Debris Removal

Long before "FireSmart" became the term, I started the first community burn pile some 35 years ago. It was in plain sight, and easy to monitor.

I will not comment on why we lost the burn pile down the road, but two of the reasons we lost the gravel pit were an opinion that the site was not suitable, and someone dumped construction debris there last fall.

When I was on the FireSmart board, I arranged one day of chipping in the village. The workers doing the work were harassed multiple times. I won't organize that again.

Our options now:

• Saturday and Sunday 9:00 -5:00 - take your branches and forest debris to the container in the parking lot. No Stumps, no logs.
• Check the RDKB info and haul what is permissible to Rock Creek

Organize some others for tree falling and debris removal together. Andrew falls trees, Larix Tree services climbs them, has a bucket truck, a chipper, and a machine with a rake to clear up the forest floor. Andrew comes from Midway, Larix comes from Greenwood. A few properties booked together can save moving equipment.

If you are taking down trees and don't want the firewood, place logs 3 - 6ft long at the edge of your property and others will take it - put out a sign or post on FB, or send your listing to unbaldy@gmail.com .

You can contact the winter snow removal contractor to see what services they might provide.