City crews working to catch up on yard waste pickup
City officials are asking residents to be patient as crews work to catch up with regular yard waste collection.Hurricane Florence generated an overwhelming amount of yard waste: The average weekly yard waste collection numbers are 238 tons; after Florence, collections jumped to 603 tons for the first week, officials said in a news release Friday.The city crews also fell two days behind due to collection cancellations caused by Florence. Staff will be catching up on Saturdays, […]