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
