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Tree and spoiled food disposal sites offered in Rock Island

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| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 5:38 PM CDT | () comments

Free special collection of limbs and branches will start Monday in Rock Island.

Residents are asked to set out debris by 7 a.m. on their normal refuse collection day in their regular garbage pickup location or near the curb. Limbs do not need to be trimmed or bundled. It may take a few weeks to collect all debris.

Residents also can take trees and limbs to a free special dropoff location on 31st Avenue near 1st Street, just west of Ted's Boatarama. Residents are asked to take trees and limbs to this location instead of the city's yard waste drop-off center. From the south, take Illinois 92 to the 31st Avenue exit and head east. From central Rock Island or the north, take 18th Avenue west through Sunset Park on Sunset Lane to 31st Avenue.

Rock Island residents can dispose of spoiled food at a special dropoff location at Public Works, 1309 Mill St. Dumpsters are open now through midnight Friday. The city's refuse drop-off center will be open normal hours 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Public Works, 1309 Mill St. Both are free services.

Rock Island road closings update

Most roads in Rock Island should be passable, except where power lines are down. Areas that are closed include:

- 31st Avenue from 5th Street to Illinois 92

- 17th Street from 25th Avenue to the Trinity Medical Center entrance

- 30th Street from 5th to 7th avenues

Crews are still cleaning the roadways of debris, limbs and trees. Call public works at (309) 732-2200 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to report any blocked roadways. To report a downed power line, contact MidAmerican Energy at (800) 799-4443.

Some facilities reopen

Rock Island city facilities that have reopened are: City Hall, Main Library, Whitewater Junction, Highland Springs (18 holes) and Saukie (9 holes) Golf Courses, Public Works, Police Station and Fire Stations 1 and 2.

Facilities still closed due to power outages as of Wednesday afternoon are Southwest and 30/31 Branch Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center (with summer camp and activities cancelled through Friday), Sunset Marina, Rock Island Fitness & Activity Center, Fire Stations 3 and 4. Emergency response has not been affected.