Colorado cities offer tree debris disposal after snowstorm
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Updated · 9News.com KUSA · May 6
Colorado cities offer tree debris disposal after snowstorm
11 articles · Updated · 9News.com KUSA · May 6
Denver recorded 4.7 inches at the airport, its biggest May snowstorm since 2003, while metro totals reached 4-10 inches and Estes Park saw 27 inches.
Denver, Boulder, Arvada and Broomfield told residents how to bundle, compost, drop off or report branches, with some cities limiting sizes and requiring proof of residency.
Property owners generally must clear debris on or beside their land, while cities handle larger hazardous limbs on public trees and roads, sometimes billing owners for emergency removals.
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