URGENT- Winter Weather – Solid Waste Services Update

1/9/25 – 9:30 AM

We are asking our customers to put their trash cans for pickup at curbside Thursday evening.  Waste-Pro HOPES to get ahead of the storm and start collecting our routes, with every available truck, Friday morning at 5:00 AM.  As soon as it starts snowing, or freezing rain, they will pull their trucks.  If you have not been serviced Friday by the time they pull their trucks, please leave the containers curbside.  If Saturday weather permits they will finish the route Saturday.  If Saturday does not work, they will be back again on Monday.

We will make a decision late Friday as to the recycle truck availability scheduled for Saturday.  If current weather predictions hold then I anticipate recycle will be cancelled.  However, we aren’t pulling the trigger on that just yet.

The National Weather Service and local emergency management offices are encouraging our residents to stay off the roads once the storm arrives as travelling could be treacherous.

We will make a decision closer to storm time, but at the moment it is unlikely that City Hall will be open to walk in customers on Friday.  We have the ability to work remotely and answer phones remotely so we are testing those systems today to make sure everything is working properly so can still handle the majority of customers calls/requests.

A new open container alcohol district will be in effect starting January 1, 2025.

Permanent businesses located within the District that are licensed by the City to serve alcohol may apply for a permit to serve “to-go” alcohol. Customers of these permitted establishments will be allowed to carry and consume open container alcoholic beverages within the district. Beverages must be in an approved cup obtained from the establishment and the permitted times are Friday’s from 4PM to 9PM and Saturday’s from 12PM to 9PM.

For more information such as the ordinance, the district map or answers to frequently asked questions, visit THIS WEBPAGE.

Please call City Hall with questions or email cluly@cityofballground.com

A public hearing will be held for a requested stream buffer variance, case #2024-V-01, on Thursday, September 12 at 6:30 PM in City Hall Council Chamber. For more information, please visit THIS LINK or contact Chris Luly at cluly@cityofballground.com.

Notice is hereby given that two public hearings will be held before the Ball Ground City Council at City Hall, 215 Valley Street, Ball Ground, Georgia during a special called meeting of the City Council on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM and during the regular meeting of the City Council on July 11, 2024 at 6:00 PM. These public hearings are for the purpose of adopting an ordinance for the establishment of an impact fee program.