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Glen
Carbon Frequently Asked Questions
- Does
the Village have a Brush
Collection Program? The
curbside brush collection service is offered to residents the
first Tuesday of every month from May through October to pick
up tree branches which naturally fall from trees. Pickups
are scheduled the first Tuesday of each month. Residents are
asked to place the brush at curbside with cut end towards the
street and neatly stacked. The maximum size accepted is 8 inches
diameter. Village crews do not pick up yard waste such as lawn
clippings. All limbs and branches are recycled into mulch by
means of a brush chipper. The mulch is stock piled. Residents
are asked to call 288-2662 for pick up service.
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- Does
the Village have a Christmas Tree
drop-off location? Yes. The drop
off location is at Citizen's Park behind Fire Station #1. Residents
can access the site from Daenzer Drive in Old Town Glen Carbon.
Drop-off dates are announced annually via the Village V-mail
PSA system and on the website.
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- Is
there an email address that residents
can use to mention concerns to various departments? Yes
there is. The central point of contact for all citizen's concerns
is the Village Clerk's Office. You may email the village clerk
at VillageClerk@glen-carbon.il.us
or call the office at 618-288-1200. Email addresses and telephone
numbers to various Village officials and Departments are also
scattered throughout this web site. A list of contact phone
numbers can be obtained by clicking here.
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- Is
there a telephone number residents can call to handle trash
and recyclable materials pickups
and requests? The Village contracts with Allied Waste of
Edwardsville,IL for its trash and recycling services. If you're
in need of recycling bins, large item pickup or have other concerns
involving trash service, feel free to contact them at 656-6883.
A nominal fee is normally accessed for these services.
Additional information on Waste Pick-up and recycling can be
obtained by following the links below:
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- Does
the Village provide large item pick-ups
at homes? The
Village provides large item pickup services for items like appliances
etc. once in the Spring and once again in the Fall. Dates are
published on this website, on V-mail, local news sources and
the Village Communicator newsletter.
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- I understand
that the Village provides a Rental
Maintenance Program. What does this program entail and is it
mandatory? The
Village Board adopted a Glen Carbon Rental Maintenance Program
in the Fall of 1994 to protect the public health, safety and
welfare in all existing residential rental properties within
the Village. It also sets and enforces the minimum standards
for light, space, heating, sanitation, and for safety from fire
and other hazards. Because these minimum standards are strictly
enforced, Village residents can be assured that rental properties
will not be allowed to deteriorate into substandard housing
that would lower property values for homeowners and owners of
rental property in surrounding areas. The program keeps occupancy
limits in check by limiting the number of people who can occupy
a unit. The program is administered by the Glen Carbon Building
& Zoning Department. It requires that owners of residential
rental property situated within corporate limits of the Village
to register their property with the Village Clerk's office.
Before tenants can occupy any unit, the owners must request
an inspection and pay a $25 fee. If the unit meets inspection
criteria an Occupancy Permit will be issued. The rental property
can then be occupied and it will not require another inspection
until (A) after one year and the tenant moves, (B) after five
years if the unit remains occupied by the same tenant.
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- How
do I subscribe to the Village's V-mail Public
Service Anouncement service? To
subscribe to Glen Carbon V-Mail, send an email to imailsrv@glen-carbon.il.us
with a message, "Subscribe glen-carbon" followed by your name.
You can find more information about this valuable program by
visiting the V-Mail
web page.
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- Is
it true that the Village produces a newsletter?
Yes.
The Village Communicator is published seasonally to inform Glen
Carbon citizens about activities and projects throughout the
Village. The community newsletter, in publication since December
16, 1966, is mailed to residents via the U.S. Postal Service.
If you have suggestions or information you would like to see
in future issues contact Trustee Robert Buehler, at this address:
Village of Glen Carbon, P.O. Box 757, Glen Carbon, IL 62034-0757.
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- Does
the Village have a Recycling Program?
Yes
it does. Residents of Glen Carbon are encouraged to utilize
the curbside collection of recyclables by our waste hauler,
Allied Waste. Curbside Recycling is already included in the
contract the Village has for waste collection so there is no
additional cost to a resident to participate. For detailed information
on our Recycling Program click here.
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- Does
the Village have a Vehicle Sticker Program?
No. The Village's Vehicle Sticker Program ended in June
2003. Residents are no longer required to pay a vehicle sticker
tax.
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