Cleanup week set to start in Grand Forks, East Grand Forks
The traditional cleanup week runs May 12-16. Crews will follow the street maintenance schedule for both cities and not the trash pickup schedule. Having crews follow the street maintenance allows easier access to the berm and minimizes the number of vehicles on the streets on those days.
"The biggest thing some people don't understand is that we collect it with large equipment," Grand Forks Public Works Director Sharon Lipsh said. She urges residents to "not put it close to trees, fire hydrants or mailboxes so we can get in there and pick it up with our equipment."
Residents also should avoid putting glass on the berm.
"Line things up parallel to the street," East Grand Forks Public Works Supervisor Erika Perez said. "Don't lean it up against their mailbox or against a tree or a fire hydrant ... Just away from anything they don't want damaged."
The Grand Forks street maintenance schedule is:
* Monday: Both streets and avenues between 32nd Avenue South, 47th Avenue South, Washington Street South and the Red River. It also includes streets between 32nd Avenue South, DeMers Avenue, South Columbia Road and the Red River.
* Tuesday: Streets and avenues between 32nd Avenue South, 47th Avenue South, Washington Street South and South Columbia Road. It also includes avenues between 32nd Avenue South, DeMers Avenue, South Columbia Road and the Red River.
* Wednesday: Streets and avenues between 17th Avenue South, 32nd Avenue South, South Columbia Road and 42nd Street South. It also includes streets in neighborhoods north of DeMers Avenue.
* Thursday: Streets and avenues between DeMers Avenue, 17th Avenue South, 42nd Street South and South Columbia Road. It also includes avenues in neighborhoods north of DeMers Avenue.
* Friday: Streets and avenues south of 47th Avenue and the area south of 32nd Avenue South between Interstate 29 and South Columbia Road.
More information can be found on the Grand Forks Public Works website, including an address search for exact street maintenance details, at
https://www.grandforksgov.com/government/city-departments/public-works/clean-up-week
The East Grand Forks street maintenance schedule is:
* Monday: District 4 — areas of the point east of Bygland Road.
* Tuesday: District 5 — areas of the point west of Bygland Road.
* Wednesday: District 2 — areas between U.S. Highway 2 and 17th Street Northwest.
* Thursday: District 1 — areas north of 17th Street Northwest.
* Friday: District 3 — Central East Grand Forks, including downtown and parts of the city between U.S. Highway 2 and the Red Lake River.
More information can be found on the East Grand Forks city website,
https://www.eastgrandforks.us/
East Grand Forks will also have a household hazardous waste drop off for residents on Saturday, May 17, at the Public Works facility, 1001 Second St. NE.
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