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AURORA – Spring yard waste collection in Aurora begins on Monday, April 3 and will run for two weeks. The collection of bundled brush begins on the same day and runs through early November.

Yard Waste Collection for Two Weeks
The Spring Yard Waste Collection program runs from Monday, April 3 through Friday, April 14. During these two weeks, residents do not have to use waste stickers to dispose of yard waste.

Yard waste must be placed in a 30-gallon kraft paper bag and not exceed 60 pounds. Yard waste mixed with garbage or yard waste in a garbage can or plastic bag will not be collected.

Beginning Monday, April 17, a waste sticker, which is the same one used for excess garbage, must be attached to the bag.

Bundled Brush Collection through Early November
The Bundled Brush Collection program also begins on Monday, April 3 and runs through Friday, November 3. No waste stickers are required for this collection.

Branches and limbs that are ½ inch to 4 inches in diameter and 2 to 4 feet in length must be bundled and tied. The bundled brush should be placed at the curb in neat, manageable piles with the cut side of the limbs facing the street. Branches and limbs that are less than ½ inch in diameter are considered yard waste.

Brush that is not bundled and tied will not be collected. In addition, brush resulting from commercial tree trimming, which should be removed by the contractor, will also not be collected.

Collection on Regular Garbage Day
Both yard waste and bundled brush collection will take place on the regular garbage collection day and should be placed at the curb by 6 a.m. that morning.

It’s never to early to start “gathering your goods” for our annual Orchard Valley Garage Sale. June will be a busy month in our neighborhood with “Picnic in the Park” on June 3rd and our community garage sale June 9th and 10th!

On Sunday, March 5th from 2:00 pm until 6:00pm, SciTech Hands On Museum will be hosting a family friendly Mardi Gras fundraiser! Please register at scitechmuseum.org. There will be crafts, hands on activities and not to mention over 200 hands on science exhibits. Also there will be authentic Mardi Gras style food from N’awlins Edibles , raffles and silent auctions, and a reptile show from Jim Nesci’s Cold Blooded Creatures featuring the world famous Bubba the alligator! It is sire to be a fun filled afternoon for the entire family to enjoy!

Via Alderman Carl Franco “The neighbor group West Aurora Concerned Citizens (WACC) will be meeting Wednesday February 15 at 6:30 at the Orchard Valley Restaurant. The venue change is due to construction at the Vaughan Center. Speaking that night will be Judge Rene Cruz. He will be addressing the concerns with youth utilizing the internet. As always the community police and myself will give ward updates. All 5th ward residents are invited.”

Looking to learn more about the upcoming Mayoral primary for the City of Aurora.

While there are only four candidates on the ballot – it takes five to force a primary – several other people registered with the Aurora Election Commission as write-ins. So that forced a primary on Feb. 28, at which two of the four candidates will be eliminated, and the top two vote-getters will face each other in the general consolidated election April 4.

Here is a list of the upcoming forums and locations:

• January 19th – 7pm – Piper Banquets Hall, Butterfield and Church Roads
• February 6th – 6:30pm – Eola Community Center, 555 S. Eola Road
• February 9th – 6pm – Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Avenue
• February 11th – 2pm – Harkness Center, 60 S. Fourth Street
• February 12th – 2pm – Pipers Banquet Hall, Butterfield and Church Roads
• February 15th – 6:30pm – Hawkes Auditorium, East Aurora High, 500 Tomcat Lane

Orchard Valley Homeowners Association wishes everyone a Happy and Healthy 2017!

We had a good turnout for Breakfast with Santa this year. As in years past, toys leftover at the end of the day are donated to a local charity. This year our gifts were dropped off at Wayside Cross Ministries.