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Home My Public Portal About201510Newsletter.docxOctober Events October 1 3:30 - 5 PM City Council Special Meeting – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom October 1 6 – 9 PM 7th Annual Tybee Island Spelling Bee – Tybee Gymnasium October 4-10 National Fire Prevention Week – check your smoke alarms’ batteries and function October 5 Voters must be registered by C.O.B. to vote in November elections October 8 5:30 - 6:30 PM Infrastructure Committee Meeting – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom October 8 6:30 PM Council Meeting – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom - Consent agenda at 6:30, full meeting at 7 October 10 8 – 10 AM Youth Council Breakfast – American Legion Hall October 12 6 – 9 PM City Council Candidates Forum – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom October 13 10 AM Parking Committee – Public Safety Bldg Conference Room October 13 11 AM Bicycle/Pedestrian Friendly Committee – Public Safety Bldg Conference Room October 13 6 - 8 PM Mayor’s Night In – Call 472-5080 for an appointment October 14 6:30 – 7:30 PM Fire Department Open House – Fire Station, Jones Ave at 5th St. – food pantry collection! October 15 12 – 1:30 PM Beach Task Force – City Hall Auditorium October 15 5:30 – 7 PM Third Thursdays on Tybee – Sarah Tollerson at Tybee Oaks October 19 4 - 5 PM Community Resource Committee – City Hall Auditorium October 19 6 - 7 PM Historic Preservation Commission – City Hall Auditorium October 19 7 PM Planning Commission – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom October 21 6 – 7 PM TI Development Authority Main Street Board – City Hall Auditorium October 22 10 AM Public Safety Committee – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom October 22 2 – 7 PM Red Cross Community Blood Drive – Old School Cafeteria October 22 6:30 PM Council Meeting – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom - Consent agenda at 6:30, full meeting at 7 October 23 5 – 8 PM Community Pool Committee Open House – Guard House, 31 Van Horn @ S Campbell October 26 11 AM TIPD VIP Luncheon – Old School Cafeteria – people helping people – you’re invited! October 28 6 - 7 PM Short-Term Rental Workshop – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom – all invited November 3 7 AM – 7 PM Election Day – Polling at Guard House (31 Van Horn) and Old School Cafeteria (204 5th St) Rising TYde Food Pantry, in Old School Cafeteria, needs: canned fruit & meat, rice, grits, soup, jelly, peanut butter. Distributions: Third Tuesday monthly. View updated City Calendar at www.cityoftyee.org for a listing of all City & non-profit events. Please click the Waste & Recycling link at the top of the home page, or call 843-645-4100, to register any problems with your waste or recycling services! WHAT GOES IN THE BLUE RECYCLING CART? Currently, WastePro provides single stream recycling by taking recycling loads to Pratt Industries in Savannah for processing. With single stream recycling, all the following materials can go together into the cart: •Aluminum and Steel Cans •Clear and Colored Glass Bottles and Jars •Clean, Unwaxed Cardboard (break down cardboard boxes) •Clean Paper •Plastics #1 – #7 except bags, wrap/film, and Styrofoam Materials should be clean and dry. No food waste! No yard waste! “BUT WHAT ABOUT….?” Pratt does not recycle every material/item that displays a recycling symbol. Even though an item may be technically recyclable, if not accepted at Pratt, it contaminates our single stream. Don’t spoil our loads with “wishful” recycling! Q: Why can’t I put plastic bags/film or Styrofoam in recycling? A: The bags/film and Styrofoam get torn apart, and the tiny pieces get lost in transportation or in the environment. Also, bags get tangled in transporting and sorting equipment, which leads to expensive repairs. Q: Can plastic lids be placed on containers or should they be separate? Or does it matter? A: It really does not matter. For plastic drinking bottles, it is best to put the lids in the bottle or back on the bottle. If not, the small lids will get lost in the sorting process. Q: Are plastic straws recyclable? A: While some straws are recyclable, they will probably not make it through the complete sorting process. Straws are lost in transportation and sorting, and get caught up in the sorting equipment. So, don’t put them in the bin. Q: Are Solo cups recyclable? A: Although not accepted at every plant, Solo cups and equivalents are accepted at the Savannah recycling plant. Q: Are aerosol cans recyclable? A: Shaving cream, sunscreen, whipping cream, and hair spray cans are acceptable, but cans that contain spray paint or hazardous chemicals are not. Q: Can metal lids, like the lid from a pickle jar, go into the bin? A: Yes Q: Are aluminum foil and pie plates OK? A: Yes, if they’re clean and balled up. Q: What other things are not acceptable? A: Any product that has 2 or more types of packaging. For example, sugar bags have a paper outer liner, a poly inner liner, and another paper liner that touches the sugar. Other examples include pet food bags, milk cartons, and juice pouches. Other Tips: •If there is more than 5% food waste on the recyclable, toss it in the trash. •Empty all liquid out of plastic bottles. •Put smaller recyclables inside large recyclables of the same type, e.g., put a band-aid box inside a cereal box. The bigger cereal box will help the smaller box through the sorting equipment. New Beach Rule Ordinance No unattended personal property permitted on beach from 9PM to 7AM. To Address City Council …about agenda items, please speak during public comments. To get on the agenda, file an Agenda Request with the City Clerk by noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to the Meeting! Council meets 2nd & 4th Thursday, 7PM, each month. Visit City Hall or our web site to obtain the form. If you are presenting to Council, you must provide your presentation no less than 48 hours in advance to Clerk or IT staff! Other City Communications Watch us on Comcast Public Access Channel 7 The “City Newsletter” link on the City’s web site Send general email to feedback@cityoftybee.org Look for City of Tybee on Facebook and Twitter Click “Citizen Alert” on our home page. Get notified of severe weather, traffic issues, utility outages, and more! Choose how to be contacted and for what events. Meetings can be streamed from our video-on-demand service at cityoftybee.pegcentral.com At www.cityoftybee.org, pages and searches support RSS to provide you with automatic notification of any and all content updates. Click the little orange “Subscribe to this feed” icon at the top of any page.