City Hall News: Week of May 31, 2021
Elkins, W. Va., May 29, 2021: Elkins City Hall will be closed on Monday, May 31, in observance of Memorial Day. Garbage normally picked up on Mondays will be picked up on Tuesday. Please have cans out no later than 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
The only meeting next week is that of the Elkins Tree Board. Meeting Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., in the Darden House (next to city hall), the board will work through an agenda that includes an update on the ongoing Glendale Park improvements, protocols for Memorial Trees, and discussion of the board’s Adopt-A-Tree program. The board will also plan a Pollinator Project at Glendale Park, in collaboration with the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area.
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