Leaf pickup starts October 26

From the City of Fort Wayne website:

Two Pick-Ups Schedule for Each Neighborhood

Leaf pick-up in the City’s 355 neighborhoods will begin later this month. The Street Department will collect leaves in two separate sweeps through each neighborhood. Crews will roll into the neighborhoods between October 26th and December 11, 2009.

Fort Wayne Leaf Pick-up 2009

October 26-30	Central
November 2-6	South
November 9-13	North
November 16-20	Central
November 29- Dec 4	South
December 7-11	North

The week of November 23-27 will be used as a catch-up week due to any weather delays.

Leaf collection can occur on any day of the designated collection week. It is important for residents to have leaves ready for pick-up by 7:00am on Monday of their designated week. Crews cannot backtrack through neighborhoods.

Leaf collection is provided at the street only. Leaves are to be raked to the curb or park strip in front of the residence or placed in biodegradable bags for collection. Other yard waste should not be mixed with the leaves, and cars should not be parked over the leaves.

Residents can visit the City’s website at www.cityoffortwayne.org to view the schedule for their neighborhood. The site will be updated daily during the collection period with the latest information about where crews will be on a particular day. Additionally, residents can call the leaf pick-up hotline, 427-2302 to get daily updates.

To schedule a pick-up with biodegradable bags, residents can call 3-1-1.

Online downtown survey available through Nov. 4

From the City of Fort Wayne website:

Mayor Tom Henry invites Fort Wayne residents to complete an online survey as part of the City’s process to update downtown development and design standards. The downtown design survey will provide public input on different building and site design topic areas.

To fill out the survey, click here. Deadline is November 4, 2009.

Camp Scott open for tours October 7

From the City of Fort Wayne website:

A free opportunity to observe wildlife and native wildflowers is coming October 7th at the Camp Scott Wetlands. This is a rare chance for residents to see Camp Scott, as it is usually not open to the public.

An open house is scheduled for Wednesday, October 7th from 2pm-7pm. A three-quarter mile path around the wetlands lets visitors experience the natural beauty of Camp Scott without disturbing the habitat. Visitors will enjoy kid’s activities and observing wildlife and flowers as they stroll through the wetlands.

Camp Scott is a “constructed wetlands” that helps reduce flooding in nearby neighborhoods and improves water quality. The wetlands are fed by a massive 1.7 million gallon underground storage tank and pump station located under McMillen Park, 6 blocks west of the wetlands. The underground tank collects stormwater from southeast Fort Wayne neighborhoods during rains. Pumps then send the water through a 4-foot diameter pipe to the wetlands storage area. The water moves through a series of wetlands before it enters the two-and-a-half acre storage pond. From there it filters into the Maumee River.

During World War II, a small part of the wetlands site was adjacent to a prisoner-of-war camp and military training facility that was named “Camp Scott”. This is the origin of the name of the wetlands.

Camp Scott is located at 3615 Oxford Street.