Month: December 2018

In observance of New Year’s,  Elmore County Government Offices will be closed  Monday,  December 31,  2018 and Tuesday, January 1,  2019 and will reopen for normal business Wednesday, January 2,  2019.

Advance Disposal will not pick up on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 and trash collection will be delayed the rest of the week by one day.

Have a safe and happy New Year!

Bart

Christmas / New Year’s will  bring two changes to normal county government office operations:

In observance of Christmas, Elmore County Government Offices will be closed  Monday, December 24  and Tuesday, December 25,  2018 and will reopen for normal business Wednesday, December 26,  2018.

In observance of New Year’s,  Elmore County Government Offices will be closed  Monday,  December 31,  2018 and Tuesday, January 1,  2019 and will reopen for normal business Wednesday, January 2,  2019.

Below is a service alert message the County Commission received from Advanced Disposal concerning the trash pick up schedule:

Happy Holidays! To give our team members time with family and friends, there will be no service on Tuesday, December 25 and Tuesday, January 1. Collection will be delayed the rest of the week by one day. Our office will also be closed, but will reopen for normal business hours the next day. From our family to yours, we wish you a joyous holiday and a Happy New Year!

To view this alert, sign up for service alerts and to view your local facility’s contact information, visit  https://www.advanceddisposal.com/al/tallassee/tallassee-collection

Merry Christmas,

Bart

2018 Association of County Commissions of Alabama Legislative Conference
Bart Mercer
December 10, 2018

This past week I was a part of the group that represented Elmore County at the annual Legislative Conference of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA) held in Montgomery. The annual legislative conference is attended by county officials involved in county government such as County Commissioners, 911 Directors, Revenue Commissioners, Administrators, Engineers, Emergency Managers and other administrative staff.

Each group represented at the conference participated in presentations and discussion about issues that most affect their ability to serve and deliver services to citizens of each of the 67 Alabama counties. The topic most discussed was the challenge of maintaining county roads and bridges. Roads and bridges are a county taxpayers’ largest asset so proper maintenance is vital to protect the large investment.

At the ACCA annual convention held this past August, it was announced that all 67 county engineers would be asked to complete a survey gathering current condition and planned maintenance data on roads and bridges in their county. The results of this data collection effort were presented the conference.

The statewide data collected revealed:

• Alabama counties maintain 60,491 miles of roads with 44,790 miles being paved roads.

• Counties maintain 8,663 bridges.

• Using a standard of resurfacing paved county roads on a 15 year cycle, counties should be resurfacing 2,986 miles of county roads statewide annually, but counties actually only have the resources to resurface 733 miles of roads annually.

• Since 2000 (an 18-year span) of the 44,790 miles of paved county roads statewide, only 21,447 miles (48%) had been resurfaced. This means statewide there are currently 23,343 miles (52%) of the county roads that have not been paved within the last 15-year resurfacing cycle.

• Within the next 5 years Alabama counties have the resources to resurface only 3,663 miles (8%) of the total 41,127 miles of paved roads counties maintain.

• Of the 8,663 bridges maintained by counties, 3,913 bridges (42% of total bridges statewide) are 50 years or older.

• Of the 3,913 bridges that are 50 years or older, over the next 5 years counties have the resources to replace 166 bridges (4% of the bridges needing to be replaced) which means there are 3,747 bridges (96% of the bridges 50 years or older) that need to be replaced.

This survey confirmed what many of us have known. County roads and bridges in Alabama counties are in great need of repair, rehabilitation and replacement. In order to protect the largest investment of taxpayer dollars, ensure safe travel of our citizens throughout our beautiful state, and ensure our state’s road and bridge system is an economic development asset, counties need to continue to urge our federal and state legislators to address the need for additional road and bridge funding.

Monthly Countywide cleanup day is this Saturday, 11-10-18
Trucks will be at the locations below from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The pick-up sites are for residents to bring amounts of trash larger than the normal residential trash container will accommodate.
Limbs smaller than four feet and no more than six inches in diameter will be accepted but it is not designed to accept trash or clean-up debris from contractors.

Items such as batteries, appliances, oils and gases, paints or thinners will not be accepted.

These are the pick-up sites for this Saturday:
Coosada Post Office
Holtville High School
Elmore County Judicial Complex
CEWSA – Redland Facility
Emerald Mountain Equestrian Center
Kent – Old Highway Department

If you have any question please contact me.
Bart

Monthly Countywide cleanup day is this Saturday, 12-8-18

Trucks will be at the locations below from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The pick-up sites are for residents to bring amounts of trash larger than the normal residential trash container will accommodate.

Limbs smaller than four feet and no more than six inches in diameter will be accepted but it is not designed to accept trash or clean-up debris from contractors.

Items such as batteries, appliances, oils and gases, paints or thinners will not be accepted.

These are the pick-up sites for this Saturday:
Coosada Post Office
Holtville High School
Elmore County Judicial Complex
CEWSA – Redland Facility
Emerald Mountain Equestrian Center
Kent – Old Highway Department

If you have any question please contact me.

Bart