Resident News Alerts

• Effective October 1st, the Town will be changing the recycle and garbage pickup cycles for residential customers only to accommodate for increased recycling needs. All homes will have recycling picked up once a week on Tuesdays and all except John's Island, Bermuda Bay and The Estuary will have garbage picked up once a week on Fridays.  This is on a trial basis.  Please click here for recycling and garbage tips.
  

• The Annual Report for FY 2009 is now available online and is being printed for limited deliveries in early September.  Copies will soon be available in Town Hall. 

•  The Town sadly acknowledges that former employee Brian Nolan recently passed away. This is an excerpt from the Obituary that was published in the Press Journal on August 18, 2010: "Brian James Nolan, 55, died Aug. 17, 2010, at Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando. He was born in Mountainside, N.J., and lived in Vero Beach for 36 years, coming from his birthplace. Before retirement in 2006, he served with the Indian River Shores Public Safety Department for 27 years. At the time of his death, he was the fire marshal/Indian River County Emergency Management coordinator. He was president of the Treasure Coast Fire Chiefs Association and a member of the Florida Fire Chiefs Association. He was a graduate of Governor Livingston High School, Berkeley Heights, N.J."

• Contrary to one local newspaper story in August, the Town is not seeking candidates for the position of Town Manager. Mr. Robert Bradshaw gave notice of his resignation on April 30, 2010, with Mr. Richard Jefferson immediately named as Interim Manager. On May 7, 2010 the Council unanimously appointed Mr. Jefferson as the full-time Town Manager and Building Official.

• Go-Line public transportation will now stop at the Village Beach Market as a Special Stop. To arrange for pick-up from the Village Beach Market, please call 569-0903 at least 1 hour ahead. There is no set fee to ride, although donations to support this bus system are encouraged. For more complete information on routes and times, visit http://www.GolineIRT.com.

• Advisory Board Opening: The Town has an opening for a full-time resident to be on the Code Enforcement Board.  Please call 772-231-1771, extension 1 or e-mail the Town Clerk for more information.

• Check the Elections page for important reminders for this year's offices up for election, and click here for the mail-in (absentee) ballot form for 2010. Residents are encouraged to call 772-226-3440 and complete the form over the phone or request that the form be mailed to you on the web. The Town Clerk also has Mail-In Ballot Request forms in her office for your convenience.

• The Town's Financial Audit for 2009 is available.

• Hurricane season is here! Please don't forget to sign up for the new Community Alert system for the Town's Public Safety Department. Everyone who wishes to receive these important news and weather alerts must renew their information annually in order to continue to receive them. Click here for more details and the link.

• Community Center Public Events

• The Town's Postal Center offers many sizes and styles of Decorative Mailers for your gift packaging needs. Box rentals are available for 6 or 12 months.

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