City Hall News: Week of November 16, 2025

ELKINS, W.Va. — November 14, 2025 — As winter made its first appearance earlier this week, the City of Elkins is urging 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. 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 both have their garbage 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.

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

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:

For November, bulk pickups are scheduled as follows:

• 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 Transport Options

Country Roads Transit (CRT) 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 CRT’s dedicated staff 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 and 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 coming week on Monday, November 17:

• Sanitary Board: 10:00 a.m., at the Phil Gainer Community Center. The agenda includes a compensation plan for Wastewater Department employees and infrastructure improvements in the Georgetown Road area and Trickett Lane.
• Municipal Properties: 11:00 a.m., also at the Phil Gainer Community Center. Items on the agenda start with a proposal to install more stop signs downtown and plan for a municipal-owned property on Harrison Avenue.
• Joint meeting of Personnel and Finance Committees: 1:00 p.m., at the Phil Gainer. The agenda includes a presentation on the general fund, discussion of a compensation and classification plan, proposed changes to the personnel manual, and a budget revision funding compensation adjustment for the City Treasurer upon reappointment.

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/.

City Hall Renovations

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/.

First due fire fees were mailed out November 14 and are due December 4. Elkins utility and in-city fire fee bills 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.