City Hall News: Week of October 26, 2025

Elkins, WV, October 26, 2025: Happy Halloween! Residential Halloween trick-or-treating hours will be on Friday, October 31, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Being that Halloween occurs on a Friday night this year, we urge all drivers – and parents – to be extra cautious.

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. Anyone can 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 asks residents to sign up for emergency text alerts. Residents with mobile phones can receive important alerts including weather warnings 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.

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

For November:

• Monday: Monday, November 3
• Tuesday: November 11
• Wednesday: November 19
• Thursday weekly trash: November 28
• Friday weekly trash: November 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/.

Operations Department Updates

Street sweeping ended on Thursday, October 2. Leaf collection started on Monday, October 13. Residents are not required to move their vehicles once a week until spring 2026. Please do your part to ensure leaves do not damage Elkins’ sewer system. More information is here: https://cityofelkinswv.com/leaf-collection

Alternative Transportation Options

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.

City Hall Business

The next Elkins City Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 13, at 7:00 p.m. The agenda will be posted early next week. Last week’s City Hall News stating the next council meeting was scheduled for late October was an error; we apologize for the mistake.

The following committee will meet this week:

Special Personnel Committee Meeting, Monday, October 27, 1:00 p.m., at the Phil Gainer Community Center. Items on the agenda include discussing the reappointment of the City Treasurer; a proposed compensation plan; a compensation package for an operations department employee; and planning for the HR department’s transition.

All City Hall meetings are open to the public and are held 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 and in-city fire fee bills were due October 20. The 2025 3rd Quarter B&Os are due October 31.

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

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