October 2020

This Month's Headlines:

Virtual Recreation, Arts
PASS in Parks!
Early Voting
Cary It Green
Plant It! Compost It!
America Shreds
Share with Us!

Virtual Recreation, Arts

While in-person classes, events, and programs are canceled until further notice and facilities remain closed to the public, we have been busy planning for a fun and active season! We are now offering opportunities for you to safely participate in your favorite Town of Cary programs throughout the fall. Visit www.mycary.org to browse and register for a wide variety of virtual programs for all ages!

Fall Program Highlights

Social Media Seminar | October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Register at www.mycary.org
This seminar for ages 55 & up provides an overview of Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. Learn how to share photos, text, and videos using these social media tools!

WeCare | November 3, 10 & 17 | 10 a.m. | Register at www.mycary.org
Join us for this virtual share and care experience that gives those ages 55 & up the chance to connect with others! Bring your favorite beverage and join the conversation.

Old North State Storytelling Festival | November 6-20 | Facebook Event
The Town of Cary and the NC Storytelling Guild present nine hours of humorous and heartwarming storytelling by both national and regional storytellers. http://bit.ly/OldNorthStateStory

PASS in Parks!

A Pop-up Action Sports Station (PASS) is a space in parks where small ramps and grind rails have been installed for you to enjoy action sports right there! Bring your skateboards, in-line skates, non-folding scooters, and bikes. No matter your level or skill, give it a try at these following park locations:

Marla Dorrell Park
Thomas Brooks Park - coming soon!
Sears Farm Road Park - coming soon!

See www.townofcary.org/actionsportsterms for tricks and tips!

Early Voting

Starting October 15 through October 31, the following Cary locations will serve as one-stop early voting sites in the 2020 General Election, for Wake County residents:

Herb Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Avenue
Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury O'Dell Place

For Chatham County residents, visit Chatham's Early Election website for voting sites.
www.chathamnc.org/government/departments-programs/board-of-elections.

On Election Day, November 3, residents should vote at their designated polling place. The Interactive Polling Place map located on the Town's website may be used to identify your designated polling place. You can view and use it here: www.townofcary.org/elections.

Cary It Green

Winterizing
Winterize your irrigation system now to prevent a mess later. Drain the system to prevent water in the back-flow preventer assembly, pipes from freezing, and cracked lines and spray heads. Also, remove your back-flow preventer assembly and store it in a warm place.

Loose Leaves
Starting November 2, we’ll collect loose leaves from your street twice before Christmas at no charge according to your schedule. To view or print your schedule, enter your address at www.townofcary.org/collects or download the Cary Collects app for mobile use. This digital tool replaces the mailed loose leaf map and schedule. To ensure collection:

Place leaves along the curb by 7 a.m. on the first day of your collection period.
Keep piles out of the street, away from mailboxes and fire hydrants, and off storm drains and water meters.
Keep rocks, branches and litter out of piles.

Got more leaves? If collection has passed, leaves placed inside reusable containers with handles (maximum 32 gallon container, 25 pounds each) or paper bags (25 pounds max) can be included in your regular weekly yard waste for pickup.

Holiday Collection Changes
The week of November 9, curbside garbage, recycling and yard waste collection for Wednesday and Thursday customers will move one day later. The week of November 23, our Thursday curbside collections will move to Friday.

The Citizen’s Convenience Center will be closed November 26. Find your annual waste collection schedule, including holiday changes, using Cary Collects at www.townofcary.org/collects.

Contain the FOG
While cooking this holiday season, don’t wash fats, oils, and grease (FOG) down the drain. Instead, scrape excess oil into a plastic screw-cap container, label it, and request free pick-up at services.townofcary.org or by calling 311. Or, recycle it at a Wake County collection center (liquid oil only). Search "FOG" at www.townofcary.org/collects for disposal options.

Creepy Contaminants
Candy wrappers, chip bags, and plastic bags are all creepy contaminants in our recycling. Please keep these out of your recycling cart and only include accepted items. Search items for disposal options using the Waste Wizard at www.townfocary.org/collects.

Plant It! Compost It!

Discover composting, gardening, native plants, and more at the Compost Education Center in Bond Park! Complete with informational signs and easy-to-access demonstrations, you can enjoy the center at your own pace. Take a stroll down the loop trail to explore the vegetable garden and native landscape displays and get ideas for what to plant at home. Visitors can observe a wide variety of composting methods, including vermiculture (composting with worms), pile composting, and grasscycling.

Composting is a natural process that turns organic materials into a rich soil amendment. Leaves, grass clippings and vegetable scraps are examples of items that can be composted. For more, visit www.townofcary.org/compost.

America Shreds

Cary's annual paper shred event, normally held in November has been canceled. For information on statewide shredding events, visit www.ncdoj.gov/protecting-consumers/identity-theft/nc-shred-events. Your environment thanks you!

Share With Us!

Citizens and businesses are encouraged to share their budget priorities with the Town at any point in the year, and we’ll share what we hear with Town Council through quarterly reporting. The Town’s budget runs from July 1 through June 30. Let us hear from you! www.townofcary.org/budget.

Email: budgetinput@townofcary.org
Phone: (919) 469-4307
Twitter: @TownofCary with #TOCbudget
Facebook: facebook.com/TownofCaryNC
Public Speaks Out: Speak out at a Town Council meeting