(KAIR)--Following weekend storms that caused damage to Atchison trees, Assistant Public Works Director Clinton McNemee reminds Atchison residents of how to properly dispose of tree limbs in your yard.

“We do have special pick ups for tree limbs and other yard waste every Tuesday,” McNemee said. “We do have a few peraminters to consider on that. The ordiance will tell you that we do not accept tree limbs greater than four inches in diamter and that the brush shall be securely tied and bundled, not longer than 48 inches and 18 inches in diamter. And that the entrie bundle shall not exceed 55 pounds.”

For further assistance and questions about tree damage, call the city shop at 913-367-5561.