The happiest time of the year, at least for North Little Rock residents, starts this Monday as the leaf removal trucks will begin rumbling around the city and doing their vacuum thing.
When the late Pat Hays served as North Little Rock’s mayor, he once said his own mother would vote against him if he ended the leaf removal program. And while Hays didn’t have much to worry about during his time in office, he never stopped it. Neither did former mayor Joe Smith, and neither has current Mayor Terry Hartwick.
The trucks are a distinctive part of North Little Rock and, weirdly, the program hasn’t been copied elsewhere, even though it should, because it is frankly awesome.
City spokeswoman Shara Booth Hutchcraft said rainy weather on Monday would delay the start of the trucks and there’s always the possibility of breakdowns but hopes are that it goes smoothly.
The program will start on the city’s north end and work its way around town.
The unbagged leaves should be placed on the curb, and not on the street or gutter, so the vacuum trucks will be most effective.
Regular posts on the City of North Little Rock’s Facebook page and website (www.nlr.ar.gov) will provide information for residents on the progress of the leaf trucks including their current and future location in the city. Residents are also encouraged to call 501-371-8345 for an up-to-date report on the location of the leaf trucks, Hutchcraft added.
“There is not a set schedule for the path the leaf trucks will take,” she said.
For more, call the North Little Rock Sanitation Department at 501-906-6327.
Also on Monday, weather regardless, the city will have a ribbon-cutting for the new fire station, No. 8, at Burns Park. The station had been set to open this past spring, but the March 31 tornado ended those plans as the under construction building was damaged by the storm.
The station is located at 501 W. Military Drive and 8,500 square feet. The lodge style facility has five bedrooms for firefighters and the battalion chief.
It also includes a decontamination facility that will help prevent cancer and improve the safety of firefighters. North Little Rock voters approved a half-cent sales tax in 2017 which funded the new station.
Station 8 was designed by Jackson, Brown, Palculict Architects and the Construction Manager was CBM Construction Incorporated.
Another bit of North Little Rock news is that this Tuesday, Nov. 7, the Christmas Tree in Argenta Plaza will be lit by Mayor Terry Hartwick.
Those attending are encouraged to bring canned food as the Girl Scouts along with members of the North Little Rock Kiwanis Club and First Assembly of God in North Little Rock are doing a food drive.
“We set a goal of $5,000 to collect at the Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony in hopes to serve families in the North Little Rock School District, our unsheltered community and through the ‘Share Your Lunch’ program,” said Pastor Randy Jumper, at North Little Rock First Assembly.
The community is invited and there’s a high degree of confidence, a certain jolly fellow from the North Pole will also be on hand for the event as well.
In the final bit of news, the pickle ball courts at North Little Rock’s Burns Park will have a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Leaf removal starts Monday in North Little Rock
Leaf removal starts Monday in North Little Rock
Leaf removal starts Monday in North Little Rock
The happiest time of the year, at least for North Little Rock residents, starts this Monday as the leaf removal trucks will begin rumbling around the city and doing their vacuum thing.
When the late Pat Hays served as North Little Rock’s mayor, he once said his own mother would vote against him if he ended the leaf removal program. And while Hays didn’t have much to worry about during his time in office, he never stopped it. Neither did former mayor Joe Smith, and neither has current Mayor Terry Hartwick.
The trucks are a distinctive part of North Little Rock and, weirdly, the program hasn’t been copied elsewhere, even though it should, because it is frankly awesome.
City spokeswoman Shara Booth Hutchcraft said rainy weather on Monday would delay the start of the trucks and there’s always the possibility of breakdowns but hopes are that it goes smoothly.
The program will start on the city’s north end and work its way around town.
The unbagged leaves should be placed on the curb, and not on the street or gutter, so the vacuum trucks will be most effective.
Regular posts on the City of North Little Rock’s Facebook page and website (www.nlr.ar.gov) will provide information for residents on the progress of the leaf trucks including their current and future location in the city. Residents are also encouraged to call 501-371-8345 for an up-to-date report on the location of the leaf trucks, Hutchcraft added.
“There is not a set schedule for the path the leaf trucks will take,” she said.
For more, call the North Little Rock Sanitation Department at 501-906-6327.
Also on Monday, weather regardless, the city will have a ribbon-cutting for the new fire station, No. 8, at Burns Park. The station had been set to open this past spring, but the March 31 tornado ended those plans as the under construction building was damaged by the storm.
The station is located at 501 W. Military Drive and 8,500 square feet. The lodge style facility has five bedrooms for firefighters and the battalion chief.
It also includes a decontamination facility that will help prevent cancer and improve the safety of firefighters. North Little Rock voters approved a half-cent sales tax in 2017 which funded the new station.
Station 8 was designed by Jackson, Brown, Palculict Architects and the Construction Manager was CBM Construction Incorporated.
Another bit of North Little Rock news is that this Tuesday, Nov. 7, the Christmas Tree in Argenta Plaza will be lit by Mayor Terry Hartwick.
Those attending are encouraged to bring canned food as the Girl Scouts along with members of the North Little Rock Kiwanis Club and First Assembly of God in North Little Rock are doing a food drive.
“We set a goal of $5,000 to collect at the Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony in hopes to serve families in the North Little Rock School District, our unsheltered community and through the ‘Share Your Lunch’ program,” said Pastor Randy Jumper, at North Little Rock First Assembly.
The community is invited and there’s a high degree of confidence, a certain jolly fellow from the North Pole will also be on hand for the event as well.
In the final bit of news, the pickle ball courts at North Little Rock’s Burns Park will have a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Check out the flyer below for more details.