July 28 Storm | City of Sheldon

Storm update:

Update - 2:50 PM, 8/1:

Approved by the Sheldon City Council on 7/30.

Community wide clean-up plan (see also handout version)

For curbside pickup of storm debris trees (no root balls) and tree limbs only.

We are hiring multiple contractors to do curbside pick-up, with the following parameters

a. We will start picking up on Monday, August 4. Once we go past the house we are not coming back. (e do not have a specified order of pick-up. We will have multiple crews involved and we will be picking it up as quickly as possible, with a goal of being done in a week. Iowa Dept of Transportation plans to help on Monday, and we greatly appreciate their help

b. No commercial cuttings. Contractors need to haul away their own.

c. Must be curbside. No alley pick-ups. We will be using large side-dumps. The only trees we will remove from an alley is a tree that is blocking the alley, and it will be cut at the right of way lines.

d. If it a tree fell from private property on to the right of way, it will be cut at the right of way and property owner responsible for the remainder. City will not be going on private property.

e. No root balls. Remember root balls are not allowed at our dump.

f. Curbside pick-up will not include small twigs or raking. We will also not pick up other items. We will pick up trees and tree limbs only. Remember that City-wide Fall cleanup is coming up soon too. Sign-up starts August 1.

g. We may grind stumps if the tree was in the right of way, but this is not a priority and could take a lot longer.

h. Here are the two dump sites for trees / limbs (no root balls):

• Tree dump on Monroe (north Washington Ave) is open. Here is the overhead view. South of the Floyd River, north of City Limits.

• Alternative dump site for trees / limbs is near Wastewater plant (NOT THE WATER PLANT) but Wastewater plant. It is located south of Highway 18 at 820 Western Avenue. You’ll need to access from Western Ave at Hwy 18. Follow the arrows.

Please do NOT use the leaf dump at Hills Park for trees, root balls or tree limbs.

i. We want to remind everyone of our ordinance which does not allow replanting or new plantings of trees and bushes in the right-of-way. See link.

j. We encourage you to take lots of pictures and file your insurance claims if you had damage. *See Council agenda for 7/30.*

k. If you are interested in MidAmerican’s tree trimming policy, it is available on their website linked here. You may put their trimmings in the front right of way and our crews will pick them up if they are out by Monday morning, 8/4. Or you can take them to one of the two designated tree dump sites. (See part H above).

l. We have been asked why we don’t take root balls. They won’t burn and they won’t shred. We simply can’t take them unless it’s a right of way tree to begin with.

Update - 2 PM, 7/30:

Streets are now open, including W. 10th and Western Aven; also, 8th Avenue at 10th St.
Internet restored but intermittent.
Power is back on, except to some homes in the Pleasant Court Drive neighborhood, east of Washington Ave. To report an outage.
Garbage service was delayed by De Kruif disposal until today. See their FB page.
Special council meeting on Wednesday, 7/30 at 4:30 pm. Agenda is posted HERE.
You may put your non-commercially cut limbs on the curb. Please ask your contractors to haul away their own cuttings.
Tree dump on Monroe is a muddy mess, although it is currently not closed.
Alternative dump site for trees / limbs is near Wastewater plant (NOT THE WATER PLANT) but Wastewater plant. You’ll need to access from Western Ave at Hwy 18. Follow the signs.
We are not aware of sewage backups at this time, but there is a risk if rains continue.
State Proclamation approved by Governor. Individual assistance program is activated. See here.

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Storm update:

Update - 12:18 PM, 7/29:

7th Street blocked at 9th Avenue.
8th Avenue blocked at 10th St.
North 5th is blocked north of Pine.
W 10th St is blocked at Western Ave.
No Internet in some places.
Garbage service has been delayed by De Kruif Disposal until tomorrow. See their FB page.
Special council meeting being planned for Wednesday, 7/30 at 4:30 pm. Agenda is posted HERE, but is a work in progress.
You may put your non-commercially cut limbs on the curb. Please ask your contractors to haul away their own cuttings.
Tree dump on Monroe is a muddy mess, although it is currently not closed.
Alternative dump site for trees / limbs is near Wastewater plant (NOT THE WATER PLANT) but Wastewater plant. You’ll need to access from Western Ave at Hwy 18. Follow the signs.
Multiple power lines down and transformers being replaced by MidAmerican. IE: A transformer on Pleasant Ct (East of Washington Ave) exploded this morning, 7/29 at about 9:35 AM. MidAmerican on scene.
We are not aware of sewage backups at this time, but there is a risk if rains continue.