West Side News & Notes
By Stephanie Kist
Akron ‘clean sweep,’exemption
program for disabled residents to be implemented
AKRON — On Dec. 27, Mayor Don Plusquellic announced a special refuse collection program to assist households during the holidays, and a new program that will allow disabled citizens to apply for at-the-door refuse pickup.
During regular city trash pickups
through Jan. 6, all refuse conforming to the city’s
rules and regulations placed curbside will be picked
up on trash days, which
because of the New Year holiday, are delayed by one
day this week.
“We recognize that residents
who have unwrapped a lot of packages or have trees to
dispose of have a problem during this time of year that
is unlike any other week,” Plusquellic said, “so
we have instructed our sanitation crews to pick up everything
placed curbside, whether it fits inside their regular
trash container or not.”
Plusquellic also announced that
effective immediately, the city has made available an
exemption program for disabled individuals who meet
the following criteria:
• The resident is physically
unable to place the city-provided refuse container
at curbside.
• The resident does not
have a relative, friend or neighbor who can perform
this task for them.
• The resident completes
the required form to permit his or her physician to
certify that the resident is under doctor’s care
for treatment of a condition that impairs mobility and
physically restricts the
patient from placing the refuse container at curbside.
Instructions for obtaining the
exemption and forms are available at the Web site www.ci.akron.oh.us/News_Rel
eases/2006/1227.htm or
by calling the 3-1-1 Call Center and requesting the
forms be mailed.
Companies dispense
of live Christmas trees,
decorations in Norton
NORTON — Norton residents
may drop off their live Christmas trees at Mulch Makers,
3307 Clarks Mill Road, Mondays through Fridays between
7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Mulch Makers employees will be
on hand to accept organic holiday decorations and assist
Norton residents during these business hours.
Holiday decorations must be free
of all tinsel, all metal wires and all nonorganic materials.
Tree bags must be removed at the site.
Regular customers of J&J
Refuse may place their live trees on the curb for pickup
Jan. 13 or 20.
For more information, contact
the mayor’s office at
(330) 825-7815, ext. 14.
Animal control increases hours
to promote adoption
DOWNTOWN AKRON — Starting
Jan. 7, the Summit County Department of Animal Control
facility, located at 460 E. North St., will be open
seven days a week. The new hours of operation will be
Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturdays
and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the facility and
Mondays through Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for
the office, which will be closed on the weekends.
As of late November, the Summit
County Animal Control began providing all adoptable
dogs with the following vaccinations: adeno virus, distemper,
leptospirosis, parainfluenza and parvo, while all adoptable
cats receive calici, Chlamydia, feline rhinotracheitis
and panleukopenia vaccinations.
In addition to these vaccinations,
all adoptable animals are treated for intestinal parasites,
fleas and rabies (if age appropriate),
according to animal control officials.
For more information on the adoption
services offered by the Summit County Department of
Animal Control, call (330) 643-2845, or visit www.
co.summit.oh.us/executive/ani malcontrol.htm.
Free telephone book recycling
available
SUMMIT COUNTY — The Summit/Akron
Solid Waste Management Authority (SASWMA) is offering
free telephone book recycling for Summit County residents,
office buildings, businesses and schools through Feb.
28.
All county residents and businesses
are encouraged to recycle rather than discard their
old telephone books. Residents may drop off their unwanted
telephone books at SASWMA collection sites located throughout
the county. Businesses with 30 or more telephone books
can schedule a pickup by contacting SASWMA.
In 2006, more than 21 tons of
telephone books were recycled and diverted from landfills.
This year, the old telephone books will be recycled
into new products such as drywall liner, insulation
and 100-percent-recycled commercial printing paper.
Telephone book recycling collection
sites are located at most Akron-Summit County Public
Libraries, all city of Akron Recreation Centers and
other locations. Businesses must call for a pickup by
Feb. 27.
To find your nearest telephone
book recycling collection containers, visit www.saswma
.org or
contact SASWMA’s program coordinator at (330)
374-0383, ext. 205.
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