All about Lafayette WHERE IS CITY HALL?
20 N. Sixth St. at the corner of Sixth and South streets. MAYOR’S OFFICE
The Mayor’s Office is on the second floor at the south end of City Hall. The mayor’s phone number is 765-807-1002. HOW TO RECYCLE
Sanitation workers will pick up metal cans, glass jars, plastic numbers 1 through 7, Styrofoam, newspaper, mixed paper, cardboard, scrap metal and small bundles of brush. Corrugated cardboard should be flattened and tied in bundles. Scrap metal should be set out separately. Recyclables are collected weekly on the same day as trash pickup. The city has blue recycling bins available for city residents at no cost. For information about recycling, call 765-807-1410.
officers are on duty Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. They are subject to emergency call-out at all other times. They handle barking dogs, stray or unrestrained dogs or cats, trapped dogs or cats, dog bites, abused or neglected animals, and deceased animals in the road. They are dispatched through the Lafayette Police Department. For more information, call 765-807-1200. Lafayette residents are required to license their dogs and cats annually. License tags can be purchased at the Lafayette City Clerk’s office on the second floor of City Hall. Applications also are available on the city’s website, www.lafayette.in.gov. FIRE AND POLICE PROTECTION
Place trash out in cityissued toters at your property line by 6 a.m. the day of collection. All toter lids should be placed tightly to avoid attracting animals and insects. For information about trash schedules, toters, or any other trash issues, call 765-807-1410.
The Lafayette Police Department is located within City Hall. For more information, call 765-807-1200. The Lafayette Fire Department is headquartered at 443 N. Fourth St. It operates eight stations throughout the city. For more information, call 765-807-1600. Richard Doyle is the chief of the Lafayette Fire Department. Anyone with a police or fire emergency should dial 911.
YARD WASTE PICKUPS
IMPORTANT MEETINGS
TRASH PICKUPS
Yard waste is collected weekly on the same day as trash pickups. All leaves, grass and garden plants should be placed in paper biodegradable yard bags available at most lawn and garden stores. Sticks, limbs and brush should be cut into lengths no longer than 4 feet, bundled together and piled at the curb. Yard waste left unbagged at the curb will not be picked up. For information about yard waste, call 765-807-1410. PET CONTROL
Lafayette Animal Control
Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski is sworn into office at City Hall in Lafayette. FILE PHOTO/JOURNAL & COURIER
sion within 90 days of the discriminatory act. Complaint forms can be acquired at 515 Columbia St., Lafayette, IN 47901. Complaint forms are available at the city’s website, www.lafayette.in.gov. For more information on the complaint process, contact Aimee Jacobsen with the Lafayette Community Devel-
opment Department at 765807-1090. GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED
The Lafayette Clerk’s Office can answer numerous city questions. It can be reached at 765-807-1021. Information about numerous city services also is available at www.lafayette.in.gov.
Lafayette City Council usually meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month in the Council Chamber on the first floor of City Hall. The Lafayette Board of Works usually meets at 9 a.m. every Tuesday in the Council Chamber in City Hall. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Lafayette has a nine-member Human Relations Commission, with members appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council. Residents can file a complaint with the Lafayette Human Relations Commis-
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