Spring Clean-Up

The City of Coeur d’Alene Streets & Engineering Department will soon begin its annual spring clean-up program with City-wide street sweeping.  Crews will sweep on arterials, hills, and collectors to pick up the leaves and needles which have fallen naturally over the winter, as well as accumulated debris.  Street sweeping reduces dust and creates a pleasing environment that benefits the entire community.  The stormwater drainage crews will follow with the cleaning of City catch-basin drains.  The removal of sand, rock, and debris from the basins prevents pollutants from blocking the drainage system and discharging into the lake and river.

Spring Clean-up tips:

    1. Sweep your sidewalks as soon as possible. It is okay to sweep sand from sidewalks into the gutter of the street for sweepers to pick-up.  DO NOT place piles of leaves, needles, and other debris in the gutter because sweepers cannot handle large piles.  Any piles will not be removed by the City.  Please do not blow or sweep into the travel lane or middle of the street.  Once the sweepers have passed, please refrain from sweeping additional debris into the street as it will not be picked up by the City.

    2. Do NOT put debris such as sod, garden or wood waste, limbs, or branches in the street.

    3. If possible, move parked cars when the sweeper is due to be in your neighborhood.

    4. Trim low hanging branches and limbs from your curbside trees, shrubs, or plants to allow the sweeper to clean as close to the curb as possible. Tree pruning information is available on the City’s Urban Forestry Division webpage.  Please visit the following link for additional information:  https://www.cdaid.org/806/departments/parks/urbanforestry.

A map on the City’s website will show when crews are scheduled to move into the residential neighborhoods and it will be updated.  Follow the progress at:  https://maps.cdaid.org/streetsweep/

If you have any questions, please contact the Streets and Engineering Department at 208-769-2235.