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Overnight Sewer Repair Work Scheduled in Downtown Noroton Tuesday to Wednesday

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Town officials have scheduled repair work for a sewer that broke sometime before early Friday morning, with crews working overnight from 7 p.m. Tuesday to Wednesday morning at the intersection of the Post Road and Garden City Road. The Darien Department of Public Works has issued this announcement:

The Town of Darien Department of Public Works will repair a sewer issue on the Post Road at the intersection of the Post Road and Garden City Road. Work will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 at 7 p.m. and will continue through morning of Wednesday, Oct. 10, weather permitting. We will reschedule to Wednesday, Oct.

Fall Autumn 9-13-16

Fall Is Coming: Darien Curbside Leaf Pickup Schedule Announced

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Mark your November and December calendar pages: Curbside leaf pickup dates have been announced by the Darien Department of Public Works, and getting your leaves to the curb is easier than getting them all the way to the dump. Here’s the announcement (we’re posting this in Darienite.com’s events listings and we expect to republish the announcement closer to the pickup dates). The Town of Darien Department of Public Works will pick up leaves according to the schedule below. [DPW crews will only pick up leaves in paper bags, not loose or in plastic bags. These are START DATES, but leaves could be picked up in your neighborhood as early as 7 a.m. on any date listed here]:

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Citizen Service Request Bulk Pickup 2018

Here’s How to Get Your Large Junk Picked Up by Darien Public Works Trucks Starting April 5 (and by Appointment Only)

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The Darien Department of Public Works will continue its bulk pickup program by appointment again this Spring. Pickup will be by appointment only on Tuesdays and Wednesdays beginning April 5 and ending on June 6, 2016. Each home is restricted to a single pickup per calendar year. Pickup items are limited to those too large to transport in a passenger car or SUV. ____________

— an announcement from the town Department of Public Works

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Residents should have their debris put at the curb by 7 a.m. on the day of their scheduled pickup.

Compost Darien Recycling Center 10-13-17

DPW Chief: A Grinding Machine at Transfer Station Could Save Darien $200K a Year

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Although Public Works Director Edward Gentile Jr. is still looking into the details, he says that buying machine to grind up brush, logs, grass and leaves at the town transfer station on Ledge Road  might mean Darien wouldn’t not have to truck out that waste, which costs the town $200,000 a year. The machine itself costs about $670,000, and it would have to be run and maintained by town employees, but after several years, the expense of its purchase would be made up in savings, he said. “The simple math is there,” he told the Board of Selectmen Monday night at a budget review meeting. “Throw in maintenance, probably closer to four [years], a little over four. But those are numbers I’m working on now.”

Christmas Tree Pickup Schedule for 2018 Announced — Jan 2 to 30

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From Jan. 2 through 30, Darien public works employees will be picking up Christmas trees left on the curb throughout town. Each area of town gets two periods for pickups. Here’s the schedule, as announced by the town Department of Public Works:

 

Some reminders from the DPW:

—Christmas trees must be at the curb by the first morning of the scheduled pick-up. —Christmas tree pick-up is conducted on public streets only.