Village Briefing, Week of De. 29

Published 12:04 am Thursday, December 29, 2022

Holiday closings

Village offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in observance of New Year’s Day.

New Year’s trash and recycling pickup schedule will be on regular schedule.

Events

Participate in the Dream Big Lego Competition. Entries are due Jan. 7. Details are available at clemmons.org/lego.
Coffee with a Cop will be held at Chick-fil-A Clemmons on Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 9-10 a.m. at Clemmons Chick-fil-A.

Employment

The Village of Clemmons currently has job opportunities available. Find out more at clemmons.org/jobs

Clemmons Farmers Market

Several vendors are offering off season preorders and weekend pickup at Village Hall. Please visit clemmons.org/preorders for more info.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 season – please visit clemmons.org/farmersmarket. An information session will be held on Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. at Village Hall in council chambers.

Meetings

The regularly scheduled council meeting will be held on Monday, Jan. 9, at 6 p.m. in council chambers.
The regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m. in council chambers.

Public works

To assist with additional waste, recycling and cardboard, Clemmons’ residents are invited to bring their excess to the Public Works facility between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays).

When available, mulch can be loaded at 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday — please note mulch is only loaded at these times and not throughout the day. Mulch is not available on rainy days. All trucks and trailers must have side walls and be covered (example: with a tarp) before leaving the yard. For mulch availability, call Public Works at 336-766-9170. These services are limited to Village of Clemmons residents, and you may be asked to show ID.

Leaf collection is underway! The Village of Clemmons runs the leaf trucks continuously each week throughout the municipality. Leaf collection will continue until the volume dissipates. Further communication on an end date will be distributed. Leaves should be placed on the edge of your street. It is not possible to specify an exact day of the week for pickup.

Weather permitting, the Village of Clemmons will pick up Christmas trees that have been placed at the edge of residents’ yards beginning Monday, Jan. 9, for areas west of Lewisville-Clemmons Road and Middlebrook Drive, and starting Tuesday, Jan. 16, for areas east of Lewisville-Clemmons Road and Middlebrook Drive.

Transportation

Work is underway on the last phase of Market Center Drive (which extends north from Stadium Drive to the ABC Store in front of Aldi). Please exercise caution in the area.

Stormwater

Staff will be completing drainage outfall inspections throughout the Village of Clemmons as part of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s NPDES Phase II permit throughout the months of December through March 2023 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (weather depending). Activities may include visual observations, photography, creek walking and water quality sampling, primarily at drainage pipe outlets into ditches and water bodies. All stormwater personnel will be wearing reflective vests, driving marked vehicles and carrying identification.