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No Curbside Trash/Recycling in Portland on Presidents Day, Monday, February 15 (1/28/2010)
The Department of Public Services Solid Waste crews will not collect trash or recycling on Presidents Day, February 15, 2010.
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Riverside Recycling New Winter Hours (12/31/2009)
New hours in effect as of 1/04/2009
Office Hours are:
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday
7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday
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Clifton Street Sewer Separation Project (12/16/2009)
Dear Resident:
The Department of Public Services would like to update you on the status and activities regarding the project entitled “Clifton Street Sewer Separation Project”. As of December 1, the project is 91% complete and Storey Brothers has winterized the site. The contractor is finishing up some sidewalk repair before winter.
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Read Street and Bay Street Sewer Separation Project (12/16/2009)
Dear Resident:
The Department of Public Services would like to update you on the status and activities regarding the project entitled “Read Street and Bay Street Sewer Separation Project”. As of December 1, the project is 98% complete and Gorham Sand and Gravel has winterized the site.
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E-card Changes at Riverside Recycling Facility (6/16/2009)
Beginning July 1, 2009, there will be changes to the City e-card program at Riverside Recycling Facility. These include:
* E-card holders will have free disposal of up to 10 bulky items per year such as furniture, non-freon appliances, mattresses and box springs, gas grills and outdoor equipment as well as limited quantites of yard waste and hazardous waste
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Find Your Trash and Recycling Day (2/23/2007)
Have a question on when your trash or recycling is picked up?
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winter operations
Alternate Parking
Is there a ban? |
Alternate Parking |
Towing |
Notification
Services
Free
parking will be available at the following locations:
- Deering Oaks - on the Tennis Court road only
- State Street gravel lot abutting Deering Oaks
- Fitzpatrick Stadium parking lot
- Hadlock Field parking lot
- Cutter Street (off the Eastern Prom)
- Beach Street Lot accessible from Commercial Street
- U.S. Customs area of the International Marine Terminal on Commercial Street
(under Casco Bay Bridge)
- All Portland Public School parking lots with the exception of
the lot abutting the school and playgroundat Reiche School.
You can park in the lot across from Reiche next to the Fresh Approach
Meat Market and the lot on Clark Street behind Reiche School.
Citywide parking bans begin at 6:00 p.m. when one is called and last through
6:00 a.m. the following morning (unless otherwise specified). Vehicles
left on the street are subject to towing at the owner's expense. You
can place your vehicle in any of the above designated lots after 5:00 p.m. on
the day a parking ban is declared.
Vehicles must be removed from these lots by 7:00 a.m. the morning the
ban is lifted - unless a ban has been extended. For instance,
if the parking ban ends at 7:00 a.m. on a Thursday morning, you must remove
your car by 7:00 a.m., Thursday morning. There are also some garages in town
that offer overnight parking at reduced rates during a parking ban (please
check with your local parking garage to see what time your vehicle would
need to be removed after a ban). You can find a complete list of these
in the Yellow Pages under Parking Facilities.
| GARAGES |
| Gateway Parking Garage: Open 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week as well - at the Eastland Hotel.
Spring Street Garage: Open on Sundays from 8:00 a.m.
- 12:00 midnight (in the event of a Saturday night parking ban).
Maine Medical Center Garage: Located on the corner
of Congress and Forest Street. People using the garage for parking ban
purposes need to enter from the Forest Street side. Parking at the garage
is offered at a reduced rate.
Please
click here for
a complete list of parking garages (along with phone numbers) in the
downtown area.
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