COUNTYWIDE
Fee increases for transfer station to residents
Cobb residents bringing their waste materials to the county’s transfer station are paying a $3 increase from $7 to $10 for 400 pounds or less per transaction of construction and demolition waste.
This decision was made recently by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners at the request of Advanced Disposal Services (ADS) Cobb County Transfer Station, LLC.
In addition - as before, 3 cents per pound more is charged exceeding 400 pounds per transaction of construction and demolition waste.
Also, Cobb residents are charged $8.50 per transaction involving a net weight of 400 pounds or less of municipal solid waste and 3 cents per pound more for each pound exceeding 400 pounds.
The reason is that ADS officials say the increase is needed because of rising costs for transporting and disposing waste materials from the county’s transfer station at 1897 County Services Parkway next to the county jail.
Out-of-county residents pay a minimum $50 for the first 400 pounds of waste materials per transaction and 3 cents more per pound in excess of the 400 pounds.
Since June 2009, ADS has managed, monitored, collected fees, processed and disposed of off-site municipal solid waste and construction and demolition waste delivered by customers to the county’s transfer station.
Closed on Sundays and county holidays, the transfer station is open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Information: 770-485-8940, CobbCounty.org/keep-cobb-beautiful/waste-disposal
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UPCOMING
Singing Valentines by the Big Chicken Chorus. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. $50 for a three-hour reservation for your sweetheart to receive a rose, a personalized card and two love songs performed by a tuxedo'd quartet. For $25, delivery is by phone. For $35, delivery is by Skype/Facetime. No cards or roses come with the $25 or $35 orders. Order: 404-482-3006, OrderSingingValentine.com/BigChickenChorus.GA. BigChickenChorus.org
Trips with Cobb Senior Services. Register: CobbCounty.org/public-services/news/travel-cobb-senior-services
- Classic City Clydesdale Farm on March 26; Deadline: Friday (North Cobb, 770-975-7740)
- Historic Macon Tour on March 31; Deadline: Feb. 18 (C. Freeman Poole, 770-801-3400)
- Smith Gilbert Gardens on April 14; Deadline: March 6 (North Cobb, 770-975-7740)
- Madison Spring Tour of Homes on May 2; Deadline: March 27 (Tim D. Lee, 770-509-4900)
- Mill Town Music Hall on May 2; Deadline: March 27 (West Cobb, 770-528-8200)
- Governor's Mansion on April 21; Deadline: March 31 (C. Freeman Poole, 770-801-3400)
- Booth Western Museum on May 20; Deadline: April 13 (North Cobb, 770-975-7740)
Smyrna, Georgia: An Episodic History. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday and Feb. 24, March 2 and 9. The instructor is Dr. William P. Marchione. Each lecture will address two broad themes, with a half hour devoted to each. First floor meeting room, Smyrna Public Library, 100 Village Green Circle SE, Smyrna. Register: sreference@SmyrnaGa.gov
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