Community Corner
Flanders, Riverside Leaf Pickup, Spring Cleanup Begins April 22
Southampton Town Highway Department to pick up bagged leaves and winter kills curbside.
The Southampton Town Highway Department's spring cleanup program gets underway in Flanders and Riverside on April 22, when highway workers will begin picking up leaves in biodegradable paper bags and winter-kill branches up to 3 inches in diameter.
Loose leaves and leaves in plastic bags will not be accepted.
Each residence is limited to 8 cubic yards of brush. Tree trimmings, hedge clippings and stumps will not be accepted.
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Town residents may self-haul leaves for free year round to the North Sea, Hampton Bays and Westhampton transfer stations. Brush can be dropped for free during an amnesty period from April 15 to May 31.
There are three districts west of the Shinnecock Canal, and clean up of each district begins on April 22:
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District two covers East Quogue, east to West Tiana Road and Flanders, north to Riverside at CR 104. This district will be starting in the Northampton/Wildwood Lake area, then they will complete Riverside and Flanders before moving into East Quogue.
Biodegradable paper leaf bags are available at:
- The Home Depot
1550 Old Country Road, Riverhead - Lowe’s
1461 Old Country Road, Riverhead
