August Announcements and News

1. Please remember, statements are due on the 15th of the month. After the 20th late fees are assessed. This is and always has been TJ’s policy, and can be found in the terms of service or online at Terms of Service. There has been an unusual amount of late accounts recently and the late charges will be enforced.
2. As far as I can tell, the leaf cleanup situation will not be changing this season. Neither Ann Arbor nor Ypsi will be offering leaf removal services this fall, and I think it’s safe to say that leaf removal is done for in both those cities. From what I can tell, things will stay the same for disposing leaves at the respective compost centers for those cities. TJ’s will again be offering leaf removal services this fall. Using our vacuum equipment, we will be offering curbside removals. Last season, we ran right until the day before the first snow, and had many customers that we didn’t get to do a removal. We want to avoid that this year, and want to sign folks up as early as possible and get an early schedule set up so we make sure everyone gets taken care of this season. So we’re going to start early signups in August, and offer a brief prepay period for those wishing to pay ahead. Be on the lookout for this information this month, and please respond as early as possible. If you have any questions feel free to contact us. If you have questions feel free to call or email.
3. Time is flying by, and before you know it, Fall will be here. With the Fall comes services such as Aeration, Dethatching, and Leaf Clean Up. Fall is a great time to do renovation work; aeration and dethatching are the two most effective services for improving your lawn. Fall is also the best time of the year for seeding, and when you couple the renovation services with seeding, you have a great opportunity to thicken and improve your lawn at a low cost to you. Next month with the September statements there will be announcements about these services. With the dry, hot, sunny weather we have had this summer, many lawns are looking bad. Doing an aeration and overseed is a great way of repairing the drought damage and getting your lawn back in shape this fall, and getting a leg up on the yard for next spring. Please take note and read these announcements, and contact us with any questions you may have, or to ask for an estimate!
4. It’s also not too early to think about winter services. TJ’s has started doing Snow Clearing sign ups already for our veteran customers. As always, TJ’s uses snow blowers and shovels, instead of heavy equipment and plows. The smaller equipment makes us more versatile, and allows us to service residential customers more effectively without the damage that comes with big trucks and plows. Last winter was one of our busiest to date, but we were able to grow to meet these challenges. We want to keep that up this coming winter. If you are interested, inquire early so you make sure you get signed up! We want to be able to service all our customers who need and want the snow service, and we need to make sure we are properly staffed and equipped to handle the upcoming snow season. Plus, the extra work with leaf cleanup this season is going to take up a lot of time in the fall. I’d like to have the snow route settled before that kicks in. So make sure you sign up early for winter snow clearing. And if you’re a veteran customer, look for your renewal soon, and return it ASAP please. If you know of others who might be interested in the service, send them our way, and you can earn referral bonuses!
5. Football season is fast approaching. Because of the traffic and parking problems on game days around the stadium, we try to stay as far away from there as possible on those days. Once September gets here there may be some schedule adjustments so that we are not down town Ann Arbor on those days.
6. We do plan on taking off Labor Day (weekend), but as always this is dependent on weather conditions and scheduling. Just in case we do end up working, if you’ve got a shindig that day, try to call ahead to make sure we don’t accidentally interrupt!
7. As a reminder, there is a 2 cut per month minimum required. Anyone not reaching that 2 cuts per month as a result of the dry weather conditions will be charged a minimum charge.
8. Thanks!

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