2011 Media Releases

Date:

August 7, 2011

For More Information Contact:

Parks and Recreation Forestry Division, 402-441-7035

LeAnn Hofeling, Hofeling Enterprises, 402-438-8733

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Sunday Hours Extended for Fallen Debris Facilities

Landfill open until 5 p.m. Sunday; Hofeling Enterprises open until 8 p.m.

City Parks and Recreation and Public Works officials have announced that Hofeling Enterprises, 2200 S. Folsom Ct., will have their yard open and will be accepting fallen tree branches until 8 p.m. Sunday. Lincoln residents may also take debris to the City Landfill Transfer Station at 5101 N. 48th St. The facility will be open until 5 p.m. today (Sunday) and will reopen from 6:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday.

Hofeling Enterprises will donate all money collected today and Monday to the Lincoln Parks Foundation. They will also be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. For more information on Hofeling Enterprises, call 402-438-8733.

City Parks and Recreation and Public Works and Utilities crews have been working all night to open up blocked streets. Residents are urged to call the Lincoln Police Department non-emergency line at 402-441-6000 to report streets that are blocked due to storm debris.

If street tree branches are down on sidewalks or in the public right of way between the sidewalk and the curb, residents are asked to call the Community Forestry Office at 402-441-7035.