The City of The Dalles is embarking on its annual effort to pick up fallen leaves promptly so they do not block catch basins and before they freeze onto the streets.  Citizens are being asked to park off-street during street sweeper work hours from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  The City street sweeper can pick-up leaves that fall into the street, but it cannot pick up piles of leaves, so residents are also asked to not rake leaves into the street.  Options include composting them at home, putting them in your yard debris container for pick-up, or putting them in a compostable paper bag and taking them during the month of November to The Dalles Transfer Station for free disposal.  The Dalles Disposal will not accept yard debris in plastic garbage bags.