Street
Department
Phone: (256) 760-6460
Fax: (256) 760-6493
Jimmy Glass, Manager
Email: Jimmy Glass
The
Street Department is responsible for the construction, repair, and
maintenance of streets, alleys, and rights-of-way. They also maintain
the department vehicles and provide curbside programs for collection
of household trash and yard debris.
The
Street Department includes patching and paving crews, a sign shop,
tree crews, and concrete crews to effectively maintain our city
infrastructure. It is their responsibility to keep the roads safe
during ice and other inclement weather.
The
administrative offices of the Street Department can be reached Monday
through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
FEES
CHARGED:
Permits/saw cuts for driveway aprons, no charge for labor
a. Permit is free if saw cut is not required.
(Resident pays for concrete)
b. $35 for permit when saw cut required
c. $7 per foot additional saw cut, if required.
Street
Cuts
a. Backfill (crushed stone), asphalt, labor and equipment are charged
by the Building Department for costs incurred

Solid Waste and Recycling
Phone: (256) 760-6495
Fax: (256) 740-4665
David Koonce, Manager
Email: David Koonce
The
Sanitation Department provides residential and commercial garbage
collection within the corporate city limits. Residential garbage
collection is $12 per month for one day per week collection in carts
provided by the City. Commercial collections are made up to six
days per week. If you have questions about your garbage carts or
collection schedule, please call 760-6495
2006 Holiday Garbage Schedule
New Year’s Day – Monday, January 1st No change
Martin Luther King's Birthday– Monday, January 16th No change
Memorial Day - Monday, May 29th
No change
Independence Day – Tuesday, July 4th
Tuesday's route will be collected on Wednesday (07/OS)
Wednesday's route will be collected on Thursday (07/06)
Thursday's route will be collected on Friday (07/07)
Friday's route will be collected on Saturday (07/08)
Labor Day – Monday, September 4th
No change
Veterans’ Day – Friday, November 10th
Friday, November 110, 2006, no pick-up, Friday's route will be collected Saturday (11/11)
Friday’s route will be collected Saturday (11/12)
Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 24th
Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, no pick-up
Thursday’s route will be collected Friday (11/24)
Friday’s route will be collected Saturday (11/25)
Christmas Eve & Christmas Day –
No change
New Year’s Day – Monday, January 1st (2007)
No change
Florence’s
recycle program is one of the oldest in the state and has been recognized
as "One of the Leading Recycle Programs in the State of Alabama".
If you have questions about how to recycle and what days are your
scheduled pick-up days, please call the Recycle Program at 760-6466.
Jim Willis, Manager
The
Sanitation Department is also responsible for the operation of the
City owned landfill located on Savannah Highway in Florence.
Landfill
hours: 7:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Monday –Friday
8:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Saturday
Landfill
Tipping Fees
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Standard
Fee: Lined Area
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($6.00
Minimum Per Load)
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$30.00/Ton
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Standard
Fee: Unlined Area
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($6.00
Minimum Per Load)
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$20.00/Ton
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Asbestos:
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($100.00
Minimum Per Load)
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$100.00/Ton
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(Requires
Prior ADEM Approval)
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Tires
and Rubber Bumpers:
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($6.00
Minimum Per Load)
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$100.00/Ton
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Animals:
Small
Large
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$5.00
Each
$50.00 Each
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Freon
Removal
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$25.00
Each
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