The City of Crookston Public Works Department has decided to postpone Spring Clean-up Week to May 9-13 because of the recent snow and forecast. The updated release is below.
May 9-13 is Spring Clean-Up Week in Crookston. Clean-up items will be picked up only on your regular garbage pickup day and must be placed on the street boulevard. Please note: Compost material – grass clippings, lawn or garden waste – WILL NOT have to be in City compost bags for this week only. Cleanup items should be separated into the following piles: garbage, clothing, cardboard, etc.; appliances; branches and yard waste; furniture, metal items, demolition, etc., and tires. Placing these items out in separate piles will help speed the clean-up process. In awareness of clean-up week in Crookston, Polk County Public Health advises to not bring furniture, mattresses, box springs, or bed frames found on the street into your home in order to prevent the spread of bed bugs. https://www.bedbugs.umn.edu/
Due to State Law, all video display devices (TV’s, computer monitors, etc.) cannot be landfilled. Therefore, these items will not be collected during clean-up. These devices may be disposed of at Polk County Environmental Services (Transfer Station), free of charge. Video display devices left on the boulevard more than 48 hours are subject to a $25 penalty surcharge.
Concrete, batteries, partially full paint cans, other chemicals, or large amounts of demolition debris will not be accepted. Branches must be cut in four-foot lengths and bundled.
Items should be placed on boulevards no more than 72 hours prior to your collection day. Only those with residential water/garbage rates are on clean-up week. Remember, Spring Clean-Up Week is May 9-13 in Crookston.
