Curbside Recycling Pickup - THIS WEDNESDAY
(1st Wed. of each month ONLY)
Curbside pickup is the first WEDNESDAY of each month (and hopefully return to each week soon).
*We have unfortunately confirmed that if the truck comes by on other days, they will pick up materials and take them to the dump.
(Recyclables can still be dropped off at Birmingham Recycling and Recovery M-F 7am-4pm* - 9 41st St. S., 35222 (Avondale).)
Check our website for more details on what can be recycled by clicking here.
Large Trash and Brush Pickup - THIS THURSDAY
Thurs. (2.4.21, 2.25.21, 3.18.21)
Leaves and smaller brush and trash MUST BE BAGGED. Larger limbs/branches and furniture items can be piled neatly.
If space allows, make separate piles: trash/furniture/mattresses/appliances/etc. in one and another pile for plant materials (leaves, limbs, brush) to be mulched by the city.
They use two different trucks, and making separate piles helps them stay efficient.
Deadline approaching (2.15.21)...HP Community Garden Lottery is Open for the 2021 Growing Season!
Sign up for entry in the lottery system for a chance for a plot by clicking here. Plot winners will be selected and notified before the end February of 2021. Don't miss your chance to be part of this awesome opportunity!
Upcoming Highland Park Neighborhood Association Meetings - Agenda and Speaker(s):
Link to General Agenda/Mtg. Format
Feb. 9th, 2021 6pm - 2222 Arlington Redevelopment Team to request 2 parking exceptions for their updated, conceptual plan for a condo building and office renovations with Highland Park and Redmont Park residents (Only Redmont Park residents will vote.)
March 9, 2021 6pm - Shonda Johnson, Crisis Counselor of Alabama Apart Together and Secretary of Killough Springs Neighborhood Association, shares information on resources and support during the pandemic
April 13, 2021 6pm - Josh Coleman, Deputy Director Office of Social Justice and Racial Equity & ACE Program Lead (City of Birmingham), shares about what his office does and the Academy of Citizen Engagement (ACE) Program
Join Zoom Meeting
https://osgnoc.zoom.us/j/8431208780
Meeting ID: 843 120 8780
To call in:
312-626-6799 when prompted enter meeting ID 843 120 8780#
*Zoom is an app/online tool used for video conferencing. BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE OR APP BEFORE THE MEETING TIME! Here are instructions; you do NOT need an account or to sign in to join the meeting.
Hanover Circle Repaving Update
The long-awaited repaving of Hanover Circle is to be completed by summer 2021. We do not yet have firm dates, but we will keep you posted so that residents can be prepared and make needed arrangements for parking during the work, etc. The work requires temperatures consistently above 40, so the thought is that work will begin as it gets warmer and scheduling allows.
Glass Recycling Option!!!
There is now an option to have your glass recycling picked up for a fee by Kinetic Recycling.
Get details here: https://www.kineticrecycling.com/how-it-works
Vaccine Registration
There is a new, online registration method for Jefferson County residents to be notified when they are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. To sign up for notification, go here. Currently, Jefferson County is vaccinating frontline healthcare workers, emergency first responders, and anyone over 75 and in other categories of essential workers. The online form is used to inform the Jefferson County Department of Health of one’s intent to take the vaccine once it becomes available for a person, based on the ADPH allocation plan.
Text 888-777 with the message INFOJEFFCO to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine text message updates. You can also call JCDH's hotline at 205-858-2221 for vaccine questions.
Neighborhood Elections - Delayed - March ?, 2021
The 99 neighborhoods (each with its own Neighborhood Association) in Birmingham are grouped into 23 Communities. One elected leader from each community serves on the Community Advisory Board (CAB) which meets monthly at City Hall (or via teleconference).
In August, the CAB voted to delay Neighborhood Officer Elections until January 2021. However, the resolution was not submitted to the Council for approval, so the elections have been delayed again. We are waiting to receive updates from the city and will provide them to you.
General Information and Helpful Links on our website.
Check it out here:
https://www.highland-park.org/helpful-information/
