City of Elk Grove NEWSLETTER
City of Elk Grove 8401 Laguna Palms Way Elk Grove, CA 95758
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City of Elk Grove
8401 Laguna Palms Way Elk Grove, CA 95758 (916) 478-2206 elkgrovecity.org Kristyn Nelson Public Affairs Manager knelson@elkgrovecity.org Lupe Murrietta Graphics & Multimedia Program Manager lmurrietta@elkgrovecity.org
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News from
the Recycling & Waste Department
Recycle Your Christmas Tree
Recycle your tree using curbside service, or take it to a recycling facility. Here’s how:
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Remove tree from stand. Remove ornaments, lights, tinsel, and metal rod supports from tree. For Curbside Service, place your tree* curbside next to your green waste container by 6 a.m. during the week of December 31 (excluding January 1), January 14, or January 28. OR Take your tree of any size, free of charge, to either the Special Waste Collection Center (9255 Disposal Lane, Elk Grove) or Elder Creek Transfer and Recovery Station (8642 Elder Creek Road, Sacramento). Artificial, flocked, or “live” trees with root balls will not be accepted.
* Trees taller than 6 feet must be cut into 3-foot or shorter pieces and placed in your green waste container. Please ensure pieces fit completely with the lid closed.
Your Trash Service Takes a Holiday, Too!
Containers will not be picked up on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. Verify your pick-up day with the holiday schedule below.
2019 New Year’s Schedule Normal Service Day: Rescheduled to: Tuesday, Jan. 1 Wednesday, Jan. 2 Wednesday, Jan. 2 Thursday, Jan. 3 Thursday, Jan. 3 Friday, Jan. 4 Friday, Jan. 4 Saturday, Jan. 5 4
Signs of Respect
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Elk Grove Offers Many Ways to Salute and Honor our Veterans
Marking a new street in the southern part of town is a sign that reads “Charles Morris Way.” Along Elk Grove Boulevard at Big Horn Boulevard hangs a banner with the same name. These are two ways the family of Charles W. Morris, Sr., a WWII Navy veteran, has honored him. You can honor someone too, through the City’s Street Naming and Military Street Banner programs. Military Street Banner Program
Recycle Your Holiday String Lights
For proper disposal and recycling, take your broken or unwanted holiday corded or string lights to City Hall (8401 Laguna Palms Way) between December 3 and January 31. The service is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Both indoor and outdoor lights are accepted. Large lighted holiday decorations such as inflatables and lighted tree/reindeer sculptures are not accepted. If you choose not to take your broken or unwanted holiday lights to City Hall for recycling, please place them in your trash bin.
Elk Grove proudly displays banners on streetlights located along Elk Grove Boulevard and Civic Center Drive (between Big Horn Boulevard and Laguna Springs Drive). Displayed for one year, the banners feature retired or honorably discharged members of the United States Armed Forces residing in Elk Grove or those who resided in Elk Grove and are now deceased. Businesses or individuals may sponsor a military street banner for a $150 fee. Applications are accepted year-round.
Republic Services collects your trash, recycling, and green waste, as well as processes your billing. Complete the Republic Services Customer Service Survey by November 30 and enter to win a $100 gift card.* To access the survey, visit surveymonkey.com/r/EGCustomerSatisfaction2018.
Belinda (Morris) Kral, Letter to the Editor, Elk Grove Citizen, September 12, 2018
Veterans Hall Coming in 2019!
Take the Survey!
Please go to the City of Elk Grove and nominate an Elk Grove veteran to keep our historical information recorded for generations to come. What awesome ways for the City to honor those who have served.
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For more information, visit elkgrovecity.org/banners.
How’s Your Waste Service?
Street Naming Program
Recognize veterans and public safety workers through the Veteran and Public Safety Street Naming Program. Street signs include an emblem indicating the individual’s service affiliation.
100
$
GIFT CARD
Program details are available by visiting elkgrovecity.org/streetsign.
* Winner must be an Elk Grove resident.
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Never miss your trash day. View, print, or download customized schedules and recycling tips for your address. Register to get text or email reminders to find:
Collection days will not change for Thanksgiving Day.
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17th Annual Veterans Day Parade
Honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans by attending the annual Veterans Day Parade on Sunday, November 11. Opening ceremonies will take place at 10 a.m. at the Elk Grove Shopping Center on Elk Grove-Florin Road (9408 Elk GroveFlorin Road). The parade will begin at 11 a.m. and proceed south on Elk Grove-Florin Road, ending at Elk Grove Regional Park. Streets will be closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for this important tribute to our service members. Questions? Contact Sophia Scherman at 916-718-9631 or scherman@sophia-elkgrove.com.
Find the look up tool at:
elkgrovecity.org/recycle
elkgrovecity.org
Elk Grove Shopping Center Elk Grove Florin Rd.
2018 Christmas Schedule Normal Service Day: Rescheduled to: Tuesday, Dec. 25 Wednesday, Dec. 26 Wednesday, Dec. 26 Thursday, Dec. 27 Thursday, Dec. 27 Friday, Dec. 28 Friday, Dec. 28 Saturday, Dec. 29
November-December 2018 / Volume 18 / Issue 6
the parking lot across START 10 a.m. At from La Haya Way.
La Haya Way
Emerald Park Dr.
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Elk Grove Park
Veterans Day Parade Route
INSIDE:
Page 2 • Going Out of Town for the Holidays? • Police Patrols Increase During the Holidays • Don’t Be a Target for Theft, Stay Safe while Shopping with these Tips from EGPD • Free (or Low-Cost) Fix for Your Pet! • Maintain Your Drain Page 3 • Thanksgiving Day Gobble Wobble • Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten Registration Opens January 9 • Dickens Street Faire • Parade of Lights • Tree Lighting Ceremony • 13th Annual Old-Fashioned Christmas at Elk Grove House and Stage Stop • Expanded Operating Hours at Elk Grove Library Page 4 • Recycle Your Christmas Tree • Your Trash Service Takes a Holiday, too! • Recycle Your Holiday String Lights • How’s Your Waste Service? • Have You Discovered the Look Up Tool?