The City of Lawrence will delay solid waste services scheduled for Monday, Jan. 6, because of the ongoing winter storm.
“This decision was made out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of our Solid Waste team members,” according to a news release from the city Sunday morning.
Operations will resume Tuesday, Jan. 7. Regular Monday customers will have their trash picked up on Tuesday, Tuesday customers on Wednesday and so on throughout the week.
“If further changes or delays to solid waste services are needed, the City will provide updated information on Monday, January 6, via the City’s official social media channels and press releases,” according to the release. “Residents are encouraged to visit lawrenceks.org/swm to learn more and to sign up for the ReCollect app to receive updates about solid waste services in Lawrence.”
Update, 9:47 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6:
In addition to the delay, the city announced Monday that yard waste, bulk services and Christmas tree collection will be suspended for the entire week and will resume Monday, Jan. 13.
In addition, roll-off services are not running Tuesday, Jan. 7.
“We will evaluate the possibility of resuming roll-off service for Wednesday and provide updates via the City’s social media channels,” according to the announcement.
“Due to snow drifts and icy terrain, some areas may remain inaccessible to our crews,” the announcement continued. “Staff will monitor these areas throughout the week and attempt service when conditions improve. We understand the inconvenience these changes may cause and appreciate the patience of our customers as we work through these challenges.”
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Severe weather resources
Get warm in Lawrence:
• See this page for locations to get warm during the day and overnight, where to get help for pets and more.
National Weather Service local office (Topeka):
• Find the latest weather forecast info and severe weather advisories for the Lawrence area at this link.
• In the event of rapidly changing severe weather, such as tornadoes, the NWS posts frequent updates on Twitter, @NWSTopeka. You do not need a Twitter account to see tweets from NWS.
• NWS is also on Facebook, facebook.com/NWSTopeka.
• Call 785-234-2592 to hear the forecast.
City of Lawrence snow info:
• The city has snow information and a map at lawrenceks.org/snow that shows information about road conditions and where snowplows have been. The city typically begins snow and ice control for residential roadways when 2 or more inches of snowfall or icing occurs.
Douglas County Emergency Management:
• Follow @DgCoEM on Twitter or Douglas County, KS- Emergency Management on Facebook, facebook.com/dgcoem.
• Sign up to receive emergency alerts at dgcoks.org/emalerts.
• Find lots of tips on severe weather and other emergency preparedness on DgCoEM’s website at douglascountyks.org/emergency-management.
• Report storm damage (for non-emergencies only, and after storm danger has passed) by calling the nonemergency dispatch line at 785-843-0250 or 785-832-7509.
Evergy outages:
• Check the status of power outages on the Evergy outage map, outagemap.evergy.com.
• Report a power outage at evergy.com/report-outage, or call 800-544-4857.
• For down powerlines, call Evergy’s emergency line, 800-383-1183, if above-ground lines are arcing or making contact with trees or vegetation. Call 911 immediately if overhead power lines are on the ground or a fire starts.
Air quality:
• Check the current air quality index in Lawrence and elsewhere through AirNow, airnow.gov.
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