Owosso starts second leaf pass Friday in N1, after finishing N8

If leaves came down on your street after the city truck already went by, Owosso is coming back. The City of Owosso said public works crews finished sections S8 and N8 on Thursday, Nov. 5, and would begin a second pass "starting in N1 tomorrow," which is Friday, Nov. 6, by the posting date on the notice.

To find your section, use the map in the city's 2026 Leaf Brochure and Map, posted Sept. 28. Crews work the same order each round: N1, S1, S2, N2, N3, S3, S4, N4, N5, S5, S6, N6, N7, S7, S8, N8. The brochure says the city will not publish dates for individual sections because of the weather.

Crews are running behind the brochure's schedule. It set the first round for Oct. 19 through Oct. 30 and the second for Nov. 3 through Nov. 23.

Leaves go in the street, not behind the curb or in bags, the brochure says. The exceptions are Shiawassee Street, Main Street and Corunna Avenue, where leaves go behind the curb, between the curb and the sidewalk. Keep piles five feet from catch basins and keep brush out of them. Crews do not pick up on private streets or drives, alleys or at commercial establishments.

The brochure says curbside pickup runs through Nov. 25, with the trunklines, M-21, M-71 and M-52, picked up Nov. 24. A third round is possible if needed and conditions permit. After the final collection, residents are responsible for leaves they put in the street and may be fined.

City residents can also take unbagged leaves to the Aiken Road drop-off site, south of Industrial Drive, on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with proof of residency. The site closes to weekend disposal beginning Nov. 15 and reopens March 27, 2027.

What happens next

Crews work the same 16-section order again, beginning in N1. The city posts progress on its website at ci.owosso.mi.us and its Facebook page. City offices are at 301 W. Main Street, (989) 725-0599.