What's the deal with the tree branches?

[bbriscoe]

Any updates on when this junk will get picked up?  Will our regular trash service pickup our Christmas trees?

[NellieBly]

They contracted with a company (from out ot state) for clean up last week and it will start soon. As long as it's picked up before I have to mow around it I am fine with that.

Christmas trees are picked up with regular trash.

[bbriscoe]

We've got a pile 11 feet high, 50 feet long and 15 feet deep into our yard.  We can't see our house from the street for all the brush piled up like a wall.  I really hope they pick it up soon or we are going to have rats and snakes living in the pile.

[Conan71]

I thought we had some good piles in our neighborhood.  Getting out and about I'm astounded how many others had it far worse.

My understanding is they are starting up north and working south, though I have a feeling the area around 29th & Columbia might get picked up pretty quick.

They had reported on KRMG that the company they contracted with has 60 days to get it done.  With weather and seeing all the debris around town, I think that's incredibly optimistic.

I think they need to identify debris still lying in streets and move that first, that is a serious hazard especially after dark.  Some appears to have fallen that way, in some neighborhoods it looks as if some of the residents piled it on the city's side of the curb.

[booWorld]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

I think they need to identify debris still lying in streets and move that first, that is a serious hazard especially after dark.

I agree.  The piles in the streets are dangerous.  The piles near the curbs don't really bother me and can stay for weeks or months as far as I'm concerned.

[Townsend]

http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=142480



"City officials in Tulsa are to open bids Thursday from inspectors who are needed to make sure debris from the recent ice storm is removed in accordance with federal requirements."

[safetyguy]

We need federal requirements for inspectors to see if limbs are picked up?? Is that just to make sure that the waste contractor is doing what they say said they would do since the feds will end up paying for the debris removal?
Jeebus

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by safetyguy

We need federal requirements for inspectors to see if limbs are picked up?? Is that just to make sure that the waste contractor is doing what they say said they would do since the feds will end up paying for the debris removal?
Jeebus

It's done to justify more salaries for more jobs we don't need the federal government doing.

[Radar]

We have a medium size pile in our yard. Our neighbor to the north has a large pile, neighbor to the south doesn't have anything. Why? Because he's putting his stuff on our pile. WTH??? Who does that? It's not like I care really, I just can't believe he's doing it.

[Conan71]

My neighbors to the north and south had very little limb loss, I encouraged them to just put theirs on my pile.  That's a different thing altogether than what your neighbor did.

I bet he lets his dog crap in your yard too, or tosses those little bombs over the fence into your yard.  Some neighbors are just like that.

[tulsa1603]

quote:Originally posted by Radar

We have a medium size pile in our yard. Our neighbor to the north has a large pile, neighbor to the south doesn't have anything. Why? Because he's putting his stuff on our pile. WTH??? Who does that? It's not like I care really, I just can't believe he's doing it.

LOL you wouldn't happen to be near 45th and Lewis, would you?  I heard of a guy over there doing the same thing.

I'm sick of the limbs.  I have a HUGE pile, most of it isn't even mine, it's the tree from across the street that landed there.  I'm probably going to have to reseed and/or sod after all this.  

I heard they were going to do midtown first and work out since we were hardest hit.  I say it should be inverse to when you got your power back.  Since I was out so long, I think my limbs should go first!!  [}:)]

[sgrizzle]

I have two branches in my pile.

I feel like I should add more so I don't seem snobby.

[RecycleMichael]

I have three or four dump truck loads of branches by my curb. We bought the place for the trees and many of them dropped big branches.

I also have three ricks of wood drying in new found sunlight. Neighbors cut at least three more ricks of wood out of my branches at the curb and hauled them back to their homes.

Firewood and wine are really the only things that improve with age.

[bbriscoe]

The mayor was on KRMG this morning saying how efficiently and quickly she wanted to get the branches picked up and how the bid process was nearly complete and all that.  She was also asked why city crews couldn't have already started the job and she gave some lame excuse about how they have regular jobs to do (like what, mowing the grass in the winter?) and having to reallocate resources.  Well this was the biggest disaster in our history so maybe that should qualify for a reallocation of resources.  

Two days ago my co-worker told me that Sapulpa was done picking up their branches.  Now with the widespread devatation in Tulsa, I don't expect us to be done yet, but why the h___ haven't we even gotten started by the time that little sapulpa is done?  

The slowness of governmental red-tape in this town is ridiculous.

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by bbriscoe

The mayor was on KRMG this morning saying how efficiently and quickly she wanted to get the branches picked up and how the bid process was nearly complete and all that.  She was also asked why city crews couldn't have already started the job and she gave some lame excuse about how they have regular jobs to do (like what, mowing the grass in the winter?) and having to reallocate resources.  Well this was the biggest disaster in our history so maybe that should qualify for a reallocation of resources.  

Two days ago my co-worker told me that Sapulpa was done picking up their branches.  Now with the widespread devatation in Tulsa, I don't expect us to be done yet, but why the h___ haven't we even gotten started by the time that little sapulpa is done?  

The slowness of governmental red-tape in this town is ridiculous.

The city crews had to open two temporary greenwaste sites, clears branches from roadways and other tasks. There is enough being hauled off by individuals to keep every person on the city payroll busy. Broken Arrow said they weren't starting until January either.

If you had cut your limbs to appropriate standards for trash service, they'd be gone by now.