The Brief
- Milwaukee residents will be able to either rake leaves to the curb or bag them for pickup this fall.
- DPW reversed course after initially announcing residents would have to bag leaves, drawing complaints from the public and council members.
- The Common Council’s Public Works Committee advanced a proposal requiring DPW to notify council members before future leaf pickup changes.
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee residents will have two options for leaf pickup this fall after the city reversed course on a plan that would have required leaves to be bagged.
What we know:
Milwaukee’s longstanding policy asked residents to rake leaves into the street for designated city pickup starting in October. But last fall, leaves were not picked up before city trucks shifted to snow plowing, and some leaves later clogged storm drains.
“I don’t want to see leaves in the street. That contributes to the flooding issues that we are facing,” said Alderman Alex Brower.…