Adopt-A-Road
You, your family and/or business can "adopt"
a road in Roswell. You just agree to pick up litter on it 6 times a year. A sign with your name on it is placed along the
road you maintain. 770/641-3715
Storm Drain Stenciling
A great family activity - stencils are placed on all the storm drains in a particular area in Roswell.
The stencils read "No Dumping, Leads to Stream". Fish shaped door hangers are placed on each door in the neighborhood.
The Keep Roswell Beautiful organization will train you and
provide you with all necessary supplies. 770/641-3715
Roswell Recycling
Center
Located at 11570 Maxwell Road, at the corner of Hembree Road and Maxwell Road. Open 7
days a week. (770) 442-8822. The Recycling Center Now Accepts: Televisions, Computers, Monitors, Telephones, Fluorescent Light
Tubes: (no 20 to 300 watt round light bulbs). There is also a Goodwill Trailer on site .
Curbside
Recycling and Trash Pick-Up
Place your recycling
bin(s) at the curb by 8 AM on your regularly scheduled collection day. For info 404-624-4848 or e-mail at http://roswellrecycling@dreamsan.com . Residential garbage, yard waste, and recyclable items must be stored in
sanitary containers and placed at curb for pick-up no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the night before collection. All containers must
be removed from the curb and stored out of view by 6:00 p.m. on the day of collection. All Roswell residences must subscribe
to Trash Collection Service.
Disposal of Large Items
The City of Roswell will pick-up large and/or over-sized items (including appliances, lawnmowers, mattresses,
furniture, building materials, paint cans, screen doors, etc.). To make arrangements, call the City of Roswell Environmental
Department at 770-641-3715.
Vehicle Parking
In
residential neighborhoods, vehicles may only be parked on a hard-surface (asphalt, concrete) driveway. Parking is not allowed
on curb or lawn areas. Parking of more than 4 vehicles per household in a manner visible from a public street is unlawful.
Inoperable cars (including partially dismantled or wrecked cars) cannot be parked in public view for more than 10 hours. Recreational
equipment & vehicles (such as boats, flatbed trailers, RVs, campers, etc.) can only be parked on a hard-surface driveway
for the sole purpose of loading/unloading and for a period not to exceed 24 hours. Commercial
trucks, boats, buses, and campers can not be parked on Roswell
streets for more than 6 hours. [Roswell City Ordinance, Section 22.3.4]
No
Noise at Night
Roswell Noise Ordinances prohibit noise from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. during
the week, and from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. on weekends.
Before
You Dig - One Call Does it All!
You must have the utilities marked so you are not responsible if a
utility line (phone, cable, electric, gas, water, phone) is damaged. Call this one number to have all utilities marked: 1-800-282-7411
Stop Mailbox Advertisements
Tired of getting
all those advertisements taped to your mailbox or thrown on your driveway? Call Roswell at 770-641-3780 and request they mail
you a “No Handbill” sticker. Place the sticker on the front of your mailbox. If you receive unwanted handbills,
simply call the number given above and ask to speak with Code Enforcement. They will contact the offender. Those in violation
are subject to penalties including fines and possible revocation of their business license. Please note - Hand-bills from
Community Associations and Non-Profit groups are not subject to this ban.
File for Property Tax Exemptions by March 1
The State of Georgia and Fulton County offer several programs to reduce residents' property taxes. Homestead Exemption
is available to any Fulton County
resident who owns a home and uses it for their primary residence. There are additional tax relief exemptions for
senior, disabled individuals, and veteran. You must apply for these exemptions in person with a document to prove your birth-date
by March 1. Click
here for a listing of all available exemptions and their requirements. For more info call 404-224-0102,
or visit one of the following locations:
• North Fulton
Service Center, Suite 234 B, 7741
Roswell Road, Sandy Springs
• Fulton
County Assessor's Office, 3155
Royal Drive, Suite 175, Alpharetta
Vacation
House Watch
The Roswell Police Department offers a free service called “Vacation
House Watch.” Police Officers will drive by and check on the security of your residence at least once during every patrol
shift (3 times every 24 hours). The number to call to activate this service is 770-640-4100. When you call, ask to speak to
Police Dispatch. They will ask you several questions including your dates of travel, emergency contact information, etc.
Stop Internet Hoaxes
Before you believe,
provide private information, send money, or forward an E-Mail message, make sure the E-Mail you are responding to is true
and not a hoax or scam. Scams, Hoaxes, Phishing and Urban Legends are circulating on the Internet. Several web sites are available
that allow you to separate truth from fiction. Please check one of these sites before believing what you read: snopes.com,
hoaxbusters.org, scambusters.org, or fraudwatchinternational.com (7/06)
How to Register to Vote in Georgia
Download a mail-in registration from the Secretary of State's web site: www.sos.state.ga.us or Go to a Public Library
or School to pick-up an application. (8/06)
Stop Free Newspapers
If you do not want the free newspapers that are thrown into your driveway each week, you can stop delivery
of them: For the Revue & News, call: 770-442-3278, Ext. 120 For the Roswell Neighbor, call: 770-428-9411 For the Atlanta
JC Thursday Buyer’s Guide, call: 404-522-4141. (8/06)
Stop Telemarketeer
Calls
You can register your home, office and/or cell phone numbers on this government
list to stop 'most' telemarketeers from calling you for the next 5 years. Details and sign-up are available at: http://www.ftc.gov/donotcall
Home Values
This
Web Site provides home values, maps, and prices of sold houses by state, city, neighborhood, street or zip: www.wikibroker.com
Locate Sex Offenders
At the "Family
Watchdog" web site you can enter an address and obtain a map showing both the home and work locations of all registered
sex offenders near that address: www.familywatchdog.us
