Reminder: Brush Pick-Up Begins Monday in Durham and Middlefield

Brush Pick-Up in Middlefield:
The Middlefield Highway Department will conduct its annual brush pickup for all residents of Middlefield and Rockfall during the week of April 15 - April 30. Please have all brush at curbside by April 15, to insure pickup. Please note that this will be a one time pickup only.   

Residents should pile clean brush at the curb, butt end toward the street.  No branches should exceed 8 feet in length or 3” in diameter.  Leaves, stumps garbage, or building materials will not be accepted. This service is for residents doing normal spring clean up and yard maintenance, not lot clearing. Because the Public Works Department is providing this service to residents throughout town, we must limit each household to one truckload of brush removed.  Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated.

Brush Pick-Up in Durham:
The Town of Durham Public Works Department will begin the annual spring curbside brush pick up the week of April 15, 2013. It is understood that the winter season has created a lot of debris for all residents so please be sure to follow the strict guidelines so the job can be completed in a timely manner.

Brush should be less than 4” in diameter and not longer than 6 feet in length. Brush should be stacked at roadside in an open area, away from mailboxes, trees, telephone poles and other structures. Brush should be stacked perpendicular to the roadway, butt end toward the road. No leaves, stumps, wood or foreign matter will be picked up.Each household will be strictly limited to one truck load during this collection.

In an effort to be more efficient, it is recommended that neighbors combine piles on property lines. Loads shall not measure any larger than 4’ high, 6’ wide and 8’ long, unless combined with a neighbor.If your load does not follow these guidelines it will not be removed.

The town will publish on our website, www.townofdurhamct.org, each area to be passed each week. We will make one pass only so be sure to check. Residents with questions may call the Public Works Office at 349-1816. 

Week of April 15, 2013: the north end of town, Haddam Quarter Road, Maiden Lane, Foothills Road.