Comments on: Clean sweep?

By: Ken Watson

Ken Watson — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:44:06 +0000

Well I’ve seen contracted Elgin sweepers come thru twice this fall, at least some service for a $7000 property tax bill. Are Dillard and Schillerstrom going to brag about their county’s taxes to Peoria residents ??

My property produces no leaves, just the village parkway trees. From now on they get swept into the curb. NO MORE $3 stickers for me.

By: Doug Green

Doug Green — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:09:01 +0000

It’s basically the same as saying we only snow plow three times a winter. And if there happens to be snow on the ground great – if not, oh well we had our outsourced shedule to follow. Too bad mother nature does not follow our schedule.

By: RyanDe680

RyanDe680 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:27:23 +0000

Leaves make an excellent addition to that compost pile as well….

By: Elaine Johnson

Elaine Johnson — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:49:17 +0000

I feel sorry for the mulch kids.

ROTFLMAO, B’man.

By: KellyDGM

KellyDGM — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:21:40 +0000

Funny that the village can’t make the welfare of trees a priority yet we should make the leaves a priority to protect storm drains that would not be so full if there were more trees to soak up the stormwater??
Miffed at my neighbors landscaper who blew thier leaves into my driveway and the street….

By: Businessman

Businessman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:49:12 +0000

The kids can leap on a leaf pile, so it needs to be as big as possible. My kids feel priveleged since the neighbor kids are out and they only have mulch to play with. I feel sorry for the mulch kids.

By: Meat

Meat — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:25 +0000

The ‘Flowtron’ is an interesting idea, I may look into it. I think this year was particularly harsh because of the weather, and the way the leaves came down (all at once).

Mulching with the bag off the mower is not an option in my yard, simply too many leaves for the Craftsman to handle. Spread out through the yard the piles would still be consistently 2 feet high. Besides, the bagging is good a cardio workout..

By: Chad D. Walz

Chad D. Walz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:53:38 +0000

So Meat has spent about $75 this year on yard stickers with more to come. I have better things to spend my money on. I mulch with out the bag a few times in the fall. As long as you keep up with it its easy. I mulch the street also, but I am not bagging the stuff in the street. If every homeowner in our village spent that amount on their leaves the total would be over a million dollars. The program that was cut only cost $140k. Food for thought.

By: Doug Green

Doug Green — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:39:52 +0000

Let’s see – the side roads can’t get plowed in the winter and the leaves can’t be swept out of the roads in the Fall.

If we are relying on the residents to sweep the streets of leaves we are going to have a lot clogged drains. My street has no parking allowed all day during the week – it could have been swept.

By: fromtheheart

fromtheheart — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:31 +0000

Meat:
Next time save yourself the sticker cost and buy a electric leaf mulcher for about $125. It’s called Flowtron. Those 26 bags will be down to about 4 and the thing pays for itself in about tow years. google it or “electril leaf mulcher and see what pops up. I’ve had mine for 3 seasons including this one and it’s awesome.