Dear Oak Park Village Board:

I recently received a spring cleanup letter from our yard maintenance service. At the bottom the owner added a handwritten notification: “There will be an increase in prices due to electric blower mandate, labor increase, and amount of leaves to dump.” When the crew arrived for the cleanup, they removed a large pile of leaf debris muck in the street next to a storm drain. I would appreciate a reply on whether we homeowners are now expected to clear the leaves in the street that were once removed by the village.

Thank you for your time.

Robert Parks
Oak Park

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