Press Release
Contact: Randy Gardner
City of Black Jack
Phone 314 599 4020
Fax 314 355 4196
12500 Old Jamestown Road
Black Jack, Missouri
Phone 314 355 0400
Fax 314 355 4196
Press Release
City of Black Jack announces its tree limb pickup dates and guidelines for 2010.
September 14, 2010: Below is a list of dates and guidelines set forth for the residents of the City of Black Jack for the annual tree limb pickup.
TREE LIMB PICK UP
FALL 2010
East of Old Halls Ferry
November 1, 2010 First week
South of Parker Road
November 8, 2010 Second week
The Whitney Chase area
November 8, 2010 Second week
West of Old Halls Ferry
November 15, 2010 Third week
LIMB-CHIPPING PROGRAM
The annual fall limb-chipping program will follow these guidelines:
*Limbs must be 4 inches in diameter or less
Limbs must be 4 inches in diameter or less*Length of limbs must be 6 feet or less
Length of limbs must be 6 feet or less*Limbs must be placed at the curb (at the edge of your yard next to the street). City employees are not permitted to go onto private property
Limbs must be placed at the curb (at the edge of your yard next to the street). City employees are not permitted to go onto private property*Limbs should be neatly piled with the cut edge next to the street
Limbs should be neatly piled with the cut edge next to the streetTHE FOLLOWING WILL NOT BE PICKED UP:
1.Limbs only-Trees will not be picked up
Limbs only-Trees will not be picked upLimbs not from the property being picked up
•Any commercially cut limbs or tree branches
Any commercially cut limbs or tree branches•Yard waste bags
Yard waste bags•Trash, thorny materials, plants, leaves and grass
Trash, thorny materials, plants, leaves and grass•Wood with nails or wire/metal fence mixed in pile
Wood with nails or wire/metal fence mixed in pile•Unorganized piles of limbs
Unorganized piles of limbs•Root balls and/or stumps
Root balls and/or stumps•Shrubs
Shrubs•Limbs that are too large or cumbersome to be handled by one person
Limbs that are too large or cumbersome to be handled by one person•Limbs that are too large to go through the chipper
Limbs that are too large to go through the chipper•Old railroad ties (with creosote oil) or landscaped timber
Old railroad ties (with creosote oil) or landscaped timber•Limbs too small
Limbs too smallNOTE: City employees will not pick through brush piles separating acceptable from unacceptable materials.
THE TREE LIMB PICK UP WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010 FOR THOSE RESIDENTS ON THE EAST SIDE OF OLD HALLS FERRY ROAD. ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010 FOR THOSE RESIDENTS SOUTH OF PARKER ROAD AND IN THE WHITNEY CHASE AREA. ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010 FOR THOSE RESIDENTS ON THE WEST SIDE OF OLD HALLS FERRY ROAD.
YOU MUST HAVE YOUR LIMBS AT THE CURB ON THE FIRST DAY (MONDAY) WHEN THE PROGRAM BEGINS.
The MESSAGE BOARD at City Hall will indicate when the pickup will begin. One pickup will be made per street (NO EXECPTIONS). The Public Works Department will not double back and pick up limbs on the same street. If your limbs are not at the curb when the rest of your block is picked up, you will be responsible for disposing of the limbs on your own.
If you have questions in reference to the collection schedule, please phone 355-0400, Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
REMEMBER!!! YOUR STREET WILL BE PICKED UP ONE TIME ONLY- THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
Please contact Mayor Norm McCourt at 314-355-0400 ext. 100 or Randy Gardner at 314-599-4020 for further quotes or information
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