June 2024 - Town of Townsend

REMINDER – Emergency Sirens Test on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024 @ 7:20 p.m.

**From our calendar to yours: Save this notice from the Delaware Emergency Management Agency by clicking “HERE“**

Emergency Sirens Test on July 2

CLOSED_REMINDER – PUBLIC NOTICE: Townsend Raffle Prize Preferences Survey

Survey Monkey Raffle Flyer –
TOWNSEND RAFFLE
SURVEY
Please search/click the following link
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QZXVMJ9
or
scan the QR code to complete the Raffle
Prize Preferences Survey.
Stay tuned for raffle ticket sales. 100 % of the proceeds will go
towards supporting the Townsend Veterans & Social Services
Committee.
QUESTIONS?
EMAIL: TOWNHALL@TOWNSEND.DELAWARE.GOV
CALL: 302-378-8082

THANK YOU STATE LEGISLATORS & CASELLA: Townsend Clean-Out Day 06/26/2024

Great things get accomplished when the community comes together. The Town of Townsend sends a big thank you to Senator Kyra Hoffner and State Representatives Kevin Hensley and Jeff Spielman for supporting our event! We also want to send another thanks to our municipal waste provider Casella for sponsoring the dumpsters!

HELPFUL TIPS:

Please place carts at the curb the night before or no later than 7 a.m. on your scheduled pickup day.
Please place the carts out to the curb with the wheels and handles facing the house and the lift bar facing the road. The carts should be clear of any obstructions such as mailboxes, cars, utility poles, garage doors, etc. The truck and driver must have clear access to the rollout carts. Please do not block the sidewalk.
Please bag all trash. This does not include recycling and yard waste.
Please break down or cut any large cardboard boxes and place all recyclable loose on the provided cart.
- If you have to much cardboard to recycle, check out the local Pine Tree Corner Transfer Station located at 276 Pine Tree Road, Townsend, DE 19734. The recycling area is open to the public FREE OF CHARGE from Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Please do not recycle bags or use them to hold recycling materials.
Please make sure your yard waste is placed loose inside the provided container. Please do not use a bag to hold yard waste material.
- You may have a maximum of 3 small bundles of twigs, branches, etc. that may be easily manageable by one person to the side of the container. Please make sure to use sturdy twine to hold the bundle together.
- Please do not place sand, dirt, sod, mulch, rock, large thick tree trunks, or branches no thicker than 3” in diameter and no longer than 4’ in length into the cart. These items may be dropped off in small quantities to the local Pine Tree Corner Transfer Station; $85 per ton.
For more details on our normal pick-up times and scheduling provided by Casella, please see our Municipal Waste Service Guidelines by clicking the following link: https://townsend.delaware.gov/2024/01/09/2024-municipal-waste-service-guidelines/

Stay tuned Townsend, we hope to hold more events like this and others within the Town!

PUBLIC NOTICE: Appoquinimink School District – Kindergarten Registration

A message from the Appoquinimink School District:

REGISTER FOR KINDERGARTEN!

If you have a child who will be 5 years old by August 31, it’s time to register for kindergarten!

Registration is completed through an online portal. We have all the information on our district website. And don’t forget: our district offers TWO language immersion programs! Kindergarten immersion programs include Spanish Immersion and Chinese Immersion at certain buildings. Kindergarten students who participate in our immersion programs learn math, science, reading, writing, and social studies in two languages instead of one! We’ll include information below to register and to learn more about immersion.

Register for Kindergarten 2024-2025: https://bit.ly/AppoKindergarten

Learn more and Spanish and Chinese immersion: https://bit.ly/ASD-Immersion

Please click the following for more details regarding Kindergarten Registration: Kindergarten Registration Updated

REMINDER – COMMUNITY NOTICE: Townsend Clean-Out Day 06/26/2024

TODAY ONLY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2025 FROM 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M.

GOT JUNK?
TOWNSEND CLEAN-OUT DAY 06/26/2024 FROM 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M.
DUMPSTERS WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL RESIDENTS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
– 0 EDGAR ROAD- SIDE PARKING LOT TO THE RIGHT OF THE LARGE GAZEBOR
– 201 MAIN STREET EMPTY LOT
NO HARDOUS WASTE ALLOWED!!!!!
-PAINT
-BATTERIES
-GASOLINE
-MOTO OIL
-COOLANT
-ANYTHING WITH FREON:FRIDGE, FREEZER, AC
-TIRES
HOT COALS
PLEASE SEND A SPECIAL THANKS TO CASELLA FOR THE DUMPSTERS
TOWNHALL@TOWNSEND.DELAWARE.GOV
–
3023788082

CLOSED_PUBLIC NOTICE: Townsend Raffle Prize Preferences Survey

Survey Monkey Raffle Flyer - TOWNSEND RAFFLE SURVEY Please search/click the following link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QZXVMJ9 or scan the QR code to complete the Raffle Prize Preferences Survey. Stay tuned for raffle ticket sales. 100 % of the proceeds will go towards supporting the Townsend Veterans & Social Services Committee. QUESTIONS? EMAIL: TOWNHALL@TOWNSEND.DELAWARE.GOV CALL: 302-378-8082

REMINDER – COMMUNITY NOTICE: Townsend Clean-Out Day 06/26/2024

HAPPENING TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2025.

GET INVOLVED: Volunteers Needed – Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival

New Castle County Government is seek volunteers:

We need your help to make the Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival a success! Bring a friend or family member & volunteer for a shift on Sat., June 29 & get into the event for FREE! Sign up today at https://www.volgistics.com/appform/1763370890 #netde #nccde #volunteerde

Join Now!
Volunteers are needed from 10 am to 10 pm to help with set-up, games, activities, parking, vendor check-in, ticket booth greeting, directing guests and more!
sign up with a group, a friend, or on your own at newcastlede.gov/517/volunteer-opportunities

Click the following Facebook link for additional details: https://www.facebook.com/share/hArXsem9EMhm9S63/

COMMUNITY NOTICE: Townsend Clean-Out Day 06/26/2024

REMINDER – PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Requested – Townsend Safe Routes to School

LAST DAY TO SUBMIT COMMENTS TO DELDOT, TODAY, 6/17/2024 –

On May 8th, 2024 a Public Workshop was held at Townsend Town Hall. The purpose of the public workshop was to present preliminary concepts and obtain input from the public on selected improvements.

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is continuing to seek public input on proposed pedestrian facility improvements in Townsend. The effort includes missing sidewalk gap connections, crosswalks, and other enhancements. Specific sections of roadway include Main Street from Edgar Road to Chestnut Lane on the north side; Main Street from Cannery Lane to Chestnut Lane on the south side; and South Street from Main Street to Gray Street.

The link below contains the concept board files:

https://deldot.gov/public.ejs?command=PublicProjectPortalDocument&iDID=2140623&iProjectObjectID=64970

Comments will be accepted through Monday, June 17, 2024, via email to: dotpr@delaware.gov.

Below are photos of the concept board files: