UPDATE: Elyria Garbage Pickup Delays - Jan. 30, 2019

UPDATE JANUARY 30, 2019: The Landfill maintained by Republic Services will be closed Wednesday, January 30, and Thursday, January 31st, due to extreme cold.  This means that garbage pickup will be DELAYED TWO DAYS THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK (JAN. 30 - FEB 2), and DELAYED ONE DAY ALL OF NEXT WEEK (FEB.4 - FEB 9).

Schedule for the next two weeks is as follows:

• If your normal pickup is Wednesday, Jan. 30, your garbage will be picked up Friday, 1 and Thursday Feb. 7
• If your normal pickup is Thursday, Jan. 31, your garbage will be picked up Saturday, Feb. 2 and Friday Feb. 8
• If your normal pickup is Friday, Feb 1, your garbage will be picked up Monday, Feb. 4 and Saturday Feb. 9
• If your normal pickup is Monday, February 4, your garbage pickup will be Tuesday, February 5
• If your normal pickup is Tuesday, February 5, your garbage pickup will be Wednesday, February 6

THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 11-16 WILL RETURN ALL PICKUPS TO THEIR REGULAR DAY...until the following week when we will experience a one-day delay due to observance of the Presidents Day holiday.

We understand this is irregular, and if you have any questions or concerns, please call the department of Sanitation at 440-322-3895.

City of Elyria Sanitation Delay - January 30 - February 2, 2019

Due to extreme temperatures, there will be a ONE DAY DELAY in garbage pickup in the City of Elyria from Wednesday, January 30 - February 2, 2019.  Please call the Department of Sanitation at 440-322-3895 with any questions.

UPDATE; ELYRIA TO OFFER WARMING SHELTERS: January 29 – February 1

UPDATE: DUE TO A SCHEDULING CHANGE,  ST. MARY HALL IS NOW ABLE TO REMAIN OPEN FOR THE WARMING SHELTER FROM TUESDAY, JAN. 29TH @ 8:00PM THROUGH FRIDAY, FEB. 1ST @ NOON.  EAST REC CENTER WILL NO LONGER BE USED AS A SHELTER AND ALL PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ST. MARY HALL ONLY FOR THE DURATION.

Due to the life-threatening frigid weather conditions expected next week, Warming Shelters and transportation will be offered to Elyrians beginning Tuesday evening January 29 and ending Friday February 1 at Noon.  The Elyria Warming Shelters are a combined effort of St. Mary Catholic Church, The City of Elyria, First Student, Elyria City Schools, The American Red Cross, and various food establishments. 

To help Elyrians in need of access to the Warming Shelters, the City of Elyria, First Student and Elyria City Schools will offer a bus loop pickup at seven locations throughout the city.  The loop will begin at 7:00pm on Tuesday and will run 10:00am and 7:00pm Wednesday and Thursday and 10:00 am on Friday.  The pick-up locations include at the corners of the following:  15^th and Middle Avenue, Cleveland Street and White Oak Drive, Abbe Road and Hilliard, Lake Avenue and Bell Avenue, Lake Avenue and Lowell Street,  and West Ridge and Turner.

The Warming Stations will have cots, blankets, warm beverages and food.  Residents may bring non-aggressive pets that are in cages or leashed and must personally attend to them.  Volunteers from St. Mary Catholic Church and the Mayor’s Office on Volunteer Engagement will be supporting the shelter.  Elyria Safety Forces will also be providing wellness checks and transportation as needed.   For further information call the Elyria Mayor’s Office at 440-326-1402.   

   

St. Mary Warming Shelter

St. Mary Hall

320 Middle Avenue

Elyria, Ohio

Open: Tuesday Evening, January 29 at 8:00pm

Closes:  Friday morning, February 1 at Noon

Dates and times could be extended depending on the weather

ELYRIA TO OFFER WARMING SHELTERS: January 29 – February 1

Due to the life-threatening frigid weather conditions expected next week, Warming Shelters and transportation will be offered to Elyrians beginning Tuesday evening January 29 and ending Friday February 1 at Noon.  The Elyria Warming Shelters are a combined effort of St. Mary Catholic Church, The City of Elyria, First Student, Elyria City Schools, The American Red Cross, and various food establishments. 

To help Elyrians in need of access to the Warming Shelters, the City of Elyria, First Student and Elyria City Schools will offer a bus loop pickup at seven locations throughout the city.  The loop will begin at 7:00pm on Tuesday and will run 10:00am and 7:00pm Wednesday and Thursday and 10:00 am on Friday.  The pick-up locations include at the corners of the following:  15^th and Middle Avenue, Cleveland Street and White Oak Drive, Abbe Road and Hilliard, Lake Avenue and Bell Avenue, Lake Avenue and Lowell Street, West Ridge and Turner, and East Park Recreation Center on Prospect Street.

The Warming Stations will have cots, blankets, warm beverages and food.  Residents may bring non-aggressive pets that are in cages or leashed and must personally attend to them.  Volunteers from St. Mary Catholic Church and the Mayor’s Office on Volunteer Engagement will be supporting the sites.  Elyria Safety Forces will also be providing wellness checks and transportation as needed.   For further information call the Elyria Mayor’s Office at 440-326-1402.   

