Marion citizens unhappy with change to monthly yard waste pickup

Due to budget cuts, the city altered its yard waste program this year to once-a-month collections, according to the mayor's office. Yard waste will be collected these weeks:

» July 5 through July 8.

» Aug. 1 through Aug. 5.

» Sept. 6 through Sept. 9.

» Oct. 3 through Oct. 7.

The city will not pick up grass clippings at curbside. Branches must be bundled and cut in lengths no longer than 5 feet.

Curbside pickup for yard waste occurs on the business day following each resident's regular trash collection. A Friday trash pickup means a Monday yard waste pickup.

Residents may drop off grass clippings and yard waste materials free of charge at Park Enterprise Construction Co. Inc., 560 Barks Road W., from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Park Enterprise Construction will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

A photo identification with address is required for grass and yard waste drop-offs. Residents using plastic bags must remove waste from bags and retain the empty bags or discard them. Biodegradable paper bags are available at some local retail stores.

Contact Park Enterprise for program details or to verify hours at 740-223-7275.

For other information, call the city sanitation and streets department at 740-382-1479.

MARION - An accumulation of yard waste in some neighborhoods has prompted questions and criticism of the collection service provided by the city.

Service Director Jay Shoup said a change this year to a monthly pickup and a Saturday morning storm has slowed city sanitation crews' collection.

"The amount to pick up and storm damage as recent as Saturday morning on the south end," Shoup said. "It seems to be local, not a citywide thing."

Councilman James Gilsdorf, R-6th Ward and mayoral candidate, said at a recent council meeting that he has received complaints from residents in his ward about yard waste that is not been picked up.

He said in exploring the issue, he learned the city has limited its curbside pickup of residents' yard waste to once a month rather than once a week.

The Marion Star published a city announcement in late March that the city would make the change because of budget cuts, and Shoup said the city placed an announcement on its website, marionohio.us, three months ago.

He said the change to monthly collection will save the city $35,000 to $45,000 per year. The cost of providing the service will shrink from as much as $95,000 annually to as little as $50,000 annually, he estimated.

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