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Waste Management Holiday Schedule The week of January 15, WM will run one day behind schedule for household garbage collection.
2041 COLLEGE STREET
Contact Roger Smith The office is located at 2041 College Street, one block off 79S (W Van Hook) or 4 blocks off Hwy 45 (S First St) Staff consists of the Director, Assistant Director, Secretary, 13 full-time employees, and 2 full-time landfill employees. Regular MPW office hours are Monday-Friday, 7:AM-4:PM and from Memorial Day to Labor Day our office hours are 6:AM-3:PM. The office is closed for lunch from 11:30-12:30. Landfill hours are listed below under landfill policies. Summer Hours are : Monday-Friday 6:AM-2:30PM - Closed for lunch from 11:30-12:15
1. Keeping streets in good repair and clean. This includes scheduling paving, patching potholes, street sweeping, loose trash, and other debris, salting icy areas and maintaining curbs. 2. Maintaining property drainage for rainwater in the right-of-ways. This includes cleaning ditches, installing and clearing culverts and drains, and posting flooded areas in the event of traffic hazards. 3. Maintaining right-of ways for safe driving. This includes mowing, cutting back brush and removing low-hanging limbs. 4. Picking up leaves in the fall along the edge of the street. 5. Maintaining communications between City residents and Waste Management. (Our office handles all calls for residents and businesses inside the City Limits of Milan. For more information please see policy for garbage carts & dumpsters.) 6. Maintaining the landfill to monitor intake and sanitary conditions to follow EPA & TDEC guidelines while servicing area residents. 7. Being of service to the City when needed. Help with transporting various needed supplies, setting up and cleaning up for City events, (parades, festivals, etc.). Picking up commodities, providing trash pick-up for City housing and charities, and installing Christmas decorations and flags for the holidays.
Street curbs are cut for property owners to create or widen driveways. Property owners or contractors should contact MPW before attempting to cut a curb. MPW will cut a curb upon request. The property owner or contractor is responsible for a charge of $50.00 for each opening made up to 25 feet whether it is a new or established drive. An additional $2.00 per foot will be charged over 25 feet.
POLICY FOR CULVERT INSTALLATION Any property owner or contractor desiring to install a culvert must contact MPW prior to the purchase or installation of any culvert. MPW determines the length and type of culvert required for the particular area. For any culvert installations, the property owner is responsible for purchasing the culvert(s) and any other materials required for installation. The City will provide the labor at no charge.
The City of Milan Municipal Code, Chapter IV Section 8-407, requires “every owner or tenant of property to cut grass and other vegetation commonly recognized as weeds on his property, and it shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply when it has reached a height of one (1) foot.” Mowing will not be done without property owner’s permission with the exception of work orders from the Building & Codes Official. Any property not complying with the Municipal Code above may be inspected and the owner notified to correct the problem. After a reasonable amount of time, a work order may be issued to the MPW department and a bill sent to the owner. Any unpaid bills are added to the property taxes. NOTE: City mowing is usually done with bush hogs and grass is not as short or smooth if mowed with a standard lawn mower.
Residents may rake their leaves to the edge of their yard to be picked up by MPW. Leaves should not be in the ditch as this poses drainage issues nor should they be in the street as this causes traffic hazards. Leaves should not contain other debris such as limbs or trash; they should not be placed on top of or around any structures or utility lines as this is a safety risk to our employees and machinery. Leaves are picked up by Wards and are rotated for equal opportunity to all residents. Customarily it takes 3-4 weeks to make a full trip around town so we ask that you please be patient during this very busy time. Leaf season begins at the end of mowing season which is typically the week before Halloween and continues to the end of February if possible. When leaf season ends, all leaves must be bagged or boxed and they will be gathered on your regular trash route day.
Special pick-ups consist of acceptable debris the City will haul for residents that is over a standard pick-up truck load for a fee. Businesses are not serviced for free and will be charged the following fees. Fees: $50.00 per load plus $22.50 per ton for landfill scale fees. The debris must be evaluated by MPW to ensure the type of debris is acceptable at our landfill and the amount.
Each household will be provided with one 90 gallon Waste Management cart for their household garbage. Any resident inside the city limits of Milan with services from the Milan Public Utilities office is automatically charged a monthly sanitation fee. Additional fees apply for extra carts. Occasionally there are months with 5 weeks, there are no additional sanitation fees for these months. The cart belongs to the address. When a resident moves, the cart should be left at the address and our department notified so the cart may be collected. If moving to a different location inside the City and a cart is needed, please contact our office. If a cart becomes damaged please contact our office for repair or replacement. There are no additional fees for repair or replacement. For questions regarding service days please contact MPW. If your regular service day falls on a Holiday, WM will run one day behind schedule. Household garbage must be bagged for sanitary and health reasons. It is the responsibility of the resident to keep the cart in a clean condition. The cart should not be used for yard or construction debris, i.e. grass, yard trimmings, bricks, wood, glass, or any other debris other than general household garbage. The cart should be at the edge of the street on your service day by 6:AM. (Milan Municipal Code 17-104 states): As soon as practicable after the cart is emptied it is to be moved to the rear or side of the property & away from the street line until the next scheduled time for collection. (Occasionally road work, mechanical failure, or other unforeseen incidents occur that may cause your service time to change so please have your cart out by 6:AM.) Any carts not at the street will not be emptied. If you have a disability that prevents you from taking your cart to the street please contact our office. You will need to obtain a letter from your physician verifying your disability. A form may be obtained at our office or at City Hall. The request should be mailed to our office at 2041 College St or faxed to 731-686-8816. Please note that if someone lives at your residence that is not disabled, the service cannot be provided for you as a disability form pertains to all occupants. Only after the form/letter has been received by our office will this service begin.
The Milan Landfill is located at 128 Gold Medal Rd off N. Main St or SR 77. It is open to the public Monday-Friday from 7:AM-3:30PM. All burnable items must be received at the landfill no later than 3:PM. Summer schedule, from Memorial Day to Labor Day, is 6:30 AM-3:PM, and all burnable items must be received no later than 2:30 PM.
When the City deems it necessary to install a sidewalk, MPW will install and maintain at the expense of the City.
POLICY OF DRIVEWAY INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE The City is not responsible for installing or maintaining private or business driveways. The City’s responsibility ends at the intersection of the street and driveway surfaces. The City will not contract any work for installing or maintaining driveways; this is the responsibility of the property owner. If a culvert installation is requested of the city, the city will only repair the removed section of any driveway, with gravel (no other material will be supplied by the city). The property owner will be responsible to replace any driveway covering (concrete, asphalt, etc.) (See the policy for culvert installation for further information on culverts.)
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