Closings & Garbage Schedule: Martin Luther King Jr.

Office & Transfer Station Closings:

  • Transfer Station will be closed Saturday, January 19 and Monday, January 21.
  • City Hall & Public Works will be closed Monday, January 21.

Garbage Schedule: Week of January 21

  • Monday’s route will be picked up on Tuesday, January 22.
  • Tuesday and Wednesday’s route will be picked up on Wednesday, January 23.
  • Regular schedule resumes on Thursday, January 24.

January 10: Garbage Announcements

Two Important Garbage Announcements:

1. As of 11:00 AM, Thursday, January 10 – VCPW is operating with only one garbage truck. Routes are running behind and expected to resume regular schedule by Monday, January 14. Please put garbage out on time to help our crews!

2. Christmas trees will be picked up on Thursday, January 10 and Friday, January 11.

ALERT Barnes County, Public Safety Notification System Launches

Barnes County has just launched “ALERT Barnes County”, a mass notification system that notifies registered users of important emergency information pertaining to severe weather, police & fire emergencies, public health crises, etc. You have complete control over alerts and can choose the delivery method of your choice: text, email, or phone call. Barnes County will no longer utilize or carry CodeRED. That means you will NEED to re-sign up through the ALERT Barnes County Everbridge Portal in order to receive notifications!

You can sign up online at https://member.everbridge.net/index/892807736729933#/signup

Everbridge also has an app you can download that is extremely user friendly!

1/4/2019 Retirement Open House: Fire Chief Retterath

Congratulations! Gary Retterath on your retirement.

Please join us for a Retirement Open House to celebrate Gary’s 43 years of service to the VCFD and 16.5 years as Fire Chief of the Valley City Fire Department on Friday, January 4, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Valley City Fire Department, 241 3rd Avenue NE.

Closings & Garbage Schedule: Christmas

Office & Transfer Station Closings:

Transfer Station will be closed:

  • Saturday, December 22, 2018
  • Monday, December 24, 2018
  • Tuesday, December 25, 2018

City Hall & Public Works will be closed Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25.

Garbage schedule: Week of December 24

  • Monday & Tuesday’s garbage will be picked up on Wednesday, December 26.
  • Wednesday & Thursday’s garbage will be picked up on Thursday, December 27.
  • Friday’s garbage will be picked up on Friday, December 28.

Closings & Garbage Schedule: Thanksgiving

Office & Transfer Station Closings:

City Hall, Public Works and the Transfer Station will be closed Thursday, November 22 in observance of Thanksgiving.

Garbage schedule: Week of November 19
Thursday & Friday’s route will be picked up on Friday, November 23.

Closings & Garbage Schedule: Veteran’s Day

Office & Transfer Station Closings:

Transfer Station will be closed on Saturday, November 10 and Monday, November 12.

City Hall & Public Works will be closed Monday, November 12 in observance of Veteran’s Day.

Garbage schedule: Week of November 12
Monday’s garbage route will be picked up on Tuesday, November 13.
Tuesday & Wednesday’s garbage routes will be picked up on Wednesday, November 14.
Regular schedule resumes on Thursday, November 15.

Reminder: Garbage should be put out by 7:00 AM.

October 25 & 26: Tree/Branch Pickup

Due to last week’s snowfall the city will add another tree and brush pickup event for Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26.

Tree limbs and sticks will be picked up if:

  • Wood pile is created near the regular garbage pick-up
  • Wood size is 4” in diameter or less.
  • The pickup is scheduled by calling Public Works at 845-0380.

You can also drop residential trees at the 24 hour access collection site west of Transfer Station at 11490 35th St. SE