Fall 2023 Hometown Messenger

PUBLIC WORKS

From treasure to trash Fall Clean Up Day is Oct 21 If you’ve been looking at your garage all summer wishing the piles of old junk would disappear, your wish can come true at the city’s Fall Clean Up Day on Saturday, Oct 21 Whether you need to get rid of old appliances, tires, scrap metal, or that bin of doilies your grandmother gave you (shhh—we won’t tell her!), you can bring it to Clean Up Day and be rid of it forever This event is a chance for residents to properly dispose of unwanted items in a convenient, drop-off location that promotes safe disposal Clean Up Day is funded in part through grants received from Scott County and Shakopee’s Recycling Rebate Program On Oct 21, residents can drop off items between 7:30 and 11:30 a m behind the Public Works building, 400 Gorman St The line of vehicles can get long, so plan accordingly “We appreciate our residents’ patience when the wait is long,” said Public Works Director Bill Egan “We take pride in providing this opportunity for proper waste disposal and are always thrilled when folks take advantage of it” A list of accepted items and pricing is available at www.ShakopeeMN. gov/cleanupday Residents will be charged a flat fee (check or credit card preferred) based on the type of vehicle hauling the load This is a first-come, first-served event The line to enter may be cut off prior to 11:30 to ensure vehicles already in line are processed Please note, Shakopee Rotary will not be collecting donations for Bridging, Inc during the fall event STOP 1

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Help us unload more quickly by packing your vehicle in order of stops: ■ Items placed closest to the back of the vehicle will be unloaded first ( STOP 1 ) ■ Items placed closest to the front of the vehicle will be unloaded last ( STOP 8 )

STOP 5: Yard Waste Recycling STOP 6: Construction Recycling STOP 7: Mattress Recycling STOP 8: Appliance Recycling

STOP 1: Electronics Recycling STOP 2: Furniture Recycling

STOP 3: Garbage Trucks STOP 4: Metal Recycling

Clean Up Day is for residents of Shakopee, Jackson Township and Louisville Township (IDs required) Questions can be directed to the Public Works Department at 952-233-9550 or publicworks@Shako peeMN.gov You can also find information about alternative disposal options at www.ShakopeeMN.gov/garbageandrecycling

Pedestrian bridge opening this fall The moment has finally come—the pedes trian bridge over Highway 169 is scheduled to open in October

The bridge will eliminate a significant gap in the local and regional trail system, which is currently separated by the highway The bridge will connect the southern part of Sha kopee, between the Southbridge and Dean Lakes neighborhoods, with the paved trail near Quarry Lake On the north side of the highway, the existing paved trail extends from the Quarry Lake area to the Minnesota Valley State Trail at Valleyfair For project updates while construction is wrapping up, visit the city website at www. ShakopeeMN.gov and go to our Parks and Trails Projects web page

This aerial shot shows the progress on the pedestrian bridge as of the end of July

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