Highway Department

Welcome to the Highway Department Home Page.  We have tried to answer as many of your questions as possible.  Our department maintains all Town Roads, snow removal, and road signs.

We have made some modifications to our curbside pick-ups.  These modifications to our pick-ups were discussed at length with the entire Town Board.  They agree that, due to the fact that we have reduced our number of employees at the Highway Dept. (5 since 2006) and the budget constraints our Town is faced with, these modifications are imperative in keeping the current level of service that all residents now have.

We all must realize that our Highway Department also maintains 45 miles of roads along with catch basin repairs, repaving, drain pipe repairs, new installations of drainage systems, and maintaining all the parks in our Town, along with the all of the curbside pick-up services.

We would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation and as always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

Mark Kolakowski,
Highway Superintendent

***If you have a complaint or question you would like to email to the Highway Department, please direct your emails to the Supervisor’s office.  We will then forward all emails to the Highway Department.  ***

** Please Note**  Only wind damage and Christmas trees will be picked up curbside from December 1 to April 1.  Due to weather conditions, all other curbside pick-ups must be called in to the Town of Geddes Highway Department at 488-7705 between 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM Monday through Friday at this time of year

 

For updates on Bronson Road, Please click here

New Guidelines for the Town of Geddes Highway Department:

The Town of Geddes is faced with a $2.9 million reduction in revenue as a result of the new 10 year sales tax agreement that was unanimously approved by the Onondaga County Legislature on May 4, 2010.  This reduction in sales tax revenue to the Town of Geddes will be phased in over the next few years, beginning with 2011 and eventual elimination of sales tax revenue in year 2013.  The elimination of this revenue source has severe negative implications on the Town of Geddes’ operating budget and spending plan.  A committee has been formed to analyze the operations of each department of the Town to identify means, to either increase revenue or reduce expenses.  As a result of recommendations made by the Highway Committee, the Town Board has approved refinements to the current curbside pick-up routine.  These refinements will allow the Highway Department to continue to provide Town of Geddes residents with quality services in an efficient and cost effective manner.

TOWN RESIDENTS SHOULD MAKE NOTE OF CHANGES TO PICK-UPS:

 

The following items will NOT be picked up by our department

tires, gas tanks, L.P. tanks, car parts, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, microwaves, TV’s, computer monitors

Brush and Yard Waste Pick-Up
(no grass clippings)

The Lakeland area will have pick-up on Mondays (including Lindbergh Lawns)

The Westvale area will have pick-up on Fridays

The following roads will have pickup on Thursdays:

• West Genesee Street, Wilshire Road, Wynthrop Road, Hatherliegh Road, Chaumont Drive, Century Drive, Southview Road, North Terry Road, Timberwolf Circle, Copliegh Drive, Kenyon Drive, Westlind Road, Westfall Drive, Stanley Drive, Clearview Drive, Horseshoe Drive, Duchess Lane, Watchtower Lane, Blackstone Way, West Granger Road from South Terry Road to Town line.  Limestone Lane, Treeland Circle, Crab Apple Lane, Blueberry Lane, Pumpkin Lane, Sprucetree Lane, Kimberly Drive
  

All yard waste, other than tree branches, must be in paper bags, cardboard boxes, or trash cans (no plastic bags)

Loose raked leaves in wind rows along the roadway will only be picked up from October 1 through December 1.  All other times of the year raked leaves must be in paper bags, cardboard boxes or trash cans (no blue bins)

Bulk Item Pick-up

Bulk items will be picked up by the Highway department on the same day as your garbage and recycling.

Bulk items are:

• upholstered furniture

• mattresses

• box springs

• desks

• chairs

• large plastic items such as:
   
  • children’s pools, pool liners, etc.

• large toys

**No full house clean outs, residents must get a dumpster**

Construction Pick-Up

Pick up from curbside will be on the same day as yard waste pick up and will be from June 1 – July 31.

The following items will not be picked up by the Town:
(Containers should not weight more than 50 lbs.  If they are over this limit they will not be picked up.)

• tires

• gas tanks

• car parts

• appliances including: freezers, air conditioners, refrigerators, dehumidifiers, microwaves, t.v.’s, computer monitors
  

Appliance tip:
When buying a new refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, etc. have the store where you are purchasing the new appliance take the old one.  It is much cheaper.

Construction Debris items are:

• Sheet rock, Plaster, doors, windows, toilets, cabinets, bathtubs, roofing, etc.

Contractors must remove their own debris
(for a fee they can dump in the Town of Geddes transfer station on S Terry Road)

Residents may put out no more than 3 cubic yards (a pick-up truck full) at any one time to be picked up by our crews.  Any larger amounts can be brought to our transfer station by the resident at no charge, Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Total remodeling jobs will require a dumpster.

White Goods Pick-Up

Pick-up schedule is the same day as the Brush and Yard Waste pick-up

White Goods items are:

• stoves, dishwashers, clothes dryers, washing machines, hot water tanks, small amounts of scrap metal, etc.

