Note from Scarsdale's Mayor on Leaf Pick Up

Scarsdale residents and their landscapers have reacted very positively by helping Village crews pick up brush, branches, limbs and tree trunks from the October storm. The Public Works Department estimates that at about 40% of the tonnage brought to the recycling center has come from residents and/or their landscapers.

This is a truly laudable result, and Scarsdale residents have once again been shown to be outstanding citizens. As a result of this success, the Village has decided to extend the "no fee" policy at the Recycling Center through December 2nd.

Leaf pickup has been slowed down because of the October storm, when it was necessary to dismantle the leaf boxes from the trucks, remove the vacuums from the street, and erect plows and sanders on the trucks. Then, DPW crews went through their routine again and removed the plows and sanders; re-placed the boxes on the truck bodies, and brought the vacuums back into operation.

In this current year's budget, we have allocated funds to conduct leaf pickup on the last three Saturdays of the Fall "leaf season." Thus, beginning this Saturday, crews will be working on an overtime basis to pick up leaves. Hopefully, it will not snow again soon, in as much as it may take all of December to pick up all the leaves.

Generally we complete this task by the first ten days in December. Thank you all for your assistance and cooperation in this monumental task.

Remember that Scarsdale does encourage residents to keep their leaves in place, which both lowers costs and enriches the soil, by using mulching mowers and other equipment. At the Village Board's scheduled Sustainability Committee Meeting on Monday December 5th at 6:30 pm the Village Board will review recommendations for leaf mulching programs, and consider legislation to encourage this in our Village in a Park.

Miriam Levitt Flisser,
Mayor