Information Items:
In observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Solid Waste Services reminds customers:
- Residential garbage, recyclables, yard waste and bulky items will not be collected on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 21, 2008.
- Collection services will operate on a one-day delay during the week of January 21.
- Residents who normally receive service on Monday should place their rollout carts at curbside no later than 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, January 22. Tuesday customers will receive service on Wednesday, January 23; Wednesday customers will receive service on Thursday, January 24; Thursday customers will receive service on Friday, January 25; and Friday customers will receive service on Saturday, January 26, 2008.
- For more information on the CURB IT! residential collection program and directions on how to properly prepare materials, call 311 or log on to http://curbit.charmeck.org.
On Tuesday, January 22 the City and the Chamber will co-host the inaugural BusinessFirst Charlotte Annual Report to share findings from interviews with leaders of over 400 businesses in Charlotte-Mecklenburg in 2007. The event will also feature a panel discussion on roads and transportation, which emerged as the top local concern in interviews. Attached is a copy of the program agenda.
Started in 2006, BusinessFirst Charlotte is a key component of the City's Business Retention & Growth Strategy. Each week, City Economic Development Staff, along with trained volunteers from the Chamber, conduct face-to-face interviews with local business leaders in an effort to retain and expand existing businesses in Charlotte through information sharing and problem solving.
This breakfast meeting will be held from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. at the Westin Charlotte, and Council members are invited to attend. The 400 business leaders that participated in an interview are also invited. Please RSVP by calling the Chamber at (704) 378-1345.
Construction continues on the NASCAR Hall of Fame and associated road improvements. Below are the upcoming planned closures for the I-277/Caldwell Interchange Project. Additional lane/road closures will be required as work progresses on this project.
Upcoming Lane/Road Closures:
- Third Street will be reduced to two lanes between the intersection of Caldwell and Davidson Streets beginning 7:00 a.m. Monday, January 21, 2008 until 6:00 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2008.
- Third Street will close completely between the intersection of Caldwell and Davidson Streets for the weekend beginning 6:00 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2008 until 6:00 a.m. Monday, January 28, 2008. Detour posted below.
Detour for Weekend Closure (January 25 - 28):
" Caldwell Street to 5th Street to Davidson Street
These closures are necessary due to a water line installation for the I-277/Caldwell Interchange Project.
