Bell’s Bits – It’s back to school time for a lot of children, parents, and teachers around here. Please slow down and pay attention when driving in the mornings and afternoons.
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CURBSIDE recycling is back! If you live in the City limits of Fountain Inn and want to sign-up for every other week CURBSIDE recycling pickup, just visit our Public Works Department or call at (864) 409-3334 or you can do it online.
We now have a designated “safe zone” for online merchandise buyers and sellers from sites like Craigslist and Facebook, as well as, for child custody exchanges. The “safe zone” is marked by a double-sided sign at City Hall parking lot at 200 North Main Street; 29644 and it reads, “Internet Purchase Exchange Location”. The area is monitored by security cameras 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Have you come across a missing/damaged street sign or a dead animal in the road or a trashcan that was overflowing in a park but either didn’t know how to report it or just felt it would be too cumbersome to let City government know? Well, I would encourage all City of Fountain Inn residents to download the SeeClickFix app from the App Store or on Google Play. You now are able to submit non-emergency requests to us and stay updated on the progress of the “ticket”. From the app, you can upload a picture of the issue and it will even give us the exact location of where the problem is. If you don’t want to use the app or don’t have a smartphone, you can still submit SeeClickFix requests to us from our City website or via our City Facebook page @cityoffountaininn.
Several outreach opportunities:
- AdminOnTheGo (City Administrator mobile office hours) will be held on August 18th from 8am to noon at the Farmers Market
- Coffee with Council – Evening Edition will be on August 27th at 6pm at Frank’s House of Pizza
- A Roundtable meeting for residents in the Sanctified Hill neighborhood will be on August 29th at 6pm at Golden View Baptist Church
- AsktheAdministrator Facebook Q&A will be on September 25th at 7pm
Upcoming Events:
- Friday night music series, Dancing on Depot, which is every Friday evening at 7pm goes until August 31st
- On August 24th, we are having a Motorcycle Show and a family friendly comedian perfuming
- Our Farmers Market on Saturday mornings from 8am to noon will be running until September 29th
- Our first ever Hoggin’ Up Main Street – BBQ for a Cause will be on Friday, September 21st and Saturday, September 22
- $500 cash prize for best wings and $1,000 cash prize for best BBQ
- Cornhole tournament, music, kids entertainment, college football on the bog screen, and more!
Shawn Bell is the City Administrator of Fountain Inn.