I agree Mike, that is very true that we were instructed to to that. However it doesnt take an Einstein to figure out that if my leaves havent been picked up yet and theres all this news about flooding rains and such coming, maybe I should pull some of those leaves out of the street gutter. Unless of course I WANT to see my basement become an indoor pool.
I mean our heavy rains this summer proved that even without leaves, Batavia's rainwater run off drainage can be overwhelmed just by the volume of water. To leave the leaves in the street's gutter to be washed to the nearest drainage grate seems a little mindless. Its not my responsibility but since outside my ground level apt there is such a grate I have my rake handy to go out and clear the drain as needed rather than just wait to become flooded.
Howard, this is what your coverage of the press release stated;
"Residents on Oak, Main and Ellicott streets are asked to place their leaves in the parkway. All other residents are asked to place their leaves in the street near the curb line."
Residents were asked to place leaves in the steets unless they live on 3 specific specific streets with parkways.
It is rahter late for the city to ask residents to move leaves they were told to put in the streets back up on to their lawns. Most of the homeowners are at work now.