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From YouTube: Around Arlington: Fall Leaf Collection Program
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ATV's regular round up of news and notes around Arlington. In this edition we hear everything you could want to know about the county's fall leaf collection and mulch program. It's also time to register to vote, and we take a moment to acknowledge Domestic Violence Awareness month and promote Project Peace. There's a new pop-up library in Crystal City, restoration work going on at Four Mile Run, and the county hit an all time high in tourism revenues.
A
All
is
here,
our
trees
are
changing
color,
and
that
means
Arlington's
leaf
collection.
Crews
will
hit
the
streets
at
the
end
of
the
month.
Will
tell
you
all
about
that
later
in
our
program,
but
first
October
is
domestic
violence.
Awareness
month
and
many
people,
myself
included,
are
wearing
purple
to
help
raise
awareness
about
domestic
violence,
learn
more
about
recognizing
and
preventing
domestic
violence
and
abuse,
as
well
as
resources
that
can
help
on
the
project.
Peace
website.
The
deadline
to
register
to
vote
for
the
november
eighth
election
is
october
17th.
A
If
you
have
moved
since
you
last
voted,
make
sure
you're
registered
at
your
current
address.
If
you
will
be
out
of
the
county
on
Election
Day,
you
can
vote
absentee
in
person
daily
at
2100,
Clarendon
boulevard
until
November
fifth
check
vote,
arlington,
VA
dot
us
for
more
information
on
who
is
up
for
election,
the
bond
referenda
and
voting
in
arlington
there's
a
new
pop-up
library
in
Crystal
City
that
we're
calling
the
connection
is
located
inside
the
crystal
city
shops
at
2100
crystal
drive
and
will
be
there
until
next
summer.
A
Library
staff
is
looking
for
your
input
on
hours
and
programming
options
join
the
mailing
list
to
get
more
information
at
library,
arlington,
VA,
dot,
us
/
connection,
Arlington's
leaf
bag
collection
begins,
October,
thirty-first
and
vacuum
collection
begins
to
the
next
week
november.
Seventh,
here's
Eric
grabowski
of
the
Department
of
Environmental
Services.
To
tell
us
more.
B
Arlington
leaf
collection
program
is
an
annual
event
where
we
provide
the
residents
of
the
county
opportunities
to
get
rid
of
their
leaves
in
an
environmentally
responsible
way.
We
offer
really
two
aspects
of
the
program.
There's
the
bag
collection
program,
it's
on
a
weekly
basis,
it's
a
very
reliable
program.
There
are
eight
distribution
centers
throughout
the
county
to
get
bags
and
also
the
vacuum
collection
program.
Basically,
it's
a
huge
vacuum
that
collects
the
leaves.
We
think
when
we
come
to
a
pile
that
it's
purely
leaves.
B
If
you
have
other
material
mixed
in
with
those
leaves
it's
going
to
get
sucked
into
the
vacuum
and
potentially
damage
our
equipment.
We
also
ask
you
to
separate
them
from
a
part
vehicle.
We
need
about
10
feet
of
clearance
because
we
have
to
get
the
hose
relatively
close
to
the
curb
and
gutter
line
and
then
the
truck
needed
to
negotiate
around
the
park
car.
We
also
asked
residents
not
to
put
them
close
to
storm
sewers,
because
again
they
have
a
tendency
to
blow
and
migrate.
C
B
Are
many
factors
that
actually
impact
when
Lee's
actually
fall
off
the
trees?
It
has
to
do
with
the
amount
of
photosynthesis.
So
it's
the
daylight,
the
shortening
of
the
days
it
has
to
do
with
frost
and
when
there's
a
first
frost
of
the
year,
and
so
there
are
a
lot
of
variables
that
actually
indicate
when
the
leaves
are
going
to
fall
off
the
trees.
We
did
an
analysis
of
the
types
of
trees
in
the
county
and
also
the
tree
densities,
and
various
types
of
trees
will
fall
at
different
times.
C
B
It
starts
with
going
to
the
arlington
county
website,
where
we've
actually
posted
the
leaf
collection
schedule.
If
you
go
to
the
arlington
website
and
put
in
leaf
schedule,
it'll
actually
take
you
to
a
link
which
gets
you
there.
We've
now
put
a
map
on
the
website
and
what
the
map
is
going
to
be
doing
the
day
after
a
vacuum
collection
day
we're
going
to
update
the
map
to
show
people
where
we
have
been.
B
It's
not
real
time,
it's
a
day
delayed,
but
it
will
give
you
a
good
indicator
where
we
are
and
how
much
progress
we're
making.
As
far
as
the
leaf
vacuum
collection
program,
we
have
a
listserv
which
you
can
also
sign
up
through
the
website.
We
will
send
you
messages
as
to
when
your
civic
association
is
going
to
be
collected
and
a
third
option
is
actually
column.
B
We
have
a
leaf
collection
hotline
and
we
will
publish
those
civic
associations
are
currently
being
collected
from,
and
also
those
which
are
on
the
next
rotation
or
the
next
zone,
to
be
collected,
probably
lasting,
probably,
most
importantly,
most
visible.
Is
we
actually
sign
all
the
neighborhoods
for
the
first
pass?
You'll
see,
yellow
signs
in
your
neighborhood
marking
and
indicating
when
we're
coming
by
to
collect
the
leaves
for
the
second
pass
will
be
using
orange
signs.
B
We
typically
try
to
put
the
signs
out
a
weekend
prior
to
your
collection
period,
starting
so
we
want
people
have
a
weekend
to
be
able
to
break
out
their
leaves,
be
able
to
collect
to
the
following
week.
We
try
to
be
very
thorough
and
diligent
to
make
sure
we
don't
miss
anybody.
Sometimes
there
is
a
yard
service
or
other
things
that
will
rake
behind
us.
After
we've
already
vacuumed
the
street
and
someone
a
neighbor
will
complain
to
say
now
they
have
leaves
there
and
you
miss
them.
A
Thanks
Eric
to
find
out
where
you
can
collect
your
biodegradable
bags
and
get
answers
to
any
other
leaf
related
questions
make
sure
you
check
our
website
keyword
leaf.
Arlington
is
number
one
among
Virginia
counties
for
tourism.
Economic
impact,
visitors
spent
a
record
3.1
billion
dollars
here
in
2015,
tourism
generates
revenue
for
the
county
and
the
state,
but
it
also
employs
nearly
26,000
people
in
our
community.
The
Arlington,
Convention
and
Visitors
Service
has
a
terrific
website
at
stay.
Arlington
com,
that's
chock,
full
of
information
for
visitors
and
locals
alike.
A
We
recently
broke
ground
for
the
much-anticipated
four
mile
run.
Restoration
project
work
will
soon
begin
to
naturalize
the
string
banks
remove
invasive
plants
replant
with
native
plants,
rebuild
the
trail
and
create
new
wetlands
along
the
stream.
The
process
is
ongoing,
so
stay
informed
by
searching
for
four
mile
run
on
our
projects
and
planning
webpage.
Well,
that's
it
for
today
enjoy
the
beautiful
fall.
Foliage
and
we'll
see
you
next
time
around
arlington.