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Home My WebLink About12-2010 Newsletter Christmas Tree Pickup South Bend incentives spur Mayor Luecke’s Clean City initiative offers McCormick expansion recycling for all natural Christmas trees at McCormick and Co. Inc., a world leader in the spice, flavoring and season- Organic Resources. All trees ing industry, has begun construction of a 50,000-square-foot addition to its are recycled into high quality airport-area manufacturing facility to expand distribution efforts. mulch, which is provided, Company officials chose South Bend over alternatives in other states, in part free, to South Bend residents. because of support from the City for a tax phase-in on construction of the Drop-off - Dec. 27—Jan. new $5.9 million facility. 21, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., “It’s a great statement of confidence in the South Bend location,” says seven days a week. Signs Mayor Stephen J. Luecke. “The City of South Bend is pleased to support the will be posted to direct efforts of local manufacturers, like McCormick and Co., to expand opera- residents to designated tions and add new employees to its workforce.” drop-off points at: Rum Village Park - Ewing Ave. at Housing Development Corporation Gertrude St. Pinhook Park - 2800 block of REWARD Program Riverside Dr. REWARD is a training program designed to help Veterans’ Memorial Park - first time home buyers, especially those with credit Twyckenham at Northside Blvd. problems or without a saved down payment, com- Please Note: Drop off is for Christmas plete the purchasing process. trees ONLY - no trash, please! Receive one-on-one financial counseling to address any credit issues Call-in pickup: Dec. 27 — Jan. 7 that have been an obstacle to home ownership. Street Dept.— 235-9244 Attend a 5 hour class on budgeting and responsible credit, Automatic pickup: Jan. 10, beginning on developing a savings plan, types of mortgages, choosing a property, the northeast side and moving clockwise shopping for insurance, and important documents of the home buying around the city, through Jan. 21. process. Please follow these guidelines for safe and Clients who complete the program will receive a down efficient tree pickup: payment and a closing cost grant of up to $1,000. All trees should be placed curbside by 6:00 To apply, call 574-235-9475. Application fee is $20 for one AM. applicant or $25 for a couple. Do not place trees in the street or in alleys. Successful applicants must be first time home buyers, meet family size Please remove all lights, ornaments, and income restrictions, cannot be currently going through a bankruptcy, and metal, including tree stands or nails, before if they had a bankruptcy, the discharge must be at least two years old, discarding Christmas trees. and they plan to purchase an existing home within the city limits, and Artificial trees and trees containing any have not signed a purchase agreement. metal, glass, or wire, will NOT be collected. êÎÈÉÕûØÏÙíÜËÒÊÜÏÙëØÚËØÜÉÔÎÏ In the event of snow, plowing will take ùØÍÜËÉÐØÏÉ precedence. For further information on Christmas tree äÎÈÉÕôÏÊÉËÈÚÉÔÎÏÜÑúÑÜÊÊØÊ pickup, please call the Street Dept. at 235-9244. Õ»»° §±«® µ·¼ ¿½¬·ª» ¬¸· ©·²¬»® ©·¬¸ ¿ º«² ¿²¼ ·²¬®«½¬·±²¿´ ½±«®» ¬¸®±«¹¸ ¬¸» Í±«¬¸ Þ»²¼ Ð¿®µ ¿²¼ Î»½®»¿¬·±² Ü»°¿®¬³»²¬ò Ý´¿» ·²½´«¼»æ öËØØÏéÔÍÊ×ÎËæÔÏÉØË Ü¿²½» Ó¿®¬·¿´ ¿®¬ Ü®¿³¿ ¿²¼ ×³°®±ª Þ¿µ»¬¾¿´´ . Set your thermostat at 68° and turn it down when you leave the Í±½½»® Ì«³¾´·²¹ house. Better yet, invest in a programmable thermostat. É·¹¹´» ¿²¼ Ù·¹¹´» Ý®¿º¬ 2. Check your doors and windows to make sure they are sealed Ú·¬ ¬± Ð´¿§ Ø±±° Ü¿²½» correctly. Ð®»ÌÛÒÜ Ð®»½¸±±´ 3. Use non-toxic de-icers on your driveways and other areas. Î»¹·¬®¿¬·±² · Ö¿²«¿®§ í®¼ ¬¸®±«¹¸ ïì¬¸ 4. Remember to recycle your Christmas tree. 5. Keep your fireplace’s damper closed when you’re not using it. Ê··¬ ©©©ò¾°¿®µò±®¹ ±® ½¿´´ øëéì÷ îççóìéêë º±® ·²º±®ó 6. Run your ceiling-fan counter-clockwise to re-circulate the warm ³¿¬·±² air at the top of the room. 7. Let your dishes air-dry and run your washing Machine on cold SI USTED NO ENTIENDE INGLÉS Y NECESITA AYUDA (you can do these year-round!) PARA TRADUCIR ESTE DOCUMENTO, O SI TIENE ALGUNA PREGUNTA, POR FAVOR LLAME AL çÔÊÔÉîÈËæØÛÊÔÉØÜÉÆÆÆêÎÈÉÕûØÏÙôïÖÎÇ TELÉFONO (574) 235-5858 X 1000.