Lawns and gardens are growing quickly this spring, thanks in part to all the rain we’ve received recently.

As a reminder to Perry residents, city ordinance states that all grass is not to exceed six inches in length. Those who do not obey the ordinance can be cited by the City’s compliance officer.  City employees will then mow the lawn and assess the cost to the property owner.

In addition, when mowing your lawn Deputy Public Works Director Josh Wuebker says it’s also important to make sure you don’t leave clippings in the street.

“I know sometimes when you mow a little bit gets (out into the street) but you can take your mower and blow it back into your yard.  It keeps the street cleaner and helps us save on storm intakes. We’ve had a lot of calls ‘My storm intake is plugged, can you come look at it?’ because it has rained lately so a big factor in that is grass so if you could not do that, we’d greatly appreciate it.”

The clippings in the street rule is also spelled out in the City’s ordinance and those who do not obey are subject to citations.