From the City of Hendersonville:
City to Remove Dead Trees along the Oklawaha Greenway Trail
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C., October 4, 2016 — Work will begin on the Oklawaha Greenway Trail on October 12 between Patton Park and 7 Avenue to remove some dead trees and hazardous limbs over the trail. These trees have been evaluated by a certified arborist and have been deemed unsafe and in need of removal. The City of Hendersonville has accepted bids and awarded the project to Epperson’s Tree Service of Saluda.
The project is anticipated to span five working days or more, depending on the weather. In the interest of public safety, the trail will have to be closed between Patton Park and 7th Avenue while work is underway.
Shred Day/Food Drive/Drug Drop Off Event
The City of Hendersonville will sponsor a secure “Shred Day” for city residents on Friday, October 28, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., in the parking lot of Patton Park, 59 E. Clairmont Drive. American Security Shredding, Inc, will have their shredding truck in the parking lot to allow residents to dispose of sensitive materials. Residents of Hendersonville are invited to bring up to two boxes (or 50 lbs.) of paper items to be shredded. Suggested items to shred are financial statements, cancelled checks, credit card statements, payroll stubs, insurance forms, old tax returns, forms from doctor’s offices, etc. This is not for businesses. The public can simply drop their documents off or stay and watch their documents destroyed. The event will happen rain or shine. If the shredding truck fills up before 10:30, the event will be over.
During this time, the Hendersonville Police and Henderson County Sheriff’s will host a Drug Take Back stop to allow citizens to dispose of expired/unused medication, such as prescription & over the counter pills, vitamins, ointments, and patches.
(No chemotherapy drugs, needles or EpiPens will be accepted.)
To make this part of a community outreach effort, the City is asking that residents coming to the event to bring items to donate to the Storehouse and IAM. Suggested items are canned fruits & vegetables, canned chili & beef stew and toiletry items.
For more information, contact Lu Ann Welter, HR Coordinator, 828-233-3204 or lwelter@hvlnc.gov.
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