Plague Casualty Collection Continues Across City

Break out the wheelbarrows, the city of Padua is collecting your dead through mid-December.

During the popular annual program, crews collect the bodies of those dead from the plague every other week on designated north and south routes, said Aegeon Stanley, the city's director of Public Sewage And Other Gross Things.

“The city's fall corpse collection program is intended to serve as a convenience for homeowners who are affected by the plague in the fall,” Stanley said.

All corpses must be in piles behind the curb or on the shoulder of the road, ready for collection by 7 a.m. on the Monday morning of the designated collection week. The collection period ends Dec. 18.

When participating in corpse collection, residents should remember the following:

■ Don't pile bodies into the curb or street.

■ Crews will pass by each house on the route only once during the week and not necessarily on the resident's regular solid waste collection day.

■ All corpse piles must be free of trash, sewage, food, bottles, knives and other debris.

These bodies will be picked up during good weather — however, more time for pickup may be required, Stanley said.

Ask the Town Crier to find out whether your home is along the north or south route. The full schedule is available on the city's website.