Winter Parking Ban and Fall Brush Collection

If you are a resident of the City of Marquette, I thought you might find this info about the Winter Parking Ban and Fall Brush Collection to be useful.

Winter Parking Ban
If you live in the City of Marquette, please note that the winter parking ban for all city streets goes into effect on Nov. 1. The winter parking ban requires owners of vehicles to find off-street parking between the hours of 1-6 a.m. each morning. The fine for violating the ban is $50. The winter parking ban is in effect until April 1. You are encouraged to find off-street parking for your vehicles well in advance of the ban going into effect.

Fall Brush/Leaf Collection
If you use the "green bag" garbage system, the following information may be of interest to you.

The City of Marquette will begin its brush and leaf collection shortly. Check out www.mqtcty.org to find out when your street will be collected and what is allowed for pick up. The brush and leaf collection is available only to those city residents who use the “green bag” garbage system. This service is supported by fees, not taxes.

All residents are asked to observe the following rules:

• These collections are for brush, leaves, grass clipping and garden debris only. NO rubbish is allowed. Bags containing garbage or other rubbish mixed with yard waste will not be collected
• Brush and leave piles should not be combined. Brush and leaves are collected on separate weeks. Leaves will not be picked up on the brush week, nor brush on leaf pickup weeks.
• The volume to be collected from each property is limited to one pickup load (a pile approximately 12 feet long by 6 feet wide and 5 feet high).
• Brush and/or leave piles should be neat and kep on your own property. For brush, the cut ends should be facing the back of the curb.
• Pile your yard waste on the lawn next to the street edge, NOT in the gutter or on the street pavement.

Crews will collect loose or bagged leaves Oct. 27-31. Crews will return to the same routes Nov. 3-7 but will collect only bagged leaves. Do not use the green city garbage bags for yard waste.

If you miss the designated dates for your area, you are asked to deliver any yard materials that need disposing of to the composting site on Lakeshore Boulevard (one block from Hawley Street). The site is open on Mondays and Wednesday from 3-7 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The site closes Nov. 22 for the season.

Week One (Oct. 20-24) is for brush pick up. Week Two (Oct. 27-31) is for loose or bagged leaves. Week Three (Nov. 3-7) is for bagged leaves only. Go to www.mqtcty.org to find out which exact day of the week is designated for your street.

To learn more about the parking ordinance or brush/leaf collection, go to the city’s Web site or call the Public Works office at 228-0444.