Dearborn street sweeping season may begin April 7 – residents reminded to remove parked vehicles from street during their neighborhood’s Public Service Days

The next scheduled week of Public Service Days in Dearborn is April 7-11. Crews may start the City’s annual street sweeping program on April 7 as well (weather permitting).

If street sweeping does start on April 7, it makes it all the more important – and beneficial – for residents to keep their parked vehicles off of the streets on their neighborhood’s Public Service Days. Doing so will allow crews to deliver services such as street sweeping in the most efficient and complete manner.

Started in January, Public Service Days mean cleaner neighborhoods in Dearborn. Residents are required to remove their parked vehicles from the street during the two Public Service Days each month that are scheduled for their neighborhood.

Public Service Days happen twice a month on your trash pickup day: once on your trash pickup day that falls during the first full week of each month, and again on your trash pickup day two weeks later in the same month.

For example, take the month of April: if your trash pickup day is Monday each week, your neighborhood’s Public Service Days are April 7 and April 21.
Residents can check their 2008 City of Dearborn calendar for a complete schedule of Public Service Days for each neighborhood. The schedule is also posted at www.cityofdearborn.org and on CDTV, which is cable channel 12 on Comcast and cable channel 10 on WOW.

Remember that all parked vehicles and trash containers must be kept off of the streets from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. during Public Service Days in your neighborhood. (Note that the hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., not the hours listed in the City calendar.)

Note that you only have to move your vehicle off of the street from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on your neighborhood’s Public Service Day – not for the entire week. For example, in April residents whose trash pickup days are Mondays will need to move parked vehicles off of the street only on April 7 and on April 21.

Also, please note that existing city ordinance prohibits residents from putting trash containers in the street at any time, including your regular pickup day. All trash, yard waste and recycling must be placed on the easement. This is required on every trash pickup day, not just those that coincide with your neighborhood’s Public Service Days.

Finally, Dearborn residents should be aware that, beginning soon, final notices of violations will be issued to those who leave parked vehicles on the street during their neighborhood’s Public Service Days. The issuing of final notices of violation is the last level of enforcement action before ticketing and towing occur.