DeKALB – City workers will begin picking up leaves from residents’ parkways starting Oct. 15. Residents should rake the leaves the weekend before city workers are scheduled to come by. Raking leaves into the street could cause flooding during a storm.

From Oct. 15 to 19, leaf pickup will occur in all of DeKalb. After that, pickups only will occur in certain sections of the city. From Oct. 22 to 26, city workers will collect leaves south of and including Lincoln Highway. From Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, city workers will collect leaves north of Lincoln Highway.

Public Works Director T.J. Moore said leaf collection could be extended depending on the weather. Leaf collection will occur Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., as weather permits. Leaves should be free of extraneous items, such as sticks and rocks.