Contact:     
The Public Works Department
Environmental Quality Division
402-444-5238

The Public Works Department, Environmental Quality Division, announces that the City’s solid waste collection contractor, Deffenbaugh Disposal Inc., will observe the Memorial Day Holiday on Monday, May 28th, 2012.

There will be no garbage, recyclable or yard waste materials collection on Monday, May 28th.  During that week, May 28th through June 2nd, all collection services will be delayed by one day due to the Memorial Day Holiday.

Normal Monday materials should be set out for collection on Tuesday, Tuesday materials on Wednesday, and Wednesday materials set out on Thursday.  Normal
Thursday collections will be on Friday and Friday’s collections will be on Saturday, June 2nd, 2012.  Please remember to set out materials for collection by no later than 6:00am on your collection day for this week.

Collections will return to the regular Monday through Friday schedule the week of June 4th through June 8th, 2012.

Omaha citizens may direct questions to the Environmental Quality Division information line at 402-444-5238.  An answering service can assist during evenings, weekends and holidays through the same number.  Citizens may sign up for e-mail notification of impending solid waste collection holidays or service delays related to weather by going to join.http://www.wasteline.org.

The Mayor’s Neighborhood Grants Program is now underway! Mayor Jim Suttle has made $80,000 available for Neighborhood Grants in two categories:

• Neighborhood Green Improvement projects
• Neighborhood Crime Prevention projects

Neighborhood associations need to complete each of the following application documents listed below. A grant application is incomplete if it does not include all four documents. Only neighborhood associations registered with the City of Omaha are eligible to receive grant funding.

• Cover Page
• Project Narrative
• Financial Information
• Neighborhood Directory Application

When accessing these documents, please “Save As” the documents onto your computer in order to edit and save them.

• 2012 Mayor’s Neighborhood Grant Program Fact Sheet
• 2012 Mayor's Neighborhood Grant Program Timeline

All applications are due by 4 p.m. Monday, March 26th, 2012. As Mayor Suttle stresses the value of going green, all neighborhood associations are encouraged to submit applications by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Hand delivered or mailed applications will still be accepted but must be in to the Mayor’s Office by 4 p.m. March 26th. The Mayor’s Office is located at 1819 Farnam Street, Suite 300, Omaha, NE 68183. If you have any questions, please contact Tom McCauley at 444-7918 or Alec Gorynski at 444-5211.