The Highway Department staff, headed by Superintendent Rocco P. Conte, is a dedicated team that schedules and provides maintenance to the Town of DeWitt’s 124+ miles of road. They coordinate the yard debris pick-up and maintain the Town’s storm water drainage system. The Highway Department garage provides on-site maintenance and repairs for Town vehicles and equipment.
Yard Waste (April-October Only)
Please click on the Leaves, Brush, Yard Waste tab for schedule & map.
Yard waste is collected on an Area schedule from April through October.
To ensure collection, set yard waste out the days indicated, and the material will be collected during the week.
Please do not put it out until your week. (Sunday)
Once the truck goes past, they do not go back.
There are no special pick-ups.
Collectable Material:
Plant & shrubbery trimmings
Limbs, sticks & branches
Plants & shrubs (without soil)
No Grass Clippings
2023 Schedule
Area 1 Schedule:
Week beginning October 1*
*Last pick up for the Year*
Area 2 Schedule:
Week beginning October 8 *
*Last pick up for the Year*
Area 3 Schedule:
Week beginning October 15*
*Last pick up for the Year*
Area 4 Schedule:
Week beginning September 24
Week beginning October 22*
*Last pick up for the Year*
Please do not put it out until your week. (Sunday)
Once the truck goes past, they do not go back.
There are no special pick-ups.
No Grass Clippings
Place yard waste on lawn, off the road shoulder, parallel & adjacent to the curb line or edge of the road (max.10 feet in length).Do not block fire hydrants, gas shutoffs, utility poles/boxes, sewer vents or drainage basins.**
Leave material in a pile.
No bags.
Waste left by contractors will NOT be collected.
Leaf Collection (November & December only)
There is no set schedule
The Crews will continuously go thru the neighborhoods to pick up the leaves.
No bags.
No co-mingled piles of Leaves & Branches.
Rake leaves close to the edge of your lawn in a row.
** The Town is NOT responsible for repairs to utilities that are covered by debris.
Compliance: A violation of these rules affects your neighbors by creating a nuisance and an unsightly condition increasing costs to all taxpayers.
ENFORCEMENT: CALL PLANNING & ZONING at 446-3910 x 3