The 2023 leaf collection season for Lower Allen Township will start on Monday, October 16th and end on Friday, December 8th. (Leaf Collection will not occur during the Thanksgiving Holiday, from November 23rd – 27th) Public Works leaf crews will attempt to collect leaves weekly through each neighborhood. If you miss the collection for the week, you will have to wait until the next round to have your leaves removed. The picking machines are equipped with a 5-foot hose that sucks up the leaves into a holding box, which is attached to the truck. Please rake leaf rows to the street side of the curb, or within 5’ of street edge where no curb exists, in long rows, not large piles. Leaves that are not raked within 5 feet of the road will not be collected. The efforts of leaf collection crews are focused on collecting bulk volumes of leaves as efficiently as possible. It is not practical to spend time vacuuming all the leaf debris only to have more leaves accumulate a few hours later. At the end of the season, after the last round of leaf collection, the Township Street sweeper will clean the streets to remove any remaining debris.
Collection from East to West – Weekly leaf collection will begin in the eastern section of the Township (Allendale) and proceed towards the southern and western sections (Lisburn /Windsor Park areas). Updates regarding leaf collection will be posted on the website at www.latwp.org or information can be obtained by calling Public Works at 717-975-7575 Ext. 2104, during regular business hours.
Just Leaves – Only Leaves may be raked or placed roadside. Do not place sticks, boards, bricks, rocks or other items in the leaf piles.
Clear the way – Roadside trees should be trimmed to the legal height of 14 feet and roadside basketball nets need to be set behind the curb line.
Delays – Heavy accumulations of leaves, inclement weather and machine breakdowns may delay the collection of your leaves. Please be patient as crews do their best to service your area.
Below is an interactive leaf collection map of the Township and the roads that get leaf collection.
The Township has began its curbside leaf collection program. The Public Works crew starts at the eastern point of the Township on Beacon Hill and Poplar Avenue and works its’ way west ending in Sheepford Crossing. This collection route may be repeated several times depending on the fall weather. Shown below is the collection route. The daily update of which roads the crew has completed will be on the front page of the website under Township News. Please remember that leaves may also be bagged and put at curbside as part of your garbage or taken to the Public Works facility. Collection is weather permitting. Leaves should be raked to the curb for collection. The picking machines are equipped with a 5 foot hose that sucks up the leaves into a holding box, which is attached to the truck. Please rake leaf rows to the street side of the curb, or within 5’ of street edge where no curb exist in long rows, and not large piles. Leaves that are not raked out to 5 feet of the road will not be collected. The efforts of leaf collection crews are focused on collecting bulk volumes of leaves as efficiently as possible. It is not practical to spend time vacuuming all the leaf debris only to have more leaves accumulate a few hours later. At the end of the season, after the last round of leaf collection, the Township street sweeper will clean the streets to remove any remaining debris.
DON’T: Let leaves remain spread out or piled between or under parked cars.
DO: Please rake leaves into long windrows, not large piles.
Leaf Collection Route
Welcome to Lower Allen Township’s Leaf Collection Tracker Map here are a few simple steps to use it.
1. Use your mouse to navigate the map just like google maps.
2. Click the Spy Glass icon in the upper right corner to search for an address.
3. The legend to the left indicated whether or not leaf collection has been completed on any given street for the current week.