Please contact the Forestry Division at (319) 286-5747 or email forestry@cedar-rapids.org and give them the address or approximate location.

Leaves are not allowed to be put into the street at any time. The City has a leaf vacuum program that helps our city protect our streams and the Cedar River.

• Rake leaves into long piles on the parking area or grass next to the street.
• The vacuum truck will not collect leaves from alleys.
• Please do not park cars in front of the leaf piles; the truck will not be able to collect the leaves.
• Keep leaf piles away from obstacles like your collection carts, mailboxes, cars and utility poles.

Street light bulbs within the City burn out once they meet their maximum life cycle. A majority of the street lights throughout the City are maintained by utility companies. If you see a street light outage, please notify the City so a notification may be sent to the appropriate utility company.  The bulb is usually replaced within a couple weeks, depending on the utility company's workloads. To report a street light outage, call Traffic Engineering at (319) 286-5176 or call Alliant Energy directly at (319) 398-4406.

Please contact the Public Works Department by calling (319) 286-5802, press option 3 or email sidewalks@cedar-rapids.org. Provide the address or streets these sidewalks are located. Inspectors will evaluate the area and notify the property owner if repairs are needed.

The City provides a specific level of service for alleyways due to their low traffic volumes with service primarily to adjacent property owners and for solid waste pick-up. It is our goal to provide an alleyway surface that supports safe, low speed access. Routine maintenance on alleyways occurs twice a year; however, we also have a process to seal coat; which requires review of the site to ensure seal coating operations can occur and neighborhood agreement on the assessment.

Alleys can be seal coated at an approximate cost of $50/linear foot. The alley will be stabilized, compacted, and then sealed with coated chips. If enough signatures are received on the petition, the alleyway will be inspected, actual cost will be determined, and a ballot will be mailed to the property owners to commit to the assessment.

To request your alley be maintained, email street@cedar-rapids.org
To request a petition for alley seal coating, email engineering@cedar-rapids.org

You can report overgrown vegetation by calling the Solid Waste and Recycling Division at 319-286-5897 or emailing Solid-Waste-Recycling@cedar-rapids.org. We will need the address or the property in violation. Our Division will send an official notice to the property owner and then our Nuisance Abatement Worker will do a follow up inspection within 7 days of sending the official notice.

Guidelines for vegetation growth and costs for clean up

Call Public Works at (319) 286-5802. We are performing general maintenance on your street such as crack sealing, mud–jacking, concrete replacement, etc. If a private contractor is doing work, we can let you know what is being done.