HOLIDAY TREE PICKUP
The Town of Ithaca Public Works Department will begin
picking up discarded holiday trees on the first business day after Christmas
and will continue through mid-January.
Who maintains my road? I see Town trucks,
Tompkins County trucks, and New York State trucks. That depends on who owns your road. The Town of Ithaca owns certain “local”
roads within its boundaries. Tompkins County owns 15 roads and New York State
owns 8 roads within the town. County and State roads are considered
thoroughfares—roads that go through the Town of Ithaca into another town.
Examples are Coddington Road (County Road) and Danby Road/RT 96B (State Road).
However, the Town plows and salts certain roads that are owned by Tompkins
County and the State plows and salts all the State roads in the Town. If you
have questions about this, please call the Town Highway Department at 273-1656
so we can direct you to the proper entity. County road questions should be
referred to Tompkins County Highway Department at 274-0300 and State road
questions should be referred to New York State DOT at (607) 756-7072.
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up?
Please refer to the Quick News section of the home page for specific dates and information.
Brush and Leaf Collection is for all areas of the Town of Ithaca outside the Village of Cayuga Heights and the City of Ithaca.
In the spring and
fall, the Town of Ithaca Public
Works Department picks up yard waste (brush and bagged
leaves, pine needles, garden waste, and grass clippings) in mid-April and in mid-late
October. All yard waste must be at
roadside by 7:00 a.m. of the first day of the collection.
Brush should be
placed in neat piles going with the flow of traffic so that the chipping trucks
can feed the cut ends first. The
intention of the brush collection service is for residents to put a reasonable
amount of brush out at roadside for pick up.
Brush piles are limited to approximately 2’ H x 4’ W x 8’ L in size. Limbs should be no larger than 8" in diameter.
Please note, our crews do not vacuum leaves in the spring,
therefore, no loose piles of leaves
will be picked up. For all collections, leaves and garden waste must be bagged
in biodegradable paper bags. Fold over openings of bags to close—do
not staple or tape. No plastic bags will be picked up. In the fall, Leaves are vacuumed throughout
the Town. Bagged leaves and yard waste
are also collected in the fall. Bagged
leaf pickup occurs on each subsequent Monday through November.
Please do not put
yard waste out at roadside until the week before collections. You may also drop your yard waste off at
the Public Works Facility at 114 Seven Mile Drive, Monday - Friday from 7:00 a.m. -
2:30 p.m. year around. Please first sign in at the office.
For questions,
please call 273-1656 between 6:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday - Friday or e-mail us.
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Is there a policy or guidelines regarding mailbox installations?
Mailboxes
shall be installed according to United States Postal Service guidelines. The distance from the edge of pavement to the
front of the mailbox shall be 6” to 12” with a 43” clearance to the bottom of
the mailbox or structure support arm.
Property
owners assume the responsibility of proper placement and ensuring the wooden,
metal or plastic post and arm are free from rot, breakage or deterioration and
are in a structurally sound condition.
If a mailbox
that is properly installed and initially in good repair is damaged by a Town
vehicle/equipment, the Town will replace or repair it upon timely notification
being given to the Public Works Department.
Repairs requiring a new mailbox will be made using a standard aluminum
mailbox. Mailboxes that have been knocked down due to a deteriorated condition,
repairs/replacement will be the responsibility of the property owner.
Newspaper
boxes should follow the same requirements for mailboxes and should not be
placed under the mailbox due to the clearance requirements.
Questions
about mailboxes or other structures in the right-of-way should be directed to
the Public Works Department at 607-273-1656.
Can residents obtain mulch or compost from the Public Works Facility? The Facility is closed due to COVID-19 - No Public Access
Yes.
The Town's Public Works Facility offers wood chips, shredded wood mulch, and
compost free of charge to Town of Ithaca residents. (Please note that the wood
chips are irregularly sized due to the chipping process and are not always
available.) These services are not available to contractors or City of Ithaca
residents. You can find these items at the Public Works Facility located at 114
Seven Mile Drive. Additionally, Town of Ithaca residents may bring
brush, leaves, garden waste, and grass clippings to the facility for drop off. Receiving hours are 7:00am-2:30pm M-F. The sign-in requirement is temporarily waived but, will continue in the future. Public access is limited to the designated drop off / pick up
locations.
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Does the Town
provide trash and recycling pickup? No, you must contract with a local hauler or contact
Tompkins County Solid Waste at (607) 273-6632.
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