Yesterday and today several men spent hours cutting all the weeds and saplings cleaning up the Water Retention System at Fountain Hills Subdivision in Kansas City, Missouri. It looks fantastic!
Did you know it's illegal to dump grass clippings and sod, oil or dumping of anything into this system? Sure is, and it carries a $500.00 fine if you are caught or reported as having dumped in there.
The residents along the Water Retention System would like the system to keep working in the manner that it was developed and don't particularly want to look at your yard waste that some having been dumping.
A better solution would be to put your yard clippings in those brown paper bags that you can purchase at Lowe's and put it out for the City of Kansas City to pick up when they have their lawn waste pick-ups.
For those interested those pick-ups are:
Curbside Leaves and Brush Collection
Schedule for fall 2007
The City of Kansas City, Mo., collects up to 20 sacks or bundles of leaves and brush (excluding grass clippings) from residences at curbside, in the spring and fall.
For fall 2007, residents will receive yardwaste collection on two specific dates. The schedule is as follows:
Northland schedule
(From the river to the northern city limit)
If your trash day is your dates are:
Monday Nov. 5 and Dec. 3
Tuesday Nov. 6 and Dec. 4
Wednesday Nov. 7 and Dec. 5
Thursday Nov. 8 and Dec. 6
Friday Nov. 9 and Dec. 7
Here's what the www.kcmo.org website says about illegal dumping:
Illegal Dumping
Neighborhood and Community Services Department
To report illegal dumping,call (816) 513-1313
Illegal dumping, or depositing material on public or private property without the consent of the owner, is the most common type of environmental crime. Dumping is a significant cause of environmental degradation. It has a negative economic impact on the community, and has been linked to an increase in other types of crime. Through several programs, including education, enforcement and abatement, the City of Kansas City, Mo., is prepared to clean up this problem.
Let's work together to keep our neighborhood as beautiful as possible.
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