Southern Wisconsin Times

On the evening of Saturday, June 22, an EF-2 tornado touched down on the south side of the City of Janesville. With peak wind gusts of 115 miles per hour, this weather event caused considerable damage to structures and infrastructure in the impacted areas.

City crews have since begun collecting tree and brush debris from residential properties along the tornado's path. The City is extending its collection schedule to continue through Sunday, July 7. The priority response area is expanding to include residential properties from Kellogg Avenue south to the City limits, between South Oakhill Avenue and Center Avenue.

Residents needing removal assistance should place tree and brush debris on the public right-of-way of their yard near the roadway. City crews will not remove tree and brush debris from yards outside the public right-of-way. Residents are encouraged to leave four to eight-foot-long branches to facilitate collection.

Residents in the collection area should park off-street during this time to enable safe and effective operations.

The City will not pick up structural debris or other solid waste as part of its response efforts. Residents with this type of debris may visit the City's Sanitary Landfill. The facility's hours of operation and list of accepted materials are at janesvillewi.gov/landfill. To aid in timely removal, the City is asking residents to continue bringing tree and brush debris to the Compost Site as they can; hours for that facility are available at janesvillewi.gov/compost.

Trash and recycling operations will continue as regularly scheduled. However, some ancillary City services will be delayed during storm response.

Residents can find additional information on available resources at janesvillewi.gov/news.