Concrete, Stones, Dirt Pick-Up

A wheel barrow full (approx 4 cu. feet) will be picked up once a month from April 1 to November 1.  Residents must call the Highway Garage to be placed on a list.  (488-7705)

Garbage Pick-Up

Dependable Disposal is the garbage hauler for the Town. If you have any questions please call:

Dependable Disposal at 472-7455
or
the Highway Department at 488-7705

Important Steps to follow:
1. Do NOT put garbage out any earlier than the night before.
2. All garbage must be at curbside by 7:00 A.M.
3. All household garbage.
4. Papers with crayon.
5. Empty paint cans, driveway sealer cans. Latex paint cans which are not empty can be filled with kitty litter to absorb the paint and then put out for garbage.

PLEASE USE CLEAR BAGS

Recycle Pick-Up

Waste Management is the recyclable pick-up for the Town. If you have any questions please call:

Waste Management at 457-5838 ext. 302
or
the Highway Department at 488-7705

Your recyclables will be picked up on the same day as your garbage.
Please have your recycling bin out by 7:00 A.M. on your designated day.

Do’s and Don’ts of Recycling

The following items cannot be recycled:

• Egg cartons

• Paper with crayon writing on it

• Paper clips

• Silver and gold trimmed cards

• Metallic paper

• Non-paper envelops

• Carbon paper

• Paper plates

• Paper towels

• Foil wrapping paper

• Plastic grocery bags

• Frozen food pr meat trays

• Six-pack holders and rings

• All polystyrene (Styrofoam)

• Paint cans (including spray paint cans)

• Scrap metal

• Light bulbs

• Pottery

• Dishes and drinking glasses

• Cookware

• Window glass

• Mirrors

• Auto glass

• Foiled-lined containers

• Individual drink boxes and pouches

• Any plastic container other than a bottle, regardless of symbol on bottom (including margarine, yogurt, whipped topping and baby wipes tubes).

• Any plastic bottle with no symbol or with any symbol other than a “1″ or “2″.

The items listed below can be recycled:

• Corrugated Cardboard (grooved cardboard commonly used for packing boxes)
  
   
  • How to prepare cardboard:  cut and flatten into pieces no larger than 3 feet.  Tie into bundles of reasonable weight and place under or next to blue bins
• Pizza boxes
  
   
  • How to prepare boxes: remove all food, paper, plastic, and foil and flatten.

• Paperboard (cereal and other food boxes, tissue and gift boxes, paper towel rolls, mailing tubes)
  
   
  • How to prepare:  place all items in brown paper grocery bag, along with newspapers and magazines.  Place next to blue bin.

• Paper (discarded mail, office paper, computer paper, most school paper, greeting card envelopes (all types), most wrapping paper, carbon-less multi-part forms (NCR papers), Newspapers, all magazines and catalogs, paper grocery and lunch bags
  
   
  • How to prepare:  place all items in brown paper bag (not plastic).  Place next to blue bin.

• Bottles (must have one of the symbols of “1″ or “2″ in a triangle on the bottom)
  
   
  • How to prepare:  rinse bottles, discard garbage.  No need to remove labels.  Flatten if possible and place in blue bin.

• Glass (clear and colored glass, food and beverage bottles)
  
   
  • How to prepare:  rinse bottles, discard caps.  No need to remove labels.  Place in blue bin.

• Milk and Juice Containers
  
   
  • How to prepare:  rinse and then flatten if possible.  Place in blue bin.

• Food cans and lids

• Empty aerosol cans

• aluminum foil 

• aluminum baking tins

Stormwater

Drainage inlets and storm sewers are for the collection and conveyance of storm water.  Drainage inlets are not intended as a place to intentionally dump contaminants and other potential pollutants.  The following is a list of some contaminants frequently and illegally dumped into drainage inlets:

• Paint
• Oil
• Grease
• Gas
• Fertilizer
• Animal Waste
• Pesticides
• Concrete
• Asphalt

If you suspect someone has illicitly discharged contaminants such as chemicals, construction materials, paint, or petroleum products to a storm sewer or raodway, please contact the Onondaga County Stormwater Pollution Hotline at (315) 435-3157.  The holine is manned 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What happens when there’s a holiday for trash pick-up?

A. Your recycling will only be affected if the holiday falls on your scheduled day, pick-up will be the next day.

Q. What do I do with my used paint cans?

A. Take the tops off your used paint cans first. If there is any paint left in them, please put kitty litter to dry up the paint and put it out on your normal trash day.

Q. How do I get a Blue Bin?

A. You can pick up a Blue Bin at 654 South Terry Road (Town Garage).

Q. The plow tore up my driveway, what do I do?

A. Please call the garage at 488-7705 to get on the repair list. Blacktop plant does not open until May, so we usually start after that.

Q. The plow tore up my lawn during plowing, will you come back to fix it?

A. Just call the garage to get on the list in the Spring for repairs.