Fall Clean-Up Scheduled in October

Date:    October 3, 2016

l Public Service Announcement:

The Town of Halifax Solid Waste Department will conduct its annual free fall clean-up for town residents and businesses by appointment only on Friday, October 21^st and Saturday, October 22^nd. This service will be subject to the following conditions:

1. Residents and businesses are required to call the Halifax Town Hall (434-476-2343) for notification to remove discarded household/business items and yard debris too large for regular trash pick-up and must give their name, telephone number and physical address (notification for sign-up must be made prior to 12:00 noon on Wednesday, October 19^th).
2. Only household/business items that can be lifted by two grown men will be accepted, and no caustic solvents, toxic or hazardous materials or petroleum based liquids will be permitted.
3. Tree limbs and brush must be cut in lengths no greater than 4 feet and neatly piled by participant along with qualifying household/business items near the curbside of the property or customary pick up site to be easily visible and accessible from the road by Town Solid Waste personnel.
4. Town employees will not be responsible for cutting or removing tree trunks or tree limbs with a diameter of 4 inches or greater.
5. The Solid Waste Supervisor will not be required to remove the qualifying material mentioned above if resident or business owner has failed to notify the Halifax Town Hall to schedule a pick-up.

Change of Sanitation Schedule during Week of Columbus Day Holiday

IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Change of Pick-up for Town of Halifax Solid Waste & Recycling Customers

EFFECTIVE WEEK OF COLUMBUS DAY HOLIDAY

October 3, 2016

To All Town of Halifax Customers:

Halifax Town Hall will be closed on Monday October 10^th in observance of Columbus Day.Please be aware that the Town of Halifax will be picking up recyclables on Friday October 14^th due to the modified Holiday schedule. The regular town curbside recycling pick up will resume Wednesday October 19^th as customary. During the modified holiday schedule, town residents may take their properly prepared recyclable materials (see guidelines for curbside pick-up below), to the large bins provided at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail lower parking lot which now accepts co-mingled newspaper (including mixed paper), plastic (#1 & #2), cardboard, cans (aluminum & metal) and mixed consumer glass (clear, green & brown). When recycling glass at the Convenience Center site, PLEASE PLACE THE GLASS DIRECTLY INTO THE BIN WITH NO BAGS-this will keep the glass free of contaminants so that sorting will not be necessary.

The Town of Halifax Solid Waste Department will conduct its solid waste pick-up the week of Columbus Day on a modified schedule:

1. Tuesday October 11 – Residents normally served on this day will have solid waste picked up. This area includes properties along US Hwy 501 south from the RR Tracks to the corporate limits, Spencer Lane Golf Course Road, Brook Run, Cowford Road, Meadow Drive, Banister Road, Gatha’s Trail and Ballou Trail.
2. Wednesday October 12 – Residents normally served on Monday will have solid waste picked up. This area includes Mountain Road, Canterbury Drive, Woodview Road, Mimosa Drive, Oak Lane, Pine Road, Ash Street, Cedar Lane, Poplar Lane, Crawford Road, Academy Street, Ballpark Loop (within corporate limits), Craddock Street, Houston Street and Main Street (from Mountain Road south to the RR Tracks).
3. Thursday October 13 – Residents normally served on this day will have solid waste picked up. This area includes Maple Avenue, Buena Vista Drive, Park Lane, Lakeside Drive, Harding Street, Snead Lane, Cary Street, Elam Street, Hedderly Street, Jackson Street, Back Street, Main Street (from Mountain Road north on US Hwy 501 and east on VA Hwy 360 to the corporate limits).
4. Friday October 14 – The Town of Halifax Solid Waste Department will conduct curbside recycling on this day and will resume regular weekly curbside recycling on Wednesday October 19^th.

Master Gardeners Present Memorial Brick Honor to Elizabeth Overton

The Southside Master Gardener Association presented a certificate for a brick to Elizabeth Overton, to  be placed on the Town of Halifax Clock Plaza in honor of her longtime service to the association and the community.  Pictured are Rita Powell, President, Overton, Bill McCaleb, Master Gardener Coordinator and Master Gardener Joan Whitt.

Master Gardener Achievement Awards Presented

The Southside Master Gardener Association recently presented Achievement Awards.  Pictured are Kathy Conner Cornell with certificate of completion of Soils 101, a web based class from North Carolina State University, Bill McCaleb, Master Gardener Coordinator and Gretchen Williams, Master Gardener status.