Last week, City Manager Tom Aspell came to the sad realization that it was too cold outside for the daily lunch game of capture the flag among city workers, so he made the executive decision to move it indoors and informed everyone by sending out a city memo that also included the following information that’s more useful to city residents.
Raking the day away
The city wants your leaves
The city’s annual Fall Leaf Collection Program will begin Nov. 2, and will continue through Dec. 11, weather permitting. Residents may rake their leaves to the curb and leave them un-bagged for collection.
Crews will only be able to collect leaves once in each area, and it cannot be predicted when they will reach certain areas due to unpredictable leaf volumes and weather conditions. Therefore, residents are encouraged to have their leaves curbside and ready for pick-up at the start of the program, so as not to miss collection Aspell writes. That means no matter how many times you beg and plead or offer large quantities of unmarked bills they’re not going to come back.
There will be three crews working their way through the city: one crew will start at the Bow town line on South Street and work north; a second crew will start at Elm Street in Penacook and work south; and the third crew will start on Manchester Street and work north on the east side of the river. Only leaves will be collected. Branches and brush may be brought to Earth Materials Recycling Center at 10 Intervale Road for a nominal fee, Aspell writes. So don’t be that guy (or lady) who ruins it for everyone. You don’t want to see an angry leaf mob at your door.
Residents may bring their leaves to Earth Materials Recycling Center for free (with proof of residency) if the amount is not greater than what will fill the bed of a non-commercial pickup truck.
Once the program begins, a map will be available online to see where crews have already collected and where they are headed next. The map and additional information about the Fall Leaf Collection Program can be found at concordnh.gov/leaf collection.
More stuff
Bridge work continues
Construction activities at the Sewalls Falls Bridge continued last week with the installation of the temporary work platform, Aspell writes. Does that mean all the work being done is temporary too? We sure hope not cause we always though of a bridge as kind of a permanent thing.
It is expected that the deck for the first span of the bridge will be completed by the middle of this week.
From there, the contractor will repeat the process to construct the remaining spans. In the next week or two, drainage work will be done on the southwest side of the bridge, as well as the driving of piles for the westerly abutment.
Sugar rush
Trick-or-treating times
Halloween trick-or-treating will take place in Penacook Friday, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and in Concord, Saturday, from 5 to 7:30 p.m, Aspell writes. Talk about an opportune time to double up on the candy. Woop, woop!
