garbage collection day if it is bundled and less than four feet long.

Crystal Lake

Those interested in special brush pick-up in Crystal Lake can submit a service request online at http://ow.ly/WHJM50FQxN6. Brush must be 6 inches or less in diameter and 6 feet or less in length.

Brush will be picked up next week. All brush should be moved to the parkway by 7 a.m. on Monday.