City prepares for snow storm
Trash update as of 11 a.m. Jan. 6:
Trash will not be picked up Monday, Jan. 6.
Trash will not be picked up Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Wednesday's trash will be picked up Wednesday, Jan. 8
Thursday's trash will be picked up Thursday, Jan. 9
Friday's trash will be picked up Friday, Jan. 10
Saturday's trash will be picked up Saturday, Jan. 11
Trash for Monday Jan. 6 and Tuesday Jan. 7 will be picked up Monday Jan. 13 and Tuesday Jan. 14. The Recycling Center is closed this week. There will not be large item pickup this week.
We apologize for the inconvenience. Please understand this is weather permitting during an emergency situation and our crews are working to provide the best service that is safely possible.
Jan. 3, 2025 | Public Information Office
With the National Weather Service predicting a winter storm and heavy snow Jan. 4-5, 2025, the City of Leavenworth is preparing to make transportation routes as safe as possible.
City streets crews have pre-treated roads with a salt brine solution. This will help keep the snow from bonding to the pavement so it is easier to remove. City crews will begin working 12-hour shifts on Saturday and continue through the snow event. However, residents should be advised that travel could still be dangerous. The de-icing materials that the City uses become less effective below 20 degrees and the forecast lows next week will be around zero. Temperatures predicted the week of Jan. 5-10 indicate that roads will continue to remain icy.
Drivers can assist snow plows by removing their personal vehicles that may be parallel-parked along designated snow routes on Saturday morning prior to the snowfall. There is a possibility that the City Manager may declare a snow emergency. If this happens, vehicles that are parallel-parked along snow emergency routes will have a two-hour window to move or be towed at the owner’s expense.
What is a designated “Snow Emergency Route?”
Emergency Snow Routes are heavily-traveled roads designated by city ordinance. According to the Snow and Ice Policy Manual, these routes are plowed first and kept clear as a priority. Each of these roads has several white and blue signs stating “Snow Emergency Route,” like the one shown below. A map can be found in the Snow and Ice Policy Manual online.
Please stay tuned to the City’s website and social media sites for more information about updated weather information.
East-West Streets:
Cherokee Street 3rd Street to 20th Street
County Road 5 15th Street to Michals Road
Eisenhower Road 4th Street to 20th Street Trafficway
Home Place Wilson Avenue to Limit Street
Kiowa Street 3rd Street to 4th Street
Limit Street Home Place to 20th Street Trafficway
Marion Street 4th Street to Wilson Avenue
McDonald Road Hughes Road to Shrine Park Road
Michals Road Tonganoxie Road to Richmond Drive
Muncie Road 4th Street to 10th Avenue
Ohio and LeCompton Road 10th Avenue to City Limits
Ottawa Street 3rd Street to 20th Street
Pennsylvania Avenue 4th Street to 10th Avenue
Shawnee Street 3rd Street to 20th Street
Spruce Street 3rd Street to 15th Street
Thornton Street 4th Street to 10th Avenue
Thornton Street 17th Street to 19th Street Terrace
Vilas Street 10th Avenue to 25th Street
North-South Streets:
2nd Avenue Spruce Street to Limit Street
3rd Street Kiowa Street to Spruce Street
4th Street Metropolitan Avenue to Limit Street
5th Avenue Spruce Street to Thornton Street
5th Street Metropolitan Avenue to Spruce Street
7th Street Metropolitan Avenue to Spruce Street
10th Avenue Eisenhower Road to Spruce Street
10th Street Spruce Street to Metropolitan Avenue
13th Street Metropolitan Avenue to Cherokee Street
15th Street Vilas Street to Limit Street
17th Street Vilas Street to Thornton Street
18th Street Dakota Street to Spruce Street
18th Street LeCompton Road to Thornton Street
19th Street Terrace Thornton to 20th Street Trafficway
20th Street Metropolitan Avenue to Spruce Street
20th Street Trafficway Eisenhower Road to Spruce Street
Broadway Metropolitan Avenue to Thornton Street
Hughes Road Eisenhower Road to Limit Street
Lawrence Avenue Spruce Street to Cherokee Street
Maple Avenue Thornton Street to Limit Street
Santa Fe Trail Metropolitan Avenue to Hancock Avenue
Shrine Park Road Eisenhower Road to Limit Street
Washington Street Spruce Street to Ohio Street
Wilson Avenue Marion to Home Place
