As part of National Public Works Week, Macon-Bibb County will host Public Works Day on Thursday, May 26, for employees of the Public Works, Solid Waste, and Parks & Beautification Departments. Employees will gather for a Wellness Day at Lake Tobesofkee from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and will learn how to stay safe in the sun and heat, have field day activities, and be presented with awards.
All three departments will be closed on Thursday. Below are the changes to recycling and yard waste collections and hours at the landfill so that employees of the Solid Waste Department may participate and be recognized.
Residential Recycling Collection
Residential recycling collection for Thursday, May 26, will happen on Friday, May 27. Collections for Friday will still happen on Friday. Residents are asked not remove their recycling bins until after 6:00 p.m. on Friday as collections may be later in the day than usual.
Residential Yard Waste Collection
Residential yard waste collection for Thursday May 26, 2016 will be collected on Wednesday May 25 and Friday May 27. Residents with Thursday collection are asked to put yard waste on the curb by Tuesday night.
Walker Road Landfill
The Walker Road Landfill will be closed on Thursday, May 26, and will reopen on Friday, May 27 at 7:30 am.
About National Public Works Week
National Public Works Week was May 15-21, and employees were recognized with a Proclamation and a celebratory breakfast. On Saturday, May 21, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, NAACP, and Macon Water Authority Board Member Dwight Jones hosted a breakfast at the Buck Melton Center to thank them for their tireless efforts in keeping the community clean.
“The people that serve our community in these departments deserve our thanks and recognition each and every day,” says Macon-Bibb Commissioner for District 3 and Co-Chair of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elaine Lucas. “They keep our government and our community moving, from fixing our streets to picking up recycling to mowing parks and so much more.”
The Macon-Bibb County Commission also recognized them at its bimonthly meeting with a proclamation proclaiming it National Public Works Week in the county and asking that all people “recognize the contributions which public works officials make every day to our health, safety, comfort, and quality of life.” More than a dozen employees were on hand to be recognized and receive the proclamations.
About The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission was created to promote understanding and acceptance of nonviolence and human equality as a way of building community among all citizens of Macon-Bibb County by commemorating the work and life of the civil rights leader.
MaconBibbTV covered the announcement of this year’s events,
and that feature can be watched by clicking here.
For more information about the Commission and how you can be involved, click here.
On January 18, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, Macon-Bibb County, churches, and other organizations hosted the annual March to celebrate the life and legacy of the civil rights leader. Beginning at the Booker T. Washington Community Center, Rosa Jackson Community Center, Frank Johnson Recreation Center, and Memorial Gymnasium, people from all over the community marched to Government Center in Downtown.
That day’s events and what it means to the community as told by the men, women, and children that participated are featured by MaconBibbTV in a new video that can be watched by clicking here.