Local Date and Time: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 / 04:18 PM

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WATER HYDRANT FLUSHING

Amended Schedule

The Public Works Department will be flushing hydrants May 19-June 6 and September 8-26, Monday-Friday between 6:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Water mains are the big pipes which bring fresh water to your home. Flushing removes natural minerals, like iron, which are harmless but which can discolor your water. If you see our crews working in your area, please try to use as little, or if possible, no water for an hour. Allowing the water to settle ensures that you won’t draw discoloration into your water system.

Should you find discoloration in your system, stop using the water, wait about an hour, and then draw off the discolored water through a cold water tap only.

We know it’s tough to go without water, but an hour of inconvenience while we flush, can help us avoid problems in the future.

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FREE OVERFLOW WEEKS

JULY 14-18, 2008

SEPTEMBER 22-26, 2008

On your regular refuse pickup day, one truck will come for automated cans, and another for overflow. Please put overflow waste approximately 4 feet away from automated containers in bags or boxes no larger than 33 gallons or weighing more than 45 pounds. Remember to place refuse containers and overflow material curbside the night before your collection.

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MAILBOX PLACEMENT

Proper mailbox placement is important for City crews as well as postal carriers. Snowplows, street sweepers and garbage trucks can damage mailboxes that extend over the road. Please check your mailbox to make sure that it is in compliance with Post Office guidelines. Mailboxes should be installed at a height of 42" - 48" from the road surface to the bottom of the mailbox or point of mail entry, and set back 8" from the front face of the curb or road edge to the mailbox door. Where is no curb, the height of the mailbox should be 48" from the top of the ground to the bottom of the mailbox.

The City of Appleton will not be responsible for any mailbox damage in the course of City operations, which does not meet the above requirements.

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CITY AUCTION GOES TO THE INTERNET

For many years, the City of Appleton hosted an annual auction in May to sell off used equipment. As an experiment last year, the City put a few items up for sale on the Internet at the eBay auction site. The auctions were very successful and we have continued to add items as they become available for sale. If you wish to bid on any items the City has for sale, go to www.appleton.org. On the home page click on the ‘Surplus items’ link under the ‘City Interests’ section to go directly to the City items at the auction site. Past items have included radios, vehicles and survey equipment and there will be other items as time goes on.