TOWN OF TRAIL CREEK 211 Rainbow Trail Trail Creek, IN 46360 Phone (219) 872-2422 Fax (219) 878-1235 Email - th@townoftrailcreek.com Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The number to call for EMERGENCIES 911 The NON-EMERGENCY number is 219-879-6700 REFUSE PAYMENT: The Town of Trail Creek has an annual Garbage and Refuse Assessment in the amount of $220.00. Payment, in full, will be due on or before February 25, 2021 by end of business day. An 8% late charge will be assessed on the unpaid balance if payment is received after above date. Pay online by visiting our website @ www.townoftrailcreek.com click on the tab “pay utilities” at the top right corner on the home page. Please note, PayGOV.US charges a 3% convenience fee per transaction. GARBAGE PICK-UP: Per our contract with Border Waste-Away Service: All refuse/rubbish must be properly disposed of in the Grey 96-gallon cart provided to you by Borden Waste-Away/Lake Shore Disposal Service only. If you have the need for an additional 96-gallon cart, you may lease through Borden Waste Away Service. At this point in time the cost will be $5.00 a month per cart billed directly to you from Borden Waste Away Group. They can be reached directly by calling, (269) 2315623. Garbage pick-up is every Friday unless there is a holiday in that week, then pick-up will be on Saturday. Each resident is allowed ONE large item pick up every Friday, of up to 75lbs. If more than one, you will be charged by Borden directly. Please call Lakeshore to schedule your large item pick up. Items with Freon, such as refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and de-humidifiers, will not be picked up unless prior arrangements are made with Borden/Lakeshore. For a list of what you can and cannot put out, as well as 2021 Holiday schedule please visit www.wasteawaygroup.com. Collection for live Christmas trees only will be on the third Monday in January. RECYCLING: Recycling is collected every other Friday. Services are provided by Able Disposal, which is contracted and handled by the La Porte County Solid Waste District, you can reach them direct @ (800)483-7700 for issues or questions. For a list of recyclable items or a 2021 recycle schedule please visit www.solidwastedistrict.com as well as our web page or stop in the Town Hall during business hours and pick up a copy. REFUSE & RECYCLE CART SET OUT: According to Code 32.5, NO TRASH OR RECYCLE CART of any type may be placed out for pick-up earlier than 12 hours preceding the scheduled pick-up day. ALL REFUSE/RECYCLE CARTS must be brought in no later than 8:00 p.m. on the same scheduled pick-up day. Please remember to leave a large space between your garbage and recycle carts so each truck can get their equipment in between carts to do their pickup. YARD WASTE: A special yard waste pickup begins the first Monday in April and continues until first Monday in November 2021. When yard waste pick-up ends, you will be allowed 1 extra 96-gallon cart (nothing smaller) grass clippings only (NO LEAVES) with your garbage pickup on Friday. SPRING AND FALL CLEANUP: The Town of Trail Creek Street Dept will be doing a clean-up of leaves in the spring and fall of 2021. Those dates are determined by the Street Commissioner. Updates can be found on our website/Facebook page. The street dept will be bringing the leaf machine around to pick up leaves at that time. In a separate pile, you may place any sticks, limbs, and branches for pick up. Please remember NO sticks, limbs or branches are to be mixed in with your leaf pile as they will damage our equipment and the pile WILL NOT be picked up. Also, NO ROCKS OR OTHER DEBRIS that may damage our equipment. Questions may be directed to the Street Dept @ (219)872-4780 or text (219)877-8385. OPEN BURNING: Leaf and brush burning are strictly prohibited. The town offers a cleanup, please see above for more information. ALSO, NO OPEN BURN OF ANYTHING ELSE IN THE TOWN, UNLESS CONTAINED. STORM DAMAGE: As a courtesy, the Trail Creek Street Department will only collect sticks, limbs and large branches caused by storm damage or limbs that have been trimmed by Nipsco. Also, the Street Department will not be responsible for pickup of any remains of a tree trimming, tree, trees that have been cut down, removed by a resident or a tree removal company/contractor. It will be the responsibility of the homeowner to have these items removed and disposed of properly. SEMI-TRAILERS & TRUCK TRACTORS: Parking of all semi-trailer