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Montgomery extends leaf pickup week; residents urge county action on yard burning smoke
Summary
Public Works extended leaf pickup through the week of Dec. 1 and asked residents to place piles at the curb by 7 a.m. Monday; several residents reported heavy smoke from backyard burning in nearby unincorporated areas and requested the village communicate with county officials to discourage open burning.
Public Works told the board the village will extend leaf pickup for one additional week and make a final pass the week of Dec. 1; staff asked residents to have leaf piles at the curb by 7 a.m. Monday to ensure collection.
"We urge residents to make sure that they get their piles raked out to the curb no later than 7AM on Monday morning," a staff speaker said while describing the schedule and volume-dependent routing.
Multiple residents raised health and quality-of-life concerns about repeated smoke from burning in nearby unincorporated areas (identified in the discussion as areas backing up to Willowbrook). Residents said smoke had infiltrated homes and described respiratory irritation; one resident urged the village to work with the county or health department to encourage alternatives such as mulching.
Board members acknowledged limited direct authority over county-controlled burning but said staff could pursue official communication with the county or health department and will consider outreach options. Public Works also noted that the LRS curbside yard-waste program ends next week and that the village’s bulk pickup by Public Works will conclude following the extended leaf-collection pass.
What happens next: Staff said the last week of scheduled collection will proceed next week and that the village will consider outreach to county officials regarding burning complaints; no formal policy or ordinance change was adopted at the meeting.
