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Many methods at one’s disposal in Tallapoosa County By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Despite the recent abuse of free dumpsters at the Alexander City Department of Public Works and illegal dumping on Turtle Neck Road, there are many ways to legally dispose of trash. Instead of illegally littering the roadsides, check the following list for proper options to discard refuse in Tallapoosa County.
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Alex City uses scientific method to pave 176 miles of roadways determines how best to stretch the available money to dispense underlayment, tar and sealant to maintain 176 miles of two-lane roads. “Our goal in preventive maintenance is to keep o wizard decrees when and our present condition (of streets) at an average of how a street will be paved in 80 or better,” Brewer said, correlating it to a traAlexander City. Instead, you ditional report card. “It’s on a scale of 100 being can thank the U.S. Air Force, new and zero looking like a bomb was dropped.” the dispassionate software As is true in most communities, some of Alex it created and a seemingly Brewer City’s streets are brittle but Brewer, who has innocuous half-cent sales tax worked for the city since 1997, said he learned long ago increase. repairing the worst streets first is a mistake. After that, Gerard Brewer, the city’s engineer and public works director, composes a list of streets and See STREETS • Page 3 By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor
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Robert Thomas of the Alexander City Public Works Department patches a hole on Ridge Road with tar and gravel. The 20-minute operation involving three workers cost the city approximately $125, according to public works director Gerard Brewer.
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There are four methods of waste disposal — the landfill, brush pickup, recycling and garbage carts — for Alexander City residents, according to Alexander City Public Works’ Kristin Joiner All those services are free to citizens of Alex City except for a rental fee on the garbage carts. Joiner said the carts are rented when residents sign up for utilities. Alex City has policies on brush pickup and dumping in the inert landfill. No building debris is allowed in the brush picked up at curbside and brush pickup is allowed once per month per residence. It is asked all limbs be placed in the same direction. Leaves and pine straw are to be bagged. This is not a service for tree services and contractors seeking a way to dispose of material from building projects. The landfill on North Central Avenue will not accept treated lumber, household garbage, electronics, liquids or medical waste. It will accept most construction debris from Alex City residents. Tires can be disposed of at the landfill after paying See TRASH • Page 5
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ACFD, parks and rec fires under control Pine straw burns at the Sportplex on Thursday morning as staff from Alexander City Parks and Recreation Department and firefighters with the Alexander City Fire Department perform controlled burns this week. See more photos on Page 9.
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