CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — The city will not collect storm debris left on private property, officials said, as public works crews instead focus on clearing debris from streets and public roads following a stretch of severe storms across Pickaway County.
“Given the intensity and frequency of recent storms, the city will not be able to collect debris on private property,” the City of Circleville said in a Facebook post. The city said it “will continue to clear all public roads that may be blocked by debris, but cannot collect debris from storms on private property at this time.”
The announcement follows several rounds of severe weather that moved through central and southern Ohio this week. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the region running into Wednesday, and the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office said Monday it was fielding an “extremely high call volume” tied to storm damage, including multiple reports of downed power lines in roadways around the county.
City officials did not give a timeline for when private-property debris pickup might resume. Residents with questions about the city’s storm response can contact the Circleville Public Service Department, led by Director Jim Stanley, at 740-477-8200 or at City Hall, 104 E. Franklin St.
Circleville, the seat of Pickaway County, has an estimated population of about 14,450 residents. The city is led by Mayor Michelle Blanton.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the City of Circleville.
