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The Public Works Department has thirteen full-time employees and three part-time employees that are responsible for residential and commercial garbage collection, street and sidewalk cleaning and maintenance, fleet maintenance, leaf, brush, and general debris collection, building maintenance, and grounds keeping for city property. The department is also responsible for storm water management and drainage.

Public Works Schedules:
Residential Garbage

Monday: 8th Street to the South end of the City Limits
Tuesday: 8th Street to 1st Street, Iowa Avenue, Thacker Lane, and Indiana Ave.
Wednesday: 1st Street to the North end of the City Limits

Starting Monday, September 20 2010 Garbage pickup will resume at 7:00a.m. The Public Works Recycling Center will no longer accept TV's or computer monitors.

Leaf Schedule

A leaf vacuum system will be used to collect leaves on Thursdays and Fridays of each week. The department will make every effort to utilize the following schedule for bulk leaves.
- Week 1: 8th Street to the South end of the City Limits
- Week 2: 8th Street to 1st Street, Iowa Avenue, Thacker Lane, and Indiana Ave
- Week 3: 1st Street to the North end of the City Limits
- Week 4: this week will be used to accommodate weather and other issues causing delays in the normal schedule.
- We do understand that this schedule limits each household on leaf collection each month; therefore we will have a leaf crew out Monday-Wednesday after lunch to alleviate some of the problems that may occur from the above schedule.

The Public Works Department will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the needs of the citizens and businesses of Etowah. If you have questions, comments or concerns please call or stop by City Hall.

Billy Ingram has been the Director since November 2007 and is a native of Etowah. He spent 7.5 years in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan and Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, New Mexico. After being discharged from the Air Force, he completed his Associates of Science degree at Cleveland State Community College, a Bachelors of Science degree at Tennessee Wesleyan College, and Masters of Science in Human Relations and Business at Amberton University.