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Mayor

Jere Wood

Councilmembers

Nancy Diamond

Rich Dippolito

Kent Igleheart

Jerry Orlans

Dr. Betty Price

Becky Wynn

City Administrator

Kay G. Love

PW/Env. Director

Stuart Moring

Inside this Issue:

Mayor’s Challenge 2

Shred Fest 2013 2

Household Hazardous Waste 3

Drug Take Back 4 Water Plant Open House & Festival 5 2013 Sanitation Guide 6 Important

Numbers 7 ROSWELL:

A Certified Community Wildlife Habitat

The City of Roswell is proud to announce its completion of the

National Wildlife Federation’s Community Wildlife Habitat

Certification! Roswell becomes the 3rd city in Georgia to receive

this designation, after Chamblee and Johns Creek.

For the past two years, Roswell’s Habitat Certification Team, made up of city employees

and local citizens, have been working hard to reach the goals for certification, which in-

cludes certifying at least 200 homes, five schools, and six community areas. They also

spearheaded several educational and community programs, such as the wildlife plant sale in

October 2012. However, Roswell could not have done it without the help of all the citi-

zens and schools who worked hard to certify their own properties.

To commemorate this achievement, the City of Roswell will be hosting a celebration on

April 20, 2013, at Smith Plantation. Residents are invited to join our City Council as we

receive this designation from the National Wildlife Federation. For more information or

to RSVP, please contact vculbreth@roswellgov.com.

KEEP ROSWELL BEAUTIFUL

Educator of the Year

Keep Roswell Beautiful is now accepting nominations for their annual Educator of the Year award! Nominees should be working in a public or private school in Roswell, Georgia, and have demonstrated exemplary efforts towards environmental education or keeping Roswell beautiful during the 2012-2013 school year. Please submit a Microsoft Word document (no more than 1 page) detailing:

Your name and relationship with the nominee;

The nominee’s name, school, and grade(s)/subject taught;

A description of the nominee’s accomplishments and why he/she deserving of the award.

Students and administrators are encouraged to nominate their favorite teachers! The winner will be recognized at the Keep Roswell Beautiful Volunteer Recognition Event at Roswell River Landing on April 23, 2013.

Please email your nomination as an attachment to vculbreth@roswellgov.com by Friday, April 12, 2013.

MAYOR’S CHALLANGE FOR

WATER CONSERVATION

Roswell Mayor Jere Wood is challenging all Roswell residents to make a pledge to conserve

water! The Wyland Foundation is hosting the National Mayor’s Challenge for Water

Conservation throughout April. Cities across the country are competing to see who has

the most water-conscious citizens.

You can participate by going online at www.mywaterpledge.com to make your pledge. Once

you do, you’ll be entered to win some amazing prizes, such as a Toyota Prius or a Lowe’s

shopping spree! Winning cities will be chosen from six population categories.

Help us make Roswell a winning city!

2013 SHRED FEST EVENTS

Roswell residents may bring up to two copy paper-sized boxes of documents for shredding to the Roswell Recycling Center and watch them being shredded from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

If getting there during the week is a problem, we now have two Shred Fests scheduled for Saturday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (please note the reduced hours) on May 4th and November 9th.

The location of the events is again at our Public Works facility at 1810 Hembree Road.

Please contact the Recycling Center at recyclingcenter@roswellgov.com or 770.442.8822 for more information.

Shredding Tip When bringing documents to be shredded at the Recycling Center, the shredding time will be much shorter if you do a little preparation before arriving.

Please remove any metal larger than a staple, rubber bands, file folders, thick booklets, plastic cards, photographs and negatives. Also, please take checkbooks / deposit books out of the boxes before shredding.

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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

Saturday, April 13, 2013, 9:00 a.m. — noon

The City of Roswell Environmental /Public Works Department will hold its next Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Saturday, April 13, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at 1810 Hembree Road at the City of Roswell Fire/Public Works/Transportation Building. This event is for Roswell residents only and proof of residency will be required. Preferred forms of proof of residency include Roswell utility bills or window decals.. However, driver’s licenses will also be accepted.

Materials accepted at the event include:

- Oil-based paint - NO LATEX PAINT WILL BE ACCEPTED*

- Paint thinner/turpentine

- Pesticides: fertilizers, herbicides, flea/tick products, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides

- Undiluted pool chemicals

- Household cleaners

- Fluorescent bulbs

- Propane gas cylinders

- Mercury thermometers/thermostats

- Household batteries (non-rechargeable)

- Aerosols including aerosol paint

- Automotive brake fluid/used motor oil filters (no other automotive fluids)

* Latex paint is accepted at the Roswell Recycling Center for Roswell residents everyday.

The Environmental Quality Company will be handling and disposing of the materials. Materials cannot be dropped off prior to the event. For more information: jliberman@roswellgov.com

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2013 SANITATION/RECYCLING HOLIDAY SCHEDULE2013 SANITATION/RECYCLING HOLIDAY SCHEDULE2013 SANITATION/RECYCLING HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Monday, May 27, 2013 - Memorial Day: Roswell Recycling Center Closed / City Hall Offices Closed Yard waste as usual for Monday customers.

Thursday, July 4, 2013 - Independence Day: Roswell Recycling Center Closed / City Hall Offices Closed Garbage, recycling and yard waste collection as scheduled for Thursday customers.

Monday, September 2 , 2013 – Labor Day: Roswell Recycling Center Closed / City Hall Offices Closed Yard waste as usual for Monday customers.

Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 - Veteran’s Day Observed Roswell Recycling Center Closed / City Hall Offices Closed Yard waste collection as usual for Monday customers.

Thursday & Friday, November 28 & 29, 2013 Roswell Recycling Center Closed / City Hall Offices Closed

Thanksgiving Day & Day After Thanksgiving - Thursday customers - Garbage/recycling collection as

usual. Yard waste collection will be Friday. November 29.

- Friday customers - Garbage/recycle collection moved to

Monday, December 2, 2013. Yard waste collection as usual.

Wednesday, December 25 , 2013—Christmas Day Roswell Recycling Center Closed / City Hall Offices Closed

- Wednesday customers - Garbage, recycling and yard waste

collection moved to Thursday, December 26, 2013.

- Thursday customers - Garbage, recycling and yard waste

collection moved to Friday, December 27, 2013.

- Friday customers - Garbage, recycling and yard waste

collection moved to Saturday, December 28, 2013.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 New Year’s Day Roswell Recycling Center Closed / City Hall Offices Closed

- Wednesday customers - Garbage, recycling and yard waste

collection moved to Thursday, January 2, 2014.

- Thursday customers - Garbage, recycling and yard waste

collection moved to Friday, January 3, 2014.

- Friday customers - Garbage, recycling and yard waste

collection moved to Saturday, January 4, 2014.

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IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERSIMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERSIMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

WATER & DRAINAGE

City of Roswell customers: 770-641-3707 to report a leak

After hours 770-640-4100

Fulton County customers: 770-640-3040 to report a leak

To report water violations:

Roswell Water 770-641-3707

Fulton County Water 770-640-3040

Current water restriction questions: 770-641-3707

Toilet Rebate Program 770-641-3707

FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT 770-641-3759

Billing Questions

Start or Stop Service

Tax Notice Questions

SANITATION

Sanitation HELP Line / Customer Service 770-641-3961

Sanitation Questions 770-641-3807 or 770-641-3961

Missed Pick-ups for Household Garbage

Community Waste Services (CWS) 678-240-9137

Yard Waste and Curbside

Recycling Questions

Request a Recycling Bin

Roswell Recycling Center 770-442-8822