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Carts
Only: Excess Garbage Now Requires Special Collection
The grace period for placing excess
bagged trash next to your rollout cart has ended.
Beginning in March, Town garbage
truck operators will use an automated arm to dump rollout carts. This means
any garbage that doesn’t fit inside your cart will have to be picked up as a
special garbage collection.
Each special garbage collection
carries a $10 charge.
To avoid paying this fee, you should
request a second cart from the Town if your waste does not consistently fit
inside the 95-gallon cart you were issued. An additional cart will cost $3.50
per month and will be added to your utility bill.
If
you’re not having trouble with excess garbage, the Town can provide a
65-gallon alternative at no charge. But you should make sure your trash will
consistently fit inside a smaller cart since additional change outs will cost
$10 each.
For
more information, call (919) 469-4090 or visit www.townofcary.org.
It’s time to celebrate the arts in
the park!
The 13th annual Spring
Daze Arts & Crafts Festival will take place on Saturday, April 29 from
The festival is free and open to the
public.
Come out and enjoy wonderful arts
and crafts, entertainment on two stages, your favorite festival food, and much
more.
A Children’s Village will keep the
youngest members of your family entertained with activities just for them.
We will also celebrate Earth Day at
the festival with hands-on activities and information on how to preserve our
natural resources.
For more information about Spring
Daze or Earth Day, call the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Department at (919) 469-4061 or visit www.townofcary.org.
To comply with state and federal
regulations, the Cary/Apex Water Treatment Facility temporarily stops adding
ammonia to its water treatment disinfection process each year during the month
of March.
What does this mean for
You may notice a slight chlorine
odor to the water, and in some cases, water may be slightly discolored. These
temporary changes are a normal part of the process.
The
Town is testing daily to ensure that chlorine levels are safe and will flush
the system as needed to maintain water quality.
For
more information, call the Public Works and Utilities Department at (919)
469-4090 or visit www.townofcary.org.
Town offices will close on
Trash
collection will change during the week of the holiday.
The
Town will collect garbage, recycling and yard waste one day earlier than your
regular scheduled collection day.
For more information, call (919)
469-4090.
Stormwater
Tip: Review New Maps
New
floodplain maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for
If
your property is located in a flood hazard area, your mortgage company may
require you to purchase flood insurance. To review the maps, call (919)
469-4030.
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The Farmer’s Market in downtown
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Pay your utility bill without writing a check. Sign up for the Town’s automatic bank draft service. For details, call (919) 469-4050 or go to www.townofcary.org.
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If you were a Time Warner Cable subscriber anytime between January 1994 and December 1998, you may be eligible to benefit from a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit. The suit claims that the company may have sold personal information about some subscribers without properly notifying them. For details, call 1-800-291-3831 or visit www.twcsettlement.com; please do not call Time Warner Cable.
Spring
checklist: Inspect Irrigation Systems
Spring is just around the corner,
the time when many people pull out their housekeeping lists and focus on home
repairs.
Don’t forget to take a look
outside, too, and add your sprinkler system to your list to be inspected.
Did you know that a broken spray
head can waste up to 20 gallons of water each minute? You can prevent your
automatic irrigation system from wasting water and your hard-earned money by
conducting a “check up” during the month of April:
• Turn
your system on and inspect all spray heads and valves for leaks.
• Repair
or replace broken and missing rotor heads, spray heads, “bubblers” and
drip emitters.
• Replace
cracked or broken nozzles. Clean or replace clogged nozzles and the
sprinkler’s trash screen if it has one.
•
Check for proper water pressure. Water will stream out of the
sprinkler instead of forming a spray if pressure is too low or mist
excessively if it is too high.
Some irrigation systems in the new Southern and Western pressure zones
may need to be adjusted to operate effectively. In addition to adjusting or
removing the pressure-reducing valve, other options include replacing nozzles
with lower gallon per minute models; dividing your lawn into smaller watering
zones; or installing a booster pump after the backflow preventor. An
irrigation contractor or specialist can provide you with recommendations for
your best option.
For more information about automatic
irrigation systems, visit www.townofcary.org or call (919) 462-3879.
The
following shows will be held at Sertoma Amphitheatre in Bond Park. Shows are
free and open to the public. Call (919) 469-4061 for details.
Almost
Recess
Five talented singers and musicians
make up Almost Recess, an a cappella band from the
Cary
Performs
The
first annual Cary Performs will be held on Sunday, April 23 from
The
Electricity makes life easy: helping
us brew our morning coffee, heat our homes, and run our televisions. We use
electricity so often that we seldom think about the danger it can cause.
Answer the following questions to
see if your use of electrical appliances could be a hazard to your home. Every
question you
answer with a "no” is an
opportunity to make your home a safer
place to live.
• Are
electrical appliances unplugged when you are not using them?
• Are
electrical cords in good condition, not frayed or cracked?
• Are
electrical outlets overloaded in your home?
• Are
electrical cords kept out from beneath furniture and rugs?
• Do
all outlets and light switches work?
For questions, call the Cary Fire
Department at (919) 460-4958.
Each
year, the Cary Police Department raises money for the North Carolina Law
Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, where officers carry the “Flame
of Hope” to opening ceremonies of local Special Olympics competitions. To
get involved or find out how to donate, contact Officer Darryll DeCotis at
(919) 469-4012.
Triangle Youth Philharmonic Quartet,
Saturday, April 1,
Architectural Walking Tour, Tuesday,
April 4,
Marvelous Music Series: Scrap Arts
Music, Friday, April 7,
Concert Singers of
Fine Arts League Juried Art Show
Reception & Cary Ballet, Sunday, April 9,
Friends of Page-Walker Hotel 2006
Winter/Spring Concert Series:
Genealogy Forum, Thursday,
April 13,
Exhibits
Jason Cardenas,
Abstractions. Charlotte Hayes, Works on Paper: Artist Book.
March 31-April 26 at
Various artists, Raleigh-Wake
Senior Games Silver Arts Competition. Mixed Media. April 3-7 at
Amy Devereaux,
Professional Art Quilt
Alliance-South, “Art Quiltsimages.” Textiles. April 28-May 31 at