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The city of Bowie began its annual leaf-collection service this week.
The city's public works department picks up the leaves piled at curbs and transports them to a recycling company, where the leaves are turned into mulch, Mayor G. Frederick Robinson said.
The city has scheduled leaf pickup in specific Bowie communities through mid-December. Residents should rake leaves into piles at the curb by 7 a.m. on the pickup date specified for their neighborhood. Collection will take place from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the scheduled days.
Crews will continue to work if it rains, but in the event of snow or ice storms, collection will be temporarily suspended because trucks and crews will be sent to salt or plow city streets.
Crews will visit some sections of the city on two consecutive days because of the expected volume of leaves to be collected. Crews will visit areas a second day if collections are not completed on the first scheduled day.
The program costs the city approximately $80,000 annually, Robinson said.
The collection is offered as a convenience to residents and is "a pretty well appreciated program," he said.
Leaf collection crews will visit the these neighborhoods on the following dates:
Amber Meadows on Nov. 24 and Dec. 16; Ashleigh on Nov. 18 and Dec. 12; Belair Greens on Nov. 19 and Dec. 17; Belair Town 1 on Nov. 19 and Dec. 17; Belair Town 2 on Nov. 12 and Dec. 8; Buckingham on Nov. 12 and Dec. 1; Chapel Forge on Nov. 10 and Dec. 2; Collington Station/Manor on Nov. 18 and Dec. 15; Covington Manor on Nov. 23 and Dec. 16; Derbyshire on Nov. 12 and 30; Devonshire on Nov. 18 and Dec. 15; Enfield (excluding town homes) on Nov. 23 and Dec. 14; Fairview on Nov. 16 and Dec. 15; Foxhill on Dec. 3; Glen Allen on Nov. 23 and Dec. 16; Grady's Walk on Nov. 18 and Dec. 15; Grovehurst on Nov. 18 and Dec. 15; Harvey Manor on Nov. 16 and Dec. 10; Heather Hills on Nov. 23 and Dec. 14; Highbridge Park on Nov. 16 and Dec. 15; Huntington on Nov. 16 and Dec. 10; Huntington Crest on Nov. 16 and Dec. 10; Idlewild on Nov. 12 and Dec. 8; Kenilworth on Nov. 30; Long Leaf on Nov. 18 and Dec. 16; Long Ridge on Nov. 24 and 25; Meadowbrook on Nov. 19 and Dec. 17; Mitchellville East on Nov. 24 and Dec. 16; Northridge today and Dec. 10; Northview on Nov. 23 and Dec. 14; Oaktree on Nov. 24 and Dec. 15; Old Chapel on Nov. 19 and Dec. 17; Old Chapel Estates on Nov. 19 and Dec. 17; Old Stage on Nov. 12 and Dec. 16; Overbrook today and Dec. 1; Pointer Ridge on Nov. 12 and Dec. 7; Rockledge on Nov. 17 and Dec. 9; Rolling Hills on Nov. 16 and Dec. 10; Saddlebrook on Nov. 10 and Dec. 8; Somerset on Nov. 25; Stewarts Landing on Nov. 16 and Dec. 15; Tall Oaks on Nov. 18 and Dec. 15; Ternberry on Nov. 18 and Dec. 15; Tulip Grove on Dec. 3; Victoria Heights today and Dec. 2; Westview on Nov. 18 and Dec. 15; Whitehall on Nov. 10 and Dec. 9; Woodmore Estates on Nov. 18 and Dec. 15; Woodmore Highlands on Nov. 18 and Dec. 15; and Yorktown on Nov. 17 and Dec. 8.