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Ready
to Roll: Customers Receive Carts for Curbside Collection
Our transition from backyard garbage collection to curbside pick-up is now
underway.
We have started delivering rollout carts to customers, a process that will take
us eight weeks to complete. Your cart will arrive on your normal garbage
collection day.
We’ll place a hanger on your garbage
can the week before your rollout cart is delivered. Once you receive your cart,
you will begin rolling your garbage to the curb the next week.
Everyone’s collection day for solid
waste and recycling will stay the same. Yard waste will be collected that day
also, instead of on Mondays.
You may want to consider using your
current garbage can for yard waste. Unwanted garbage cans should be placed at
the curb on collection day with a sign letting crews know to remove it.
Existing town home and condominium
customers with three or more units to the building will not receive a rollout
cart. You will continue to receive backyard collection.
More
details on curbside collection will be provided in each BUD through April 2006.
The Cary Fire Department has received
several complaints about citizens illegally parking cars in designated fire
lanes.
The fire lane is an important part of a building’s fire protection
system. It gives firefighters access to hydrants and sprinkler connections and
allows them to properly position themselves during a fire.
When someone is injured or ill,
emergency crews use fire lanes to get to patients immediately - when seconds
count.
Parking in a fire lane is a violation
of the Town’s ordinance. Those who park in fire lanes illegally could find
themselves paying a ticket or a towing charge.
Volunteers
Sought for Boards and Commissions
If you’ve ever wanted to get
involved with Town government, now is the time.
The Town of
Applications are being accepted now through
Dec.1, 2005. Service on the board will
begin on
Members will be selected from within
Citizens interested in applying should
visit the Town’s web site at www.townofcary.org/boards/boards.htm to learn
more and fill out an online application.
It is a good idea to confirm that your
application was received after you submit it electronically. To check the status
of your application or ask questions, contact the Town Clerk's office via e-mail
at karen.gray@townofcary.org or call (919) 319-4508.
Automatic irrigation systems should be
winterized by now.
Avoid costly repairs and excessive
water bills by draining water from your system to prevent frozen water from
cracking the lines and heads. Then, either remove or insulate the backflow
preventor and other exposed pipes.
·For up-to-the-minute info on Town meetings and events, visit our Web
calendar at www.townofcary.org.
·Automatic
bank draft service makes it possible for you to pay your utility bill without
writing a check. This service automatically deducts the amount of your utility
bill from your checking or savings account each month on the due date. There is
no charge for this service. Call the Finance Department at (919) 469-4050 for
details or visit the Town’s web site and use the “I Want To” menu on the
home page.
·Watch
your Town government at work on Cary TV 11.
·Town
Council meetings are broadcast live the second and fourth Thursdays of each
month at 6:30 p.m. Planning and Zoning Board meetings air live the third
Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
Celebrate
the ‘Heart of the Holidays’ with
Kick off the season with a full day's
worth of holiday cheer on Dec. 3 with five fantastic events in historic Downtown
Cary. For details, call (919) 469-4061.
Winter
Festival
Celebrations begin at
Page-Walker
Open House
Annual
Tree Lighting
A day of holiday festivities would not
be complete without the Town’s Official Tree Lighting! This community
celebration is a tradition for
Concert
Singers of
The Concert Singers of Cary and the
Triangle Wind Ensemble will present their annual Holiday Pops Concert at the
The
The Cary Police Department is
encouraging citizens to keep safety in mind while shopping this season.
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Remember to park your vehicle in a well-lighted area.
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Leave valuables in a locked trunk and out of sight. Lock your car even when it
is parked at home.
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If traveling out of town, have a neighbor watch your house.
It is also a good idea to put some of your home’s lights on a timer.
Practice
these tips for safe Internet shopping:
∙ Never
give credit card information to a vender on a non-secure site.
∙ If
you have a wireless connection, make sure it is secure and cannot be used by
others.
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Call your credit card company. Many companies now offer web fraud
protection.
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Read your credit card statements and report discrepancies to the company
immediately.
For more tips, call the Cary Police at
(919) 469-4012.
Christmas
- Dec. 25
Town offices will be closed Dec. 23
and 26 in observance of Christmas. Garbage, recycling and yard waste will be
picked up one day early during the week of Dec. 19. Yard waste will not be
collected during the week of Dec. 26, but the Town will provide an excess
garbage collection.
New
Year’s Day - Jan. 1
Town offices will close Jan. 2 for New
Year’s Day. Solid waste and recycling will be collected on your normal pick-up
day. Yard waste will not be collected but Town crews will provide an excess
garbage collection.
For more information, call (919)
469-4090 or visit the Town’s web site at www.townofcary.org.
Triangle
Sacred Harp Singers
Sunday,
Nov. 27,
Cary
Children’s Choir:
A Child’s Christmas
Friday, Dec. 2,
Cary
Ballet Company:
Visions of Sugarplums
Sunday,
Dec. 4,
Handel’s Messiah
Sunday, Dec. 4,
Genealogy
Forum
Thursday,
Dec. 8 at
Concert
Singers of
A Capella Music of the Season Concert
Saturday, Dec.
17,
11th
Annual
Cary
Kwanzaa
Friday, Dec. 30,
Exhibits
Fine
Arts League of
Portrait
Group of Jordan Hall Arts, “Faces and Figures,” Dec. 2-30 at Jordan Hall
Arts Center Gallery.
Sol
Levine, Photography, “Beauty in Flora and Fauna,” Dec. 9-Jan. 21 at
Cary