article_snippet: a snowstorm has dampened Mason City's efforts to get a jump-start on spring cleaning.
article_snippet: City officials had rescheduled the town's first yard waste collection day of the year for Monday because of a recent bout of pleasant weather.
article_snippet: But the storm that dumped about two inches of heavy snow in Mason City by early Monday left officials questioning their decision to switch their original April 6 start date.
article_snippet: Despite the weather, City Administrator Brent Trout told the Mason City Globe Gazette that Mason City did expect some yard waste to be picked up.