Please do NOT rake or blow leaves into the street
Street Maintenance crews are continuously running the street sweeper to clear leaves that have fallen into the roadway and settled in the gutter. The City of Owatonna would like to remind residents to not intentionally dispose of leaves or other debris into streets or alleys. Doing so violates City Ordinance 52.28, which is punishable by fine. This practice also contributes to excessive costs related to increased number of street sweepings and return trips, added wear on equipment, and increased phosphorous in area waterways.
What should residents do with all the leaves?
Leaves can be bagged and taken to the Compost Site at 400 32nd Avenue West, mulched with your lawnmower and left to break down to provide valuable nutritional benefits to the lawn or left as is to break down naturally.