SPRING/SUMMER 2014 NEWSLETTER
Steve D'Emilio 1st Ward Commissioner
Mario Oliva 2nd Ward Commissioner
Jane F. Hall 3rd Ward Commissioner
Daniel J. Siegel 4th Ward Commissioner
Jeff Heilmann 5th Ward Commissioner
Larry Holmes 6th Ward Commissioner
James E. McGarrity 7th Ward Commissioner
Notice: Regarding Trash, Yard Waste & Recycling Effective June 2, 2014 The trash, yard waste and recycling calendar is being changed to better serve our community. We will now pickup yard waste on Monday for the entire township. Monday's trash will now be collected on Tuesday and Tuesday's trash will be collected on Wednesday. The Thursday and Friday collection will remain the same for trash and recycling. Starting on June 2, 2014, we will be picking up yard waste in brown biodegradable bags. Absolutely no plastic bags are to be used for yard waste. All trash, yard waste and recycling is to be out by 6:30 a.m. on your collection day. The following items are acceptable in single stream recycling: Glass: clear and colored
glass jars and bottles only.
bag for the safety of our employees
Cans: aluminum, steel and bi-metal food and drink ! No paint is to be put into regular trash. If you have cans only. latex paint, please call Plastic: b o t t l e s a n d 610-446-1000 x2263 to containers #1 to #7 only. arrange a pickup. No plastic toys, swimming pools, ornaments, trash ! If you have a contractor working at your home, cans, hangers, fencing, flat the contractor must pieces of plastic, plastic remove and dispose of all bags or styrofoam is to go debris from the job. The into the recycling. township will not Paper: newspaper, junk remove it. mail, office paper, cardboard egg cartons (no ! No trash can is to be larger than 32 gallons. styrofoam egg cartons), cereal boxes, gift wrap and ! No individual item is to tissue paper as long as there be over 40 pounds or are no plastic liners over 3 feet long. associated with the paper. Corrugated cardboard ! Household furniture and appliances must be boxes must be flattened and disposed of by bulk tied. pickup. Brush: 3 feet or less in length, tied and less than 40 ! If there is a problem with your trash, yard waste or pounds each bundle. Limbs cannot be any larger than 1 recycling, it will be tagged with an orange ½" in diameter. hang tag marked with the ! Nothing is to be sticking problem and it will not be out of any trash can or picked up.
Chris Connell, Sr. 8th Ward Commissioner
William F. Wechsler 9th Ward Commissioner
Inside This Issue Contact Information ........................2 Savor the Flavor ..............................3 Land Development Procedures .....4 Historical Commission News .........6 Grange Estate News........................7 Local Service Tax ............................8 Curb & Sidewalk Regulations ........9 Summer Safety Tips......................10 Environmental News .....................11 Skatium News...........................12-13 Library News..................................14 Brookline Fire Co. Celebrates 100 Years.....................................16 Safety Tip: House Numbers..........17 Parks & Recreation ..................19-22
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