ROANOKE PLANS STORM-DEBRIS PICKUP

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, April 11, 1993                   TAG: 9304110084
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: D-5   EDITION: METRO 
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ROANOKE PLANS STORM-DEBRIS PICKUP
Roanoke plans to pick up storm-damaged tree limbs and brush caused by the recent blizzard if residents will bring them to the street curbs or alleys.
Beginning April 19, crews will make one sweep of the city to collect the limbs and brush, said Public Works Director William Clark.
Residents are asked to bring only their storm-damaged refuse to the curb. Crews will work in all four quadrants of the city.
"Some residents have already stacked damaged limbs by the alleys, and those will also be collected," Clark said.
Ed Culp, coordinator for the special pickup, said residents are urged to cut their tree waste into 4-foot sections.
The crews won't pick up shrubbery prunings and seasonal clippings, he said.
"This citywide sweep is only for storm-damaged tree limbs and brush caused by the blizzard," Culp said.
Culp estimates that his crews will bring in more than 175 truckloads of storm-damaged trees, which will be chipped into mulch and made available to residents free of charge.
Those interested in the free mulch must load it themselves at the shredding facility at Carver Avenue and Courtland Road Northwest.
Culp normally directs parks and grounds maintenance for the Parks and Recreation Department, where his crews are already behind schedule because of excessive spring rains.

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB