The City of The Dalles is asking residents to pick up leaves promptly so that they do not block the storm water catch basins and before they freeze onto the streets.  The City has purchased a new street sweeper that will be deployed to pick-up leaves that fall into the street, but it cannot pick up piles of leaves.   Residents are asked not to rake leaves into the street, but either compost them at home, put them in your yard debris container for pick-up or put them in a compostable paper bag and take them to The Dalles Transfer Station for free disposal.  The Dalles Disposal is accepting yard debris, from residential customers only, at no charge during the month of November if taken to the transfer station at 1317 West First Street.  Citizens are asked to park off the street during street sweeper work hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.