City Hall News: Week of November 9, 2025

ELKINS, W.Va. — November 9, 2025 — City Hall continues to ask residents to sign up for emergency text alerts. Residents with mobile phones can receive important alerts including weather warnings, street closures, and water outages. They will also receive reminders about changes to city services due to holidays. Please sign up at https://cityofelkinswv.com/alerts/.

Sanitation Department Updates

During Thanksgiving week, customers who have their regularly scheduled garbage pickup on Monday will have it collected on Sunday morning, Nov. 23, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Customers who have their regularly scheduled garbage pickup on Wednesday and Thursday will have it collected Wednesday morning, Nov. 26. More information is here: https://cityofelkinswv.gov/alert/city-hall-closed-thanksgiving/.

No garbage or bulk pickup is scheduled on Thursday, Nov. 27, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

The City’s Sanitation Department announces that for Nov. 2025, the free monthly bulk item pickup (one large item, such as an appliance, TV, or mattress) schedule is as follows:

Remember, residents’ bulk pickup schedule depends on the day of the week your regular garbage is picked up.

For November, bulk pickups are scheduled as follows:

• Tuesday garbage: Bulk pickup is scheduled for Nov. 11
• Wednesday garbage: Bulk pickup is scheduled for Nov. 19
• Thursday garbage: Bulk pickup is scheduled for Nov. 28
• Friday garbage: Bulk pickup is scheduled for Nov. 28

*Note: Bulk pickup regularly scheduled for Thursday and Friday pickups in November both will occur on Friday, November 28 because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

This free service is for ONE ITEM only, such as an appliance, TV, mattress, or piece of furniture.

To schedule and pay for a Special Trash Pickup, such as a truck bed- or dumpster-sized load, please call 304.636.1414, ext. 1437.

For information on Elkins’ bulk item pickup and monthly schedule: https://cityofelkinswv.com/bulk-pickup/.

Alternative Transportation Option

Country Roads Transit will offer fare free rides on its route and loop services for the Elkins and Buckhannon communities until the federal benefits of West Virginians are restored. More information is on the Randolph County Senior Centers Facebook page.

The City of Elkins reminds residents that Country Roads Transit runs two routes throughout Elkins Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Please read https://cityofelkinswv.com/CRT/ for more information; you may also call 304-636-6472 or 1-877-636-6472.

Website Update

The City of Elkins has upgraded its digital infrastructure with its transition to a .gov domain. Our new online address is now https://cityofelkinswv.gov. Everyone may still  email City of Elkins employees and access our website using the .com domain (suffix). The change to a .gov domain provides a more secure environment for the City’s conducting of business with its residents and vendors. Learn more about this change at https://cityofelkinswv.gov/elkins-dot-gov/.

City Hall Business

City Hall will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 27 & 28, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The next Elkins City Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 20, at 7:00 p.m. The agenda should be posted early next week.

The following committees meet this week:

• Water Board Meeting: Monday, November 10, 4:00 p.m., 401 Davis Avenue (Wood Tech Center)
• Planning Commission: Thursday, November 13, 4:00 p.m. 401 Davis Avenue (Wood Tech Center)

The following committees meet next week on Monday, November 17:

• Sanitary Board: 10:00 a.m., at the Phil Gainer Community Center.
• Municipal Properties: 11:00 a.m., also at the Phil Gainer Community Center.

All City Hall meetings are open to the public and are scheduled at the Phil Gainer Community Center, 142 Robert E. Lee Avenue Extension, in Elkins, unless noted otherwise.

Keep informed of all upcoming meetings by visiting https://cityofelkinswv.com/agenda-center/. Residents may also set up email alerts to remind them about upcoming meetings.

All upcoming City Council and Committee meetings, along with their agendas and locations, can be viewed here: https://elkinswv.portal.civicclerk.com/.

The City Hall building at 401 Davis Avenue has been closed for renovation since September 2024. Contractors are now working on a $4.1 million project to repair and prevent future damage from flooding; install modern HVAC systems; improve safety, accessibility, and security; and update and modernize workspaces.

For updates on City Hall construction and renovations: https://cityofelkinswv.com/renovations/.

For departmental contact information: https://cityofelkinswv.com/directory/.

Utility & in-city fire fee bills were mailed out on October 31 and are due November 20.

To pay bills online: https://cityofelkinswv.com/online-payments/.

To pay bills in-person: 10 Eleventh St., Suite 3, Elkins, West Virginia, 26241.

Save These Dates!

The City of Elkins and our community partners are asking you to add these “save the dates” to your calendars:

• Blue Christmas Celebration: Saturday, November 29, 5:30 p.m. in front of Elkins City Hall.
• “Jingle All the Way” Christmas Parade, Friday, December 5, at 6:00 p.m. downtown, followed by the official Christmas Tree lighting at Elkins Town Square.