November 14, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Tree trimming season has arrived and the City of Smithville is passing along a friendly reminder about a policy that was implemented three years ago concerning the removal of brush and tree limbs.
Under the guidelines, city residents will only be entitled to two free pickups of brush and tree limbs from their properties per year provided they do their own cutting and trimming. No commercial tree cutting debris will be collected by the city.
Other provisions of the policy are as follows:
*The pile of brush must be close to the edge of the road and piles must be kept away from mail boxes and other structures to avoid damage to the structures.
*The maximum diameter of limbs must be no more than six inches. Anything thicker than that will not be picked up.
*The butt ends must be facing the road.
*Nothing longer than 10 feet.
*Residents will only get two pick-ups per year.
*No vines or root balls.
*No building materials, trash, plastic, metal, wire, cardboard, paper, or glass.
*No commercial tree cutting will be collected by the city. If you have hired someone to do the cutting, you must have them haul off the debris. The city is not responsible for picking up anything cut by a trimming or cleaning service.
*City will only collect brush or limbs free for residents who do their own trimming, cutting.