ROCKLAND, Maine — The city announced Wednesday the schedule for the annual spring cleanup.
The city will be divided up into four zones, with each area being assigned one week where leaf and brush will be collected from the street-front outside residents’ homes. Pick-up times will be from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to a press release.
In order to make this program a success the city is asking residents to familiarize themselves with the zones, which streets are included in each zone, and the dates when public services will be picking up these zones.
The cleanup will begin Monday, May 2, from the Owls Head town line to Park Street. The following week will be north of Park Street to Rankin Street. The week after that will be north of Rankin Street to the Rockport town line. The fourth and final week will be west of Old County Road.
The city also is asking for the following rules to be observed:
Only leaf and brush placed in two separate piles of material will be accepted. No other materials, such as lumber or furniture will be accepted. Brush piles should be at the edge of residents’ property oriented parallel to the road or sidewalk but not in the sidewalk.
Leaves should not be placed in bags, and trash should be kept separate from the leaves and brush.