City of Wheaton Notices Because of Winter Storm Feb. 1, 2011

Our trash pickup will be delayed one day because of the winter storm. Here's the official City of Wheaton press release. The highlights are mine.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

No Garbage Pickup Wednesday Due to Weather

WHEATON, Ill. – Veolia, Wheaton’s garbage and recycling collector, will not be collecting garbage or recycling on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, due to severe winter weather conditions. If your garbage day is Wednesday, your garbage and recycling will be picked up on Thursday, Feb. 3. In addition, pickup for Thursday and Friday will be delayed by one day. 
The City of Wheaton and Veolia appreciate your cooperation.

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Note 1. The following is an email received at about 4:20pm on Tuesday, Feb. 1. I received this because I subscribe to the emergency notification services of several communities. I think this particular notification was a good one; I liked the suggestion to "use common sense in dealing with the storm."  I removed the phone number from the email notification; I doubt that nearby villages would appreciate any phone calls from our residents, which would be at best, an interruption. 

“This is a CodeRED notification from the Village of Glendale Heights at 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday, February 1. Due to the expected snow emergency we want to provide the following information: We ask residents to not drive their vehicles unless absolutely necessary, and to use common sense in dealing with the storm. The Village Snow Command will be focusing snowplows on primary snow routes, and, due to the high volume of snow, plowing of secondary streets will be delayed. The Police Department will ticket any vehicles parked on Village streets after 2” of snow has fallen. After 5 inches of snow, the Police will begin snow tows of any cars parked on the street, at owner’s expense. If you need off-street parking, you may use the parking lots at Village parks. If you lose electric power, please call Comed. If you lose natural gas, please call Nicor. Please do call 9-1-1 only if you need emergency assistance. More information is available at 630-xxx-xxxx or the Village web site at www.glendaleheights.org."