   

St. Mary Warming Shelter

St. Mary Hall

320 Middle Avenue

Elyria, Ohio

Open: Tuesday Evening, January 29 at 8:00pm

Closes: Thursday morning, February 31 at 9:00am  

East Park Recreation Center Warming Shelter

1101 Prospect Street

Elyria, Ohio

Open:  Thursday morning, January 31 at 9:00am

Closes:  Friday morning, February 1 at Noon

Dates and times could be extended depending on the weather

Inclement Weather Notice from Ohio Edison

In preparation for potential bad weather, Ohio Edison has provided the following information in the unlikely event that weather results in a loss of power:

FirstEnergy meteorologists are closely monitoring the developing weather conditions. The attached new release details how Ohio Edison is preparing to activate its storm response and Incident Command System plans.   In the event outages occur due to severe weather, customers without power are encouraged to report their outage by calling 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877), clicking the “Report Outage” link on www.firstenergycorp.com, or by texting out to 544487.     Customers should immediately report downed wires to 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877) or call their local police department.  Ohio Edison reminds customers to stay away from downed wires, even if they believe they are no longer carrying electricity.  Extra caution should be used in areas where downed lines are tangled with trees or other debris.  Motorists are cautioned to treat intersections with inoperable traffic signals as four-way stops.   Ohio Edison customers can subscribe to email and text message alert notifications to receive weather updates in advance of major storms and updates on scheduled or extended power outages.  Visit www.firstenergycorp.com/connect to enroll.  Follow Ohio Edison on Twitter @OhioEdison, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/OhioEdison/ or online at www.ohioedison.com.

Elyria: Snow Ban in Effect - January 18 - 21, 2019

Thursday, January 17^th  2019

For Immediate Release:

The City of Elyria is issuing a s Snow Parking Ban beginning on Friday January 18^th, 2019 at Noon thru Monday January 21^st, 2019 at Noon.

Residents are reminded to obey all current on-street parking pursuant to Elyria Ordinance 351-18 “Snow Emergency” that lists streets prohibiting parking of those designated streets; these streets are signed with “ no parking” when snow exceeds 4” (four) inches or more. See list below.

Residents throughout the City, that are not in designated snow ban areas , are encouraged to remove vehicles from on street parking for the duration of the ban. The City will make available the Washington Avenue public parking lot for those who need a place to park a vehicle.

The parking ban on the designated streets will be enforced by the Elyria Police Department.

Motorists are reminded to use extra caution during this weather event and are encouraged to restrict any unnecessary travel when possible.

The City of Elyria will utilize all of its resources to keep the main roads, bridges, hills and curves cleared during the event and will  start secondary and side streets once the weather passes.

For further information please contact the Safety Service Director’s office at 440-326-1404.

These streets are signed with “ no parking” when snow exceeds 4” (four) inches or more:

·         2nd St. between East Ave. and West Ave. 

• ·         East Ave. & Broad St. 
• ·         East Ave. between 4th and 16th St. - Northbound lane, east side of roadway 
• ·         East River St. between Eastern Heights Blvd. and Lincoln St.
• ·         Garford Ave. between Colgate and Eastern Heights Blvd.
• ·         Kerstetter Way between Broad and West Ave. 
• ·         Middle Ave. between 3rd and 16th St. 
• ·         Oakdale Circle between Defiance Ave. and South Abbe Rd. 
• ·         Ohio St. between Washington Ave. and Gulf Rd. 
• ·         Park Ave. between Michigan Ave. and Oxford Ave. 
• ·         Ridge St. between East River St. and E. Bridge St.
• ·         University Avenue between E. River St. and South Abbe Rd. 
• ·         Washington Ave. between Broad and Ohio St. 
• ·         West Ave. between 4th St. and Oberlin Rd.
• ·         Whitman Blvd. between N. Abbe Rd. and Gulf Rd.
• ·         Winckles St. between Taylor and Clark St. 

Elyria Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service - January 21, 2019

Monday, January 21st,  2019 marks the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in the City of Elyria.  There are many great events planned, but the main event will be on Monday, starting with a commemorative walk:

Monday, January 21, 2019—MAIN EVENTS:

Commemorative Walk from Ely Square to Elyria High School - 10:30 a.m.   33rd Annual Elyria Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community-Wide Celebration entitled “The Rhythm of the Dream in a New Generation” at 11:00 a.m. – Elyria High School Performing Arts Center, 600 West Avenue, Elyria.   Main program to feature Elyria High School Orchestra, band and choir performing a full orchestra piece with narration set to Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The EHS Orchestra is under the direction of Dr. David Pope, the EHS Band is under direction of Aaron Putka and the EHS Choir is under the direction of Kalee Bondzio.  Come celebrate Dr. King’s 90th Birthday.  The King Holiday Community Education & Information Fair is 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. EHS Performing Arts Center Lobby.

You can read about all of the events that day and beyond by clicking here.