Aldermen OK spring, summer events in Jackson

The Jackson Board of Aldermen approved a series of spring and summer city events Monday night.

An annual Park Day was set for April 28, beginning at 8 a.m. at City Park shelter No. 1. T-shirts and refreshments will be provided to participants who help clean up the park. Contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 204-8848 for more details.

An E-Cycle Electronic Waste Collection Event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 23 at the City Recycling Center. Recyclable electronic equipment and appliances will be accepted.

The city will hold its annual Clean Up/Fix Up Week from July 9 through July 13. It is a free service available to residents who qualify for the solid waste pickup program. Bagged trash, bundled brush and limbs and sealed or dried-out paint cans will be collected on residents' normal pickup day. For more information on the E-Cycle event or Clean-Up/Fix-Up Week, contact the Jackson Public Works at 243-2300 or Sanitation at 243-2333.

In other business, the city entered into a contract with The Garden's Edge of Jackson to provide services for the 2012 Yard Restoration Program. The program provides repairs when the water department is required to dig up residents' yards for maintenance or meter replacement.

Rockhill and Sons Mowing Service of Jackson was awarded a contract to provide services for the 2012 Nuisance Abatement Program, which provides mowing or trash removal to properties that have been abandoned or when the owners cannot be located. The city provides the service and files a lien against the property to recoup the cost.

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