Services & Information

The current recycling schedule is every three weeks on Wednesday except following a holiday, when it is one day late. The Town contracts with Advanced Disposal (contract number M 3151943) for this service. The telephone number for reporting no service or other problems is 800-262-3101.  

At the May 8, 2018 meeting, the Town Board began a contract with Country Disposal for garbage collection for “full-time residences” in the Town. The Town will pay for services at a rate of $8.20 per month during the year, with the annual total to be added to tax bills at year’s end.  This letter offers more information on acceptable containers, time and location of placement, and other details.  Contact information for Country Disposal is Brian Slinkman, 715-423-1262, countrydisposalllc@gmail.com. Pick up in 2019 is occurring on an every-other-week schedule beginning  January 7, 2019. Property owners must notify the treasurer if a rental unit which has been receiving pickup service is vacant. It is also the property owner’s responsibility to notify us when the rental unit is occupied. All residences in the town are on the pickup list unless we notify the vendor. As such you will be charged for the monthly rate when we send your tax statement.

State Statute 893.83 states that the Town has up to three weeks to remove the snow from a storm. Our first priority is to be sure the school bus routes are open. How the town plows is usually storm dependent. If the storm is supposed to be short, the roads will generally be plowed following the storm. If the storm is expected over a longer time, the roads will be plowed during and/or at the end of the storm. The Town of Cary usually has one truck or grader servicing about 34 miles of roads. The grader speed is about five to seven miles per hour (mph).  The truck is able to plow at about 15-20 mph, but the Town cannot use the truck if the roads are not frozen, because the plow will throw the gravel off the road into the ditch. Ice, icy intersections, and slushy roads require different solutions. If there is slush which will freeze, we attempt to plow before the slush sets up. Ice on the roads will usually require sand and salt to make travel safer. Attempts are made to spread sand and salt at driveways and mailboxes as the truck passes – to make it safer for our residents. Areas where the road is icy will also get sand and salt spread. Icy intersections can occur at any time during the winter and the Town tries to keep those areas sanded as needed. We encourage you to drive cautiously on winter roads and to be alert for dangerous situations. If you are aware of unsafe conditions please contact a town board member so we can take appropriate action.