City cleanup crews start second pass through town Wednesday – theperrynews.com

The Perry City Hall issued an update Wednesday on the ongoing storm response and cleanup efforts.

Debris Removal Process

City of Perry cleaning crews, working with contractor partners, have been through the entire town once. Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 26, the crews began a second pass through the town in order to collect storm debris. Alley pickups will also begin at this time.

The crews will only go through the alleys for special pickup requests. To schedule a special alley pickup, call the Perry City Hall 515-465-2481 as soon as possible.

Once the second round of storm debris pickup is completed, residents will thereafter have to haul their storm debris to the dump site at the campground parking lot in Pattee Park.

Residents are asked to avoid parking on the street in front of debris piles. Parked vehicles obstruct the progress and make removing the debris extremely difficult.

As crews move through the town, hanging branches will be removed from trees on the parking or right-of-way. Branches that are too large for city crews to remove will be removed by a tree contractor. The city will also prioritize the tree removal list at this time.

Street Cleaning Continues

Due to an issue with their equipment, the street cleaning crew will return Thursday, Aug. 27, Friday, Aug. 28 and possibly Saturday, Aug. 29 in order to clear the gutters and vacuum out the storm drains. Residents are asked to remove their parked vehicles from the street, if possible, on those days so the streets, gutters and storm drains can be cleaned.

Garbage Collection

Residential garbage collection is back to the regular schedule. Residents may still bring household garbage to the recycle dumpsters at the McCreary Community Building parking lot, PHS football field parking lot and the parking lot east of the Police Department until Friday, Aug. 28. Beginning Monday, Aug. 31, these dumpsters will once again be used for recyclable drop-off only.

The Perry City Hall also expressed its gratitude to its resident and contractors for their hard collaboration following the unprecedented derecho storm:

Thank you to all of our partners assisting with the cleanup effort: Repp Trucking, J. Pettiecord Inc., Elder Corp., Walton Tree Removal Service, Landus Cooperative, Herbs Backhoe and all of the Perry residents who not only took care of their own properties, but gave a hand to their friends and neighbors, too! This is Perry Pride!

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