Limb Pick up 

January 19th, 2026

After the high winds in mid-December, and cleanup on Town owned parks and property, the Town of Lyons was able to schedule services with a contractor to have a curbside limb pick-up for residential properties that are less than one acre beginning on Monday, January 19, 2026.  The following rules and regulations regarding the service will apply.  Please review the guidelines for 2026.  If they are not followed you may not receive service.  

Rules and Regulations

The Town of Lyons and the contractor reserve the right to refuse service to any homes that do not follow the accepted materials or pile guidelines. Town or contractor staff do not clean the immediate area after the chipping is complete. Cleaning the residual debris from the chipping process is the responsibility of the property owner.

Questions? Please call our Parks and Public Works at 303-823-6622.

Acceptable Materials

• Branches and Limbs Only. No Grass, weeds, loose yard waste, or compost.  IT WILL NOT BE PICKED UP!
• Only piles of wood limbs and branches up to 6" in diameter are accepted.
• No construction debris or treated lumber.  No nails or wires in limbs or branches.  IT WILL NOT BE PICKED UP!
• No construction or building materials
• No trash, weeds, etc.
• No root wads, dirt, or rocks
• No grass clippings
• No bags of leaves or pine needles
• No nails and wire
• No thorny materials (rose bushes, etc.)

Pile Guidelines

• Piles must be stacked curbside by 7AM on the START DATE OF THE EVENT-Monday, JANUARY 19^TH 2026
• Any branch piles put out after the collection day will not be collected by the Town/contractor and will be the responsibility of the homeowner.
• Piles must be neatly stacked with cut ends facing the road.  Please ensure limbs are cut as straight as possible.  
• Max pile size is 5x5x5 and are limited to one per household PILES THAT ARE LARGER WILL BE SKIPPED!
• Please work to ensure that no obstacles interfere with the pickup of the limb pile by the loader and chipper. 
• Do not park in front of your limb pile. 
• Piles must be within 5' of roadway (do not place on the sidewalk!)
• Municipal code prohibits placing items in the street. 
• Limbs will not be collected in alleys. Even if your trash/recycling collection occurs in an alley, you must place limbs curbside in front of your property for pick-up.
• Residential properties only that are less than one acre. NO Commercial Piles!
• Do not combine piles with neighbors or haul material in from other neighborhoods
• Do NOT tie or band piles

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Updated stormwater and wastewater rates for 2026 

The Board of Trustees approved adjustments to stormwater and wastewater utility rates, effective February 2026. These updates are tied to the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI).

• Stormwater utility: The monthly fee will increase from $10.00 to $10.36.

• Wastewater utility (residential):

  • The base rate will increase from $25.90 to $26.10.

  • For residential customers, the averaged winter wastewater use rate per 1,000 gallons will increase from $15.05 to $15.60.

  • For commercial customers, the wastewater use rate per 1,000 gallons will increase from $14.75 to $15.30