The leaves are flying in central Illinois and the Clinton Public Works leaf cleanup crews are going to be hitting city streets starting next week.

Steve Lobb is Public Works Director for the City of Clinton. He indicates to Regional Radio News, the Clinton Streets Department will begin a prolonged dedication to leaf pick up across the community.

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According to Lobb, the City is broken down into five zones and then each one is in theory, taken on per day. Lobb indicates there may be days where more than one zone can be cleaned in a day.

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Lobb explains leaf piles don't have to be a certain size. He encourages raked leaves to be pushed as close to the curb line as possible.

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A copy of the zones can be seen today at dewittdailynews.com.

Lobb encourages residents to keep as much alternate debris out of the leaf piles as possible. He recognizes there are going to be things that residents cannot prevent, but he asks the piles be leaves only.