The city of Geneva is providing temporary garbage dumpsters and a special brush collection for residents who suffered significant property damage due to the Tuesday evening tornado that swept through the city.
LRS, the company that handles the city’s refuse, planned to drop off five dumpsters Friday in the Pepper Valley subdivision in Geneva, including two on Essex Court and one each on Cambridge Drive, Pepper Valley Drive and Deerfield Way.
Residents should dispose of large-scale storm debris in the dumpsters such as windows, siding, fencing and such that would not generally fit into garbage bags or an LRS trash cart, city officials said in a news release. The dumpsters should not be used for regular garbage disposal.
The dumpsters will be removed Monday morning, according to the release.
The locations for the dumpsters were chosen due to the high concentration of storm damage there. City officials said the dumpsters could not be placed on Kaneville Road or Williamsburg Avenue due to traffic safety concerns.
City officials acknowledge storm damage did occur outside of the Pepper Valley subdivision and apologize for the inconvenience that some residents may experience having to transport their storm debris for disposal, according to the release.
The city also will be conducting a special brush collection to help clear tree damage from the tornado.
The special brush pickup is scheduled to run Monday to Wednesday for residents generally living within Cambridge Drive, South Street, Country Club Place, State Street and Williamsburg Avenue, according to the release.
The city has posted a collection map on its website to specify eligible residents, officials said.
Brush pickup is intended for the disposal of tree limbs and branches that are removed by the property owner for storm damage cleanup and restoration, not for lot clearing, according to the release. Kramer Tree Specialists, the city’s contractor, will not collect material produced by a private contractor, officials said.
Tree branches must be stacked with the cut ends facing in one direction toward the curb or edge of the pavement and not in the street, officials said. Tree limbs should be less than 12 feet in length.
The special brush pickup is intended to help the most significant concentration of homes that experienced tree damage stemming from the tornado, according to the release. Residents living outside the designated area should hold onto their brush until the city’s regular brush program begins in April, officials said.
For more information, call the Geneva Public Works Department at 630-232-1501.
