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Public Works
The Public Works Department is responsible for several aspects of services that include Sanitation Services, Street, Park, Building Maintenance, Signs, and Fleet Maintenance.
Public Works Department
5230 Jones Road
Forest Park, GA 30297
404-608-2310
404-608-2312 fax
publicworks@forestparkga.org
Division:
Sanitation
Street
Park
Building Maintenance
Signs
Fleet Maintenance
Please visit our individual division sites for information regarding our city services and regulations.
STREETS
DIVISION VISION
To maintain and provide a clean, safe environment along our streets and right-of-ways throughout the City. The top priorities of this division is to sponsor a continuing roll in the development of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lighting, and storm water infrastructure within the City limits.
Approximately 80% of our city streets will be resurfaced over the five year S.P.L.O.S.T. funding cycle through Clayton County.
Stormwater runoff is a major issue with the implementation of recent state and federal regulations to control stormwater runoff and to improve water quality. The City of Forest Park has joined forces with the other municipalities within Clayton County, Clayton County Transportation and Development and with the Clayton County Water Authority to implement a county-wide Stormwater Utility. Further information about the Stormwater Utility is available by contacting the Clayton County Water Authority at www.ccwa.us or by call Suzanne Brown at 770-960-6972.
SANITATION
The City of Forest Park has recently entered into a partnership effort with Waste Management for the collection and disposal of all municipal solid waste and yard waste debris generated within the corporate city limits of Forest Park. The partnership has yielded amazing results. Our city streets and right-of-ways have never looked cleaner.
Residential Household Waste Regulations
- Must be at curb before 7:00 a.m. on collection day.
Empty cart must be removed from curb by 7:00 p.m. the same day as pickup.
- Maximum of three additional bags and/or boxes in addition to the city cart.
- If more than three bags please call (404-608-2310) as an additional charge may apply.
- All trash must be bagged or boxed.
- If you miss the truck, your service will continue on your next scheduled day.
- All empty boxes must be broken down and placed at the curb.
- Bulk items (i.e. sofas, chairs, washers, dryers, refrigerators) will be accepted up to five items per week per household, placed curbside no earlier than 12 noon on Tuesday and the items will be picked up on Wednesday. All bulk items require a call to the Public Works Department before 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays to schedule the pickup. (404-608-2310)
- NOT ACCEPTABLE: Tires, batteries, paints, oils, construction debris, chemicals of any kind, Freon, rocks, sand, gravel, dirt, logs, carpet, hazardous or medical waste.
Yard Waste Guidelines
- Limbs must be bundled and tied with rope or string. Bundles may not exceed 30 pounds and cannot be greater than 4 feet long. Limbs cannot exceed 4 inches in diameter.
- Grass clippings and leaves must be in paper recycle bags.
- Weekly limit of (15) fifteen brown recycle bags, bundles or combination of the two.
- Must be at curb before 6:00 a.m. on collection day.
Holidays - No Service
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4th of July |
Labor Day |
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Christmas Day |
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If your regular scheduled service day falls on or after an observed holiday, your service will be delayed by one day to ensure everyone is serviced. We will run on Saturdays those weeks to accommodate this schedule. For example: only Thursday and Friday customer will be affected for Thanksgiving. Thursday customers will be picked up on Friday and Friday customers will be picked up on Saturday that week.
Residential Fees
- The rate for residential service is $180.00 per year and is paid on the yearly property tax bill. The service includes: twice per week curbside pickup of the furnished 90 gallon container, once per week organic pickup on Wednesdays, and bulk item pickup on Wednesdays.
- Multi-family housing is billed on a monthly basis at a rate of $15.00 per unit and includes the same services as the residential household.
If further information is needed, please contact our office.
The City does not collect the following items:
- Building materials
- Dirt
- Broken concrete, bricks, or rock
- Paint
- Tires
- Acid, explosive, flammable, corrosive materials or hazardous materials of any kind
Commercial Regulations
- The City of Forest Park by code handles all commercial waste generated within the city. Except for certain items listed under the residential list of items not collected by the City. All other wastes shall be collected and disposed of by the City or its designated contractor unless such items are beyond our capability, in which case a plan for removal must be submitted to the Director of Public Works for approval in advance of disposal.
- All containers, for health and sanitary reasons shall have closed lids at all times except when loading or unloading.
- The list below shows the fees for commercial sanitation services. The minimum fee for small businesses that do not require a large commercial container is $30.00. Commercial businesses are billed on a monthly basis.
