Fayette County

City crews out collecting fall leaves

From left, Jason Harvey, Justin Prater and driver David Brazelton collected leaves on Hunter Road in Lexington, Ky, on Nov. 16, 2016. Leaf collection began last week and continues through the middle of December. A map with collection dates for zones is on the city's website, lexingtonky.gov/leaves.
From left, Jason Harvey, Justin Prater and driver David Brazelton collected leaves on Hunter Road in Lexington, Ky, on Nov. 16, 2016. Leaf collection began last week and continues through the middle of December. A map with collection dates for zones is on the city's website, lexingtonky.gov/leaves. palcala@herald-leader.com

Lexington’s 2016 vacuum leaf collection program began on Wednesday, Nov. 9, and is scheduled to continue through Thursday, Dec. 22.

The vacuum pickup is offered once a year for single-family homes that receive city waste collection service.

You can see the city’s leaf collection map, find out when leaf vacuuming will come to your neighborhood, and sign up for text alerts about leaf vacuuming at lexingtonky.gov/leaves.

This story was originally published November 16, 2016 at 5:13 PM with the headline "City crews out collecting fall leaves."

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