Oct. 18 -- GRAND FORKS -- The city of Grand Forks will begin its vacuum leaf collection starting Oct. 21.
The city plans to make two complete passes through the city depending on weather. Crews will follow the street maintenance schedule during the collection; an exact schedule of when crews will arrive can be found at
www.grandforksgov.com/leafcollection
. For the leaves to be collected they must be piled on the berm away from obstacles and without debris like branches and trash.
Residents can also haul their leaves to one of the yard waste drop-offs throughout the city until mid-November. Leaves in plastic bags must be removed from the bags before being put in the yard waste drop-offs.