City Hall News: Week of June 7, 2026

ELKINS, W.Va. — June 6, 2026 — Elkins City Hall urges residents and business owners to sign up for emergency text alerts. Anyone with a mobile phone can receive important alerts including weather warnings, street closures, and water outages. Subscribers to these text alerts also receive reminders about changes to Elkins’ municipal services due to holidays.

Free Address Decals

City Hall continues to offer residents and business owners free reflective address numbers. Please don’t let darkness or extreme weather make your home or business difficult to find when first responders arrive on the scene in an emergency.

Getting free decals for your home or business is easy:

• Visit the Finance Dept. at the WV Wood Tech Center (at 10 11th St., Suite 3).
• Provide your Elkins address.
• Receive your free reflective numbers.

A clearly visible address saves critical time and lives: Please pick up yours today!

The Finance Department’s hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Reminder about Disposing Yard Waste and Glass

The City of Elkins reminds residents about the rules at our yard waste and glass drop-off site. Currently, the drop-off site only accepts two types of materials: glass and yard waste. Boxes, household trash, plastic ties, twine and other waste items are strictly prohibited by the companies with which Elkins has contracts.

More info is here: https://cityofelkinswv.gov/community/recycling/

Request When Mowing Your Lawns

While they may seem harmless, grass clippings on pavement will reduce tire traction, particularly during morning dew or after rainfall. For motorcycles and bicycles, even a thin layer of clippings can increase stopping distance, create a dangerously slick surface, and cause a wheel to slide. We ask all residents to treat clippings like any other street debris—something to be removed, not ignored.

Elkins’ wastewater system faces risks as well. When grass clippings wash into storm drains, they can add excess organic material that must be filtered or treated—adding strain to this system. While the City of Elkins conducts regular street sweeping, this cannot remove 100% of material from every curb line. Resident cooperation helps to make a difference to keep our infrastructure safely running.

Sanitation Department Updates

As of press time, garbage collection will run on a normal schedule for the month of June. Please visit Elkins City Hall’s Facebook page for any updates.

Utility customers’ bulk pick-up days are on a normal schedule for the month of June. For reminders on when utility customers’ bulk pickups are scheduled this month, please visit this page: https://cityofelkinswv.com/bulk-pickup/.

City Hall Business

City Hall’s offices will be closed Friday, June 19, in observance of West Virginia Day. Trash collection will run on a normal schedule.

Elkins City Council is scheduled to hold its next meeting on Thursday, June 11, 7:00 p.m., at the Phil Gainer Community Center.

The following committees are scheduled to meet next week at the Phil Gainer Community Center unless noted otherwise:

• Municipal Properties: Monday, June 8, 11:00 a.m. Items on the agenda include Ellis Avenue right-of-way improvements and the naming and re-addressing of North Lincoln Avenue.
• Finance: Monday, June 8, 1:00 p.m. The committee will discuss revisions to the FY 2026 budget and the financing of City Hall renovations.
• Water Board, Monday, June 8, 4:00 p.m. Among the topics of discussion are the potential acquisition of the Whitmer Water System.
• Historic Landmarks Commission: Tuesday, June 9, 4:00 p.m. (Darden House) Agenda TBD.
• Firefighters Pension Board: Thursday, June 11, 10:30 a.m. (at EFD) Agenda TBD.
• Planning Commission: Thursday, June 11, 4:00 p.m. (WV Wood Tech Center) Agenda TBD.

Stay informed of all upcoming meetings and their agendas by visiting https://cityofelkinswv.com/agenda-center/. Residents and business owners may also set up email alerts to remind them about upcoming meetings.

City Hall Renovations

The City Hall building at 401 Davis Avenue has been closed for renovations 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 employee workspaces.

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

For all departments’ contact information: https://cityofelkinswv.com/directory/.

Finance Department Update

Utility shut-offs scheduled for June 4 have been postponed to June 9. Utility and in-city fire fees bills are due June 18. FY2027 (July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027) business license renewals have been mailed out and are due by June 30.

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

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