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Deerfield officials outline snow response and leaf-collection timing after early storm
Summary
Public works staff told the Village Board that leaf collection runs four weeks before Thanksgiving, this year’s program collected about 7,100 cubic yards, and crews converted equipment for an early snow that burned roughly 400 tons of rock salt and about 2,000 gallons of liquid salt during the weekend event.
The Deerfield Village Board on Monday heard a detailed briefing from public works staff about how the village handles leaf collection and snow response after an early season storm.
Bob Phillips, the public works representative who answered trustees’ questions, said leaf collection “always begins four weeks before Thanksgiving” and that the fourth week of collection is the week of Thanksgiving. Staff typically collect roughly 7,000–7,500 cubic yards of leaves each season; “on the…
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