Biosolids field to charge for branches starting April 1, National Serv-All Monday
The City of Fort Wayne's Biosolids Composting Facility, 6210 Lake Ave., will start charging for tree limbs and branches April 1, when the facility switches to its summer hours.
The National Serv-All compost site at 6231 MacBeth Road will start charging for branches Monday, March 16.The composting facility's summer hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday from April 1 to Nov. 30. The facility is open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday through March 31. As part of the citywide clean-up of tree branches and limbs that fell from the Dec. 19 ice storm, the City of Fort Wayne waived the fees for branch drop off at the Lake Avenue site. Fees for leaves and yard waste still apply.
Shoaff, McMillen park sites closing Thursday
The Shoaff Park and McMillen drop-off sites will close Thursday since the branches left there have been ground into mulch. The nearest drop-off sites to Shoaff are Foellinger Theatre and the Biosolids facility; the nearest to McMillen are Biosolids and National Serv-All.
The City still has drop-off sites for branches available at these three locations only:
'¢ Foellinger Theater / Lincolndale lot in Franke Park ' back parking lot southwest corner (Christmas tree drop-off site) during park hours
'¢ Biosolids Compost Facility, 6210 Lake Ave., 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, branch drop-off fees waived through March 31
'¢ National Serv-all Compost Site, 6231 MacBeth Road, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, branch drop-off fees waived through March 14
For a map of the drop-off sites, go to www.cityoffortwayne.org/branchdropoff.
The City is finishing curbside collection of branches and limbs. Each street will have a single collection. For a map of the collection progress, visit: www.cityoffortwayne.org/branchpickupmap.
Bagged leaf pick-up requests through Friday
The City's Street Department is taking requests for bagged leaf pick-up through Friday, March 13.
To request bagged leaf pick-up, residents must contact the 311 call center, the One Call to City Hall, to request collection. The call center is available by dialing 311 or 427-8311 and staffed from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays. An online request form is available by clicking on the 311 logo at www.cityoffortwayne.org.