dpw news
Reminder to Residents- No Curbside Yard Waste Collection in the Spring (4/23/2008)
Please note that the City of Portland does not have a curbside leaf collection in the spring. All brush and yard waste will need to be taken to Riverside Recycling Facility at 910 Riverside Street, Portland.
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Bulk Waste Curbside Pick-up to begin in May (4/23/2008)
This year's bulky item pick-up will begin the week of May 5th and end the week of June 6th. Make sure you know what types of items will be accepted for collection!
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Reconstruction Project to Begin on Ocean Avenue (4/8/2008)
Work on the Ocean Avenue Phases III and IV Reconstruction project is scheduled to begin on April 7, 2008 and continue through the spring and much of the summer.
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Portland Kicks-off Composting Program (3/6/2008)
This month, the Riverside Recycling Center kicked-off its composting promotion making compost bins and kitchen waste pails available at discounted prices for purchase.
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Want to Receive Important Construction Announcements from the City of Portland? (2/27/2008)
Interested in finding out about major construction projects in the City of Portland before you find yourself in a long line of traffic? E-mail us to be added to the subscriber list
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Commercial Street Traffic and Drainage Improvements Project (9/20/2007)
Construction of the City’s Commercial Street Traffic and Drainage Improvements Project is scheduled to begin on, or about, October 1, 2007. The City has contracted with Shaw Brothers Construction, Inc. of Gorham, Maine to build this project.
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Program suspended due to budget overrun. The program will resume on July 5, 2008. (1/29/2008)
Due to overwhelming demand, we have expended this year's budget for the household hazardous waste program at Riverside Recycling. Consequently, the program will be suspended after February 2 but will resume again on Saturday, July 5, 2008. If you have any oil paints, chemicals, pesticides or other hazardous items we ask that you hold onto them until then. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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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
No Parking Ban in effect
The following information is made available during parking bans.
Vehicles left on City streets during the parking ban times will be towed
at the owner's expense.
Citizens may leave vehicles in the following locations until 7:00 a.m. on
the date following the parking ban (usually...times are subject to change, depending on the time and severity of the storm
). Please be sure to remove vehicles from these locations
by 7:00 a.m., or they will be towed at the owner's expense. These locations
are:
- Deering Oaks - on the left hand side of the Tennis Court Road only
- State Street gravel lot - abutting Deering oaks
- Fitzpatrick Stadium parking lot (not between the Expo and the Ice Arena)
- Hadlock Field parking lot
- All Portland Public School lots EXCEPT the lot at Reiche School which
abuts the school
- Cutter Street lots (off the Eastern Prom)
- Beach Street lot accessible from Commercial Street
(This lot is available after 8 P.M. )
- City lot located directly across the street from the International Marine Terminal
(corner of Park and Commercial Streets
Many parking garages in the area are open for extended hours at reduced
rates during a parking ban as well; check under Parking Facilities in
the Yellow Pages.
Additional information is available about parking bans and winter operations
at:
Public Works Customer Service Center: 874-8493
Parking Ban Hotline: 879-0300
PW Web site: www.portlandpublicworks.com
Portland Public Works will be working around the clock to clear snow from
the 320 miles of City streets. We encourage people to say home and off the
streets during the height of the storm to facilitate these efforts.
Other reminders from Portland MEDCU and Fire Department:
- Please keep your front walkways clear in the event emergency personnel
need to get to your door. This also allows pedestrians and mail carriers
to walk safely in your neighborhood.
- The City also has over 2000 fire hydrants and could use your help in
shoveling them out. Fire personnel work to get to as many of these hydrants
as possible but your assistance with this effort will help keep you and
your neighbors safe in the event of a fire.
- Please check on your elderly neighbors during a storm who may need your
help.
- One last reminder: people can sign up on our web site to receive an e-mail
or page notification about a parking ban as well. Nearly 2000 subscribers
have done this to date.
Please also note that Portland Public Works does have a TTY line
available for the hearing impaired public:
874-8494
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