Dear Residents:
New England may be at its best during the fall season. The air is crisp, the apples are ripe and the brilliant foliage makes for a scenic landscape. Unfortunately, once the leaves lose their luster and the trees go bare, the OV Maintenance Department is faced with the monumental task of leaf removal within this 300-acre community. This is a project that commands full manpower and significant time, effort and cost so that we can maintain the pristine views that residents enjoy.
The clean up of Oronoque Villages requires far more than a few rakes and leaf blowers. Here are some cleanup facts that we would like residents to be aware of:
- The cost of leaf removal is upwards of $300,00 per season and requires several passes throughout the OV grounds.
- The North and South sides are broken up into 9 sections, based on a tried-and-true program that we have implemented and adjusted over time.
- It takes roughly a week for our crews to clean up each section, depending on the weather. (Mother Nature has been known to throw heavy rains and snowfall our way, which complicate — and delay — our cleanup efforts.)
- All grounds crews are dedicated to leaf removal tasks in each section as clean up occurs (unless Mother Nature throws us a monkey wrench.)
- We have established a mobile unit for areas that require chronic clean up due to a high population of trees as well as sweeping winds.
- Residents who enjoy a golf course view may find that leaves from OCC are blowing into their properties. Please realize that OCC has a responsibility to assist the OV Maintenance crews with cleaning up the overflow.
Please Note: During the period that leaf-removal is underway, is imperative that you move and store your seasonal yard ornaments. Our Maintenance men cannot see the ornaments when they are covered with leaves and will not be held responsible for breakage.
The 2021 Leaf-Removal Program gets underway on Monday, Oct. 25, weather permitting.
To view the North side schedule, please click here
To view the South side schedule, please click here
For those Villagers who wish to rake their own leaves, the Maintenance Department requests that the leaves be placed in paper bags only. Plastic bags will not be accepted as the use of plastic bags raises the cost of leaf disposal.
Bags of leaves will be collected for Monday morning curbside pickup only. Thank you.
Mark Rhatigan
Director of Maintenance Operations