Please
come to the Garrett Park Town Office located at Penn Place, 4600 Waverly Avenue, 3rd Floor, to say
hello and to introduce yourself to Ted Pratt, our Town Administrator, and to
Elizabeth Henley, our Assistant Town Administrator. They are here to help you
with questions and concerns about our Town. Be sure to give them your contact
information: post office box number, street address, email, fax and phone
numbers so they know how to reach you. The Town Office is open M--F, 8 am– 4
pm Telephone: 301-933-7488
Some
information to know upon your arrival:
Trash
collection takes place Mondays and Thursdays: the Town contracts out our
refuse and recycling collection. Items should be ready for pickup before
7:30 am. Please place trash in plastic bags inside covered, securely
"locked" receptacles, as we have a clever and sociable raccoon
population here who enjoy calling in their family and friends to party with your
garbage, their smorgasbord! Receptacles
may be placed at the side or rear of your house;
it is not necessary to put
them at the curb.
Recycling
collection on Mondays: please recycle all that you can recycle! Place your
bin at the curb before 7:00 am. For more specific information on what
you may and may not recycle, visit http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/recycling
or call: 240-777-6400. However, please remember:
No plastic wrap or bags
(these can be recycled at nearby grocery stores)
Rinse your recyclables before
putting them in the bin
Don't crush your bottles and
cans
Labels do not need to be
removed from your containers
Mixed
paper recycling (Mondays): acceptable materials may be placed at the curb
in paper bags or small cardboard boxes. Flatten all empty boxes and put them
into bundles not larger than three feet wide by three feet long and six inches
thick. Tie newspapers with twine or place in a box or paper bags. Shredded
paper is okay secured in a paper bag or box. The following items are
acceptable: newspapers and inserts; magazines, catalogs, telephone books,
unwanted mail; cereal and other boxes, corrugated cardboard, paperback books;
computer and office paper; all other clean, dry paper. Please remember:
No packing material such as
Styrofoam or plastic
No waxed paper, carbon paper,
hard backed books
No paper or cardboard
contaminated with paint, chemicals, kitty liter, food or grease
No foil gift wrap, paper
towels, napkins or tissues
Yard
Waste (Mondays): Yard waste is picked up at the curb every Monday
morning from April through November and on the first Monday of the month
December through March. It must be at the curb before 7:00 a.m. Place leaves,
grass, small brush, and clippings in large paper bags available at most grocery
and hardware stores, home improvement and garden centers. Total bag weight cannot
exceed 45 pounds. Branches and large brush may be tied in bundles with twine.
Bundles should not exceed 30 inches in diameter or four feet in length.
Individual branches must not exceed four feet in length or four inches in
diameter. Please remember:
No rocks, dirt or sod
No root balls or tree stumps
No lumber or firewood
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Elections:
Remember to notify the Board of Elections of your new address so you may vote
at the Town polls and in Town elections. We have Maryland Voter Registration
Applications in English and in Spanish in the Town Office, which include a
place for change of address.
Swimming
Pool: Our community pool was built in 1954. Memberships are
available for the Memorial Day through Labor Day season. Swim teams,
swimming lessons, baby pools, adult after hours swim and social events are some
of the attractions. For more information, email
gpspmembership@gmail.comor call Lisa Sorensen: 301-946-4346.
Post
Office: The Garrett Park Post Office, located on the lower level at Penn Place,
maintains window hours from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Saturday hours are from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. The Post Office number is
301-933-2580.
Website:
You have already found our newly updated website at http://www.garrettpark-md.gov ! Here
you will find most of what you need to know about our unique Town and
community.
