W Central Blvd Road Closure for Sewer Repair
Posted: 02/03/2010

Beginning at approximately 7:00 a.m. on Monday, February 8, 2010, W Central Blvd will be closed to all through traffic to repair a broken sanitary sewer main between Park and Cottage Streets. This repair is expeted to take about three days, depending on weather and the road will remain closed during the repair.

Local residents living between Park and Cottage Streets on Central Blvd will still have limited access to their homes. All other traffic is prohibited.

Residents are being asked to use extreme caution in the work zone and if at all possible to avoid the area.

If you have any questions, please call City Hall at 852-2611.

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Cold Weather Trash Collection Guidelines
Posted: 01/04/2010

The bitter cold weather is causing thefreezing of loose garbage in trash cans placed at curbside for collection. In normal weather it is possible to knock the loose garbage out of the trash can by tapping the can on the truck hopper. Given the cold temperatures and the wide-spread use in plastic trash cans, tapping the cans on the truck hopper can cause the plastic trash can to break.

Therefore, in order to allow collection of the trash, and to prevent damage to private trash cans, all users are encouraged to make certain their trash is not frozen to the interior of their trash cans. The best practice to avoid the trash freezing to the interior of the trash can is to have all trash inside the can in multiple plastic bags, or to use a single large plastic bag as a liner for the entire trash can.

City crews will make a reasonable effort to get frozen trash out of the trash can, however, if it appears that damaging the trash can is eminent during trash removal, the trash and can will be left for the user to re-bag to allow collection without damaging the trash can.

Residents can easily make sure that their garbage & trash get picked up by following thse simple guidelines: 1. Keep the lid on your trash can so that it doesn’t fill with water or snow and in cold weather, freeze. 2. Bag all of your trash - do not put loose trash & garbage in your can. 3. Use only 32-gallon trash cans with a full weight of fifty pounds (50#) or less. The City does not pick up 45-500 gallon cans nor cans over 50 pounds in weight.

Throughout this winter season, the cooperation of all of the residential trash collection users is appreciated to allow the trash collection to take place in an efficient manner and with minimal damage to any private trash cans.

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