ARE NEIGHBORS COMPLAINING? Code Enforcement is busy responding to tall grass and weed complaints. Cedar Falls would like to remind residents to cut their grass on a regular basis. City code prohibits grass and weeds exceeding 12 inches in height. When staff discovers a property in violation, or if a complaint is filed, a letter will be sent to the property owner instructing them to mow their yard. If this violation is not corrected within the designated timeframe, the City contractor will perform the work and the cost will be assessed to the property owner. In conjunction with mowing your yard, help keep our streams and lakes clean through proper lawn maintenance practices. Phosphate levels can be 30 – 40% higher in surface water from streets with leaves or grass than from clean streets. This can cause algal blooms and growth of unwanted aquatic vegetation in our streams in lakes. So please keep your grass clippings out of the street!
STAY INFORMED. TUNE TO CHANNEL 15 Cedar Falls Community Television, Channel 15, is your home for local programming. Channel 15 televises City Council & Planning and Zoning Commission meetings each month connecting citizens with local government issues. Beginning in August, Cedar Falls Community Schools Board of Education meetings will also be shown live on Channel 15 on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. We also produce several shows each month so the viewers of Cedar Falls can be informed and entertained with locally produced content. These shows include Currents Up Close, Veterans of the Cedar Valley and Serving the Valley. Cedar Falls Community Television televises many local high school and college athletic events each month so that Cedar Falls residents can enjoy local games and events on Cedar Falls Channel 15. This season marks our eighth season as the production crew for the Panther Sports Network. This year’s PSN schedule includes four UNI Football games and up to six other UNI athletic events. Enjoy all that Cedar Falls Community Television has to offer, including these local sporting events this fall. These Cedar Falls High School athletic events will be replayed on Channel 15. Tue., Aug. 30 Cedar Falls Volleyball v Waterloo East Fri., Sep. 2 Cedar Falls Football v Ames Tue., Sep. 13 Cedar Falls Volleyball v Cedar Rapids Kennedy Thu., Sep. 15 Cedar Falls Cross Country: Rich Engel Classic Fri., Sep. 16 Cedar Falls Football v Western Dubuque Tue., Sep. 27 Cedar Falls Volleyball v Dubuque Senior Tue., Oct. 4 Cedar Falls Girls Swimming v Dubuque Senior Fri., Oct. 7 Cedar Falls Sophomore Football v Waterloo West Fri., Oct. 7 Cedar Falls Football v Waterloo West Tue., Oct. 11 Cedar Falls Volleyball v Cedar Rapids Washington Sat., Oct. 15 Cedar Falls Freshman Football: Holmes v Peet Thu., Oct. 20 Cedar Falls Football v Waterloo East
These Panther Sports Network events will be shown live on Channel 15. Replays of PSN events will also be shown on Channel 15. Sat., Sep. 10 UNI Football vs. Montana........................4 P.M. Sat., Oct. 1 UNI Football vs. Southern Illinois...........4 P.M. Sat., Oct. 22 UNI Football vs. Missouri State...............1 P.M. Sat., Oct. 29 UNI Football vs. North Dakota State....... 6 P.M. For weekly schedules go to www.cedarfalls.com/cabletv
ELECTRONICS & HAZARDOUS MATERIAL DROP-OFF EVENT – SEPT. 24TH
Contact Waste Trac • (319) 266-TRAC (8722) • Education Team for the Black Hawk County Solid Waste Management Commission
Residential Electronics Recycling & Household Toxins Drop-off The Black Hawk County Solid Waste Management Commission will be partnering with the City of Cedar Falls to sponsor an electronics recycling and household hazardous materials drop-off event. ALL Black Hawk County residents are welcome to bring approved items from their homes and garages (fees may apply). The drop-off will be held on Saturday, September 24th from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Cedar Falls Public Works Complex (2200 Technology Parkway). Follow the signs from the corner of Hudson Road and Technology Parkway to the drop-off site. Approximately 40 volunteers (age 18+) are needed to help unload items, direct traffic, survey participants, and make this event run efficiently. Groups and individuals interested in volunteering should contact Tammy Turner at 266-TRAC (8722) or by email at tturner@co.black-hawk.ia.us. Items such as lawn chemicals, rechargeable batteries, fluorescent light bulbs (compact and tube), propane tanks, old gasoline, mercury thermometers, and much more will be accepted for safe disposal. Each vehicle/household can recycle two Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) containing computer monitors/televisions for free (including console TVs and TVs/monitors with the big bump in the back). Additional CRTs are $5 each. Flat screen TVs/monitors, computer accessories, game systems, vacuums, VCR/DVD players, radios, humidifiers, holiday lights, and much more will be recycled at no cost. All hard drives will be shredded. A complete list of accepted items and associated fees can be found at the Black Hawk County Solid Waste Management Commission’s website www.WasteTrac.org. THESE ITEMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED: Paint, appliances (including microwaves, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, etc.), tires, motor oil, antifreeze, ammunition, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, asbestos, radioactive materials, or non-hazardous waste. REMINDER: Electronics waste and hazardous materials from businesses, churches, and schools will not be accepted during this event. For more information about recycling options, please call the Waste Trac Education Team (266-8722) or visit www.WasteTrac.org. 2 | Summer 2016 www.CedarFalls.com