Commercial Sanitation Fees
Size Dumpster |
1 Pickup Per Week |
2 Pickups Per Week |
3 Pickups Per Week |
4 Pickups Per Week |
5 Pickups Per Week |
6 Pickups Per Week |
Extra Pickup Each Time |
3 Yard |
X |
$85.00 |
$127.00 |
$169.00 |
$211.00 |
$254.00 |
$50.00 |
4 Yard |
X |
$113.00 |
$169.00 |
$225.00 |
$282.00 |
$338.00 |
$50.00 |
6 Yard |
$85.00 |
$169.00 |
$254.00 |
$338.00 |
$423.00 |
$507.00 |
$50.00 |
8 Yard |
$113.00 |
$225.00 |
$338.00 |
$451.00 |
$563.00 |
$676.00 |
$50.00 |
Cardboard Recycling
1 Pickup Per Week |
2 Pickups Per Week |
3 Pickups Per Week |
4 Pickups Per Week |
5 Pickups Per Week |
$70.00 |
$100.00 |
$125.00 |
$160.00 |
$190.00 |
Construction Roll-off Containers
- The City offers a roll-off container service through Waste Management. The roll-off service can be set up by contacting our office at Public Works: 404-609-2310. All other roll-off companies for use in the City have to be permitted by the Director of Public Works to be allowed to operate within the corporate city limits of Forest Park. To obtain a roll-off container a $250.00 deposit for a 20 or 30 yard container and a $300.00 deposit for a 40 yard are required before delivery.
The fees for roll-off containers are as follows:
Size |
Minimum Payment |
20 Yard |
$325.00 |
30 Yard |
$350.00 |
40 Yard |
$375.00 |
**CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES OR ANYONE LOADING ROOFING, TREES, DIRT, ETC. ADD AN EXTRA $100.00 TO COVER AN ADDITONAL 3 TONS.
| ***EACH EXTRA EMPTY AND RETURN REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT IN ADVANCE AT CITY HALL. |
| $250.00 (COVERS 1 WEEK RENT, 1 PULL CHARGE, TWO & ONE-HALF TONS) |
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| *CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES OR ANYONE DOING ROOFING, DIRT, TREES, ETC. $300.00 |
(1 WEEK RENT, 1 PULL CHARGE, 5 TONS)
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MINIMUM PAYMENT COVERS DELIVERY FEE, INITIAL TONS, FINAL PULL CHARGE AND TWO WEEKS RENTAL FEE. ANYTHING OVER INITIAL TONS WILL BE BILLED THE FOLLOWING MONTH AFTER COMPLETION.
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| To have a container placed you must first sign an agreement and |
| PAY IN ADVANCE AT CITY HALL |
| 745 Forest Parkway |
404-366-4720
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| ALLOW AT LEAST TWO BUSINESS DAYS FOR DELIVERY AND EMPTY. |
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**ALL ROLL OFFS WILL BE PICKED UP IN TWO WEEKS FROM PLACEMENT DATE UNLESS OTHERWISE ARRANGED.
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| To have a roll-off remain longer than the two weeks requires minimum payment for 2 weeks rent (non-refundable). |
"CLEAN SWEEPS"
Clean Sweeps are held every three months for the benefit of our residents.
When: They are held the first Saturday of the month in APRIL, JULY, OCTOBER, & JANUARY. Residents may bring items for disposal on these days any time between 9:00 a.m. and 12 noon.
Where: The Clean Sweeps are held at the recycling center located at 327 Lamar Drive. Lamar Drive is at the very end of Cash Memorial Blvd.
Requirements: Residents are required to show prove of residency and this event only for residents of Forest Park who are within the city limits and who city taxes. You may bring anything that day for disposal except dirt, bricks, cement, eighteen-wheeler truck tires, or unknown chemicals, flammable liquids, dangerous corrosive material of any kind or acid. Car and pickup truck tires are welcome but there is a limit of four to a resident. Make as many trips as you like up until noon.
RECYCLING CENTER
Location: 327 Lamar Drive
Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon Monday - Saturday.
The following items are always accepted at the recycling center:
- Newspapers/magazines
- Cardboard
- Metal (all kinds)
- Metal appliances with freon
The following items are not accepted:
- NO paint
- NO concrete/cement
- NO wood
- NO oil
- NO furniture
- NO dirt
- NO yard debris (this may be taken to Waste Management landfill next door for free during business hours)
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AT 404-608-2310 Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
PARKS
The Park Division is responsible for the maintenance and up-keep of all park areas in the City as well as all City-owned properties.
The mission of the Parks Division is to make the City of Forest Park the most beautiful city in Georgia and to create an environment of beauty and serenity in our park areas where citizens and visitors of all ages can enjoy sports or leisure in a relaxing and aesthetically pleasing atmosphere.
The addition this year of a certified horticulturalist has helped us toward these goals. The design and maintenance talents awarded us by this individual can be noticed at our City Hall building and around our other city buildings and Starr Park areas.
Click the following link for the upcoming schedule of events.
BUILDING MAINTENANCE DIVISION
The Building Maintenance Division is responsible for the maintenance, remodeling, and construction of the municipal buildings and park areas. The main mission the Division is to make the buildings and park areas of the City of Forest Park safe and efficient through preventive maintenance techniques and remodeling strategies. Our goal is to make the City facilities a comfortable place for employees to work as well as create an aesthetic atmosphere for our citizens to conduct civil business.
FLEET MAINTENANCE
The Fleet Division is responsible for providing a strong preventive maintenance program in which wear, tear, and change in the use of the equipment is anticipated. The mission of the Division is to extend the useable service life of city equipment and to provide a strong preventive maintenance program. We work closely with all city departments to better understand and forecast equipment needs and to provide the City with the safest, most cost efficient and best maintained fleet possible.
Supervisor
Bill Collins
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