Crews resume curbside pick up, but may require up to six weeks to complete

With last week's ice storm behind them and power mostly restored, residents' focus has shifted to cleaning up the tree limbs, branches and debris from their yards.

City officials are providing options, although they caution the clean-up will be a slow process.

"Residents will be able to transport and discard limbs and brush at several locations throughout the city," said city spokesman Keith Sterling. "This will expedite the cleanup process."

City crews are also working to clear debris, which primarily consists of large limbs from mature trees, officials said.

"Once the roadways are clear, they will return to remove curbside items," Sterling said. "Residents may leave their debris at the curbside but should be advised that removal of those limbs will not begin for at least 2 weeks and could take up to six weeks to complete."

Broken Arrow Mayor Wade McCaleb said all available city crews are working to clear the debris.

"Our first priority is to clear the debris off the roadways," he said.

The drop-off sites will be for residential debris only, Sterling said. Debris from tree removal companies will not be accepted at the locations.

McCaleb urged residents to use extreme caution when removing debris.

"Downed power lines should be treated as if they are live and not touched regardless if they're hot or not," he added.

"This is a major disaster," McCaleb

Broken Arrow city officials have designated the following locations as drop-off sites for storm debris:

Nienhuis Park Football Field parking lot, a third of a mile east of Lynn Lane on Juneau Street.

Arrowhead Park parking lot, First and Washington streets.

Jackson Park parking lot, Washington Street and Garnett Road.

Trailhead parking lot, southside of New Orleans Street west of the Creek Turnpike.

Indian Springs Sports Complex, a half mile west of Aspen Avenue on Shreveport Street.

The sites will be open through Saturday; Dec. 26 through 29; and Jan. 2 through 13.