News from the City of Marion

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that weekly yard waste collection at curbside will begin on Monday, April 11, 2016.  The curbside pick up for yard waste generally occurs on the day following each resident’s regular trash collection day (example: Friday trash pick-up - Monday yard waste pick up).  With limited personnel, this schedule may vary.  Note: Residents currently on the City’s “Pink Sign Program” as the result of a delinquent sanitation and sewer account are not eligible for curbside pick-up of yard waste.

There is a limit of 3 bags and/or 3 bundles of limbs/branches that will be collected from each residence per week during the 2016 yard waste season.  Branches must be tied in bundles no larger than 2 feet in diameter and 5 feet in length.  As in the past, the City will not collect grass clippings as yard waste material at curbside.

Residents are encouraged to drop off grass clippings and yard waste materials, free of charge, to Park Enterprise Construction Co., Inc., located at 560 Barks Rd. W. (between S. Prospect St./Rt. 4 S. and the Barks Rd. overpass).  Requirements for grass and yard waste drop off are:

1. Must stop at office or other designated location to verify proof of City residency (i.e. license, utility bill, etc.)
2. Items being dropped off must be weighed by Park Enterprise employee before materials are discarded.
3. Residents using plastic bags are required to remove waste from bags and then discard of plastic bags properly.  Biodegradable paper bags are available at most local retail stores.

Also note that the City of Marion is not responsible for the collection and/or disposal of trees or large amounts of brush cut and/or removed from personal property.  Disposal of trees and/or large amounts of brush from personal property is the property owner’s responsibility.  These items may be taken, FREE OF CHARGE for all city residents, to Park Enterprise Construction (560 Barks Rd. W.) for disposal.

Call Park Enterprise at 740-223-7275 for additional information on acceptance program or for hours of operation. 

Additional Information:  City Sanitation and Streets Department  740-382-1479

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that in observance of the Good Friday holiday, offices located in City Hall will be closed on Friday, March 25, 2016.  Due to City Hall being closed on Friday, offices will be observing their weekly early closure day on Thursday, March 24.

The following departments will operate as noted below on Friday, March 25:

1. Sanitation crews will collect garbage and recycling.  Customers who normally have refuse collected on Friday are requested to have their collections at curbside by 7:00 a.m.
    
2. Marion Area Transit buses will not be in operation on Friday, March 25.
    
3. Marion Senior Center will be closed, resulting in programs, activities, and transportation not being available on Friday, March 25.

Essential services including airport, fire, and police will operate as usual.

The following street will be closed to through traffic for an extended period of time while a sewer replacement project is completed:

     Street:  Ballentine Ave. between Quarry St. and Farming St.

     Project Start Date:  Tuesday, February 23, 2016

     Projected End Date:  Tuesday, May 31, 2016 (this is an projected date only)

Elite Excavating, contracted by the City of Marion, will be completing a sewer replacement project including new roadway, curb and drive approaches.

Mayor Schertzer is announcing that in observance of the President’s Day holiday, offices in City Hall will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2016.   The following departments will operate as noted below:

• Sanitation crews will collect garbage and recycling on Monday, February 15.  Residents who normally have refuse collected on Monday are requested to have their collections at curbside by 7:00 a.m. 

• Marion Area Transit buses will not be operating on Monday, February 15.  Normal hours of operation for bus service will resume on Tuesday, February 16.

• The Marion Senior Center will be closed on Monday, February 15.  As a result of this closure, Senior Center Transportation Services will not be available on Monday, February 15.  All programs, activities, and transportation will resume on Tuesday, February 16.

Essential services including fire and police will operate as usual.