Spring Clean-Up in Frankfort

There may be snow on the ground, but Frankfort's Public Works Department is gearing up for brush and branch pick up.

Beginning April 1 and each Monday through mid-October, the Village sends around a truck to collect your brush and branches. There are a few requirements:

• Branches must be placed at the curb by 7 a.m. on scheduled pick up days. Brush crews run the route only once.

• Only branches 1 inch in diameter or larger will be picked up. Public works officials say, "smaller materials do not go through the equipment properly."

As for branches over 12-inches in diameter, the Village will pick them up as long as they're cut into 18-inch lengths. Later in the day, a separate truck is designated to collect the larger waste.

Village officials ask that branches be stacked neatly with the cut ends facing the street.

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