Town of Funkstown

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025, THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL OCCUR TO TRASH COLLECTION SERVICE.

J&J will deliver all initial containers free of charge. They will remain J&J’s property and will be collected if the town switches providers.

• Each unit provided with one (1) 95-gallon J&J toter
• Smaller 65-gallon toters are available by request if the can is too large for some residents
• All trash must be inside the provided container/toter style containers. No trash on the ground or in non-toter style cans will be collected.
• Residents may use their own toter style cans for extra trash that doesn’t fit inside the provided container OR rent a 2^nd J&J toter for $5/month – To be set up individually by the resident. ($20 delivery fee)
• We are not responsible for damage that occurs to personal cans
• We are responsible for replacing wheels and lids that potentially become damaged on the J&J container at no cost.
• If a resident looses or destroys a can with negligence, there is a replacement and delivery fee to bring a new one out. ($75 to be paid by the resident or town – TBD)
• All provided J&J cans have a serial number, and will be assigned to each unit in the town for tracking purposes.
• Trash collection days will remain the same
• Residents can continue to place their provided container out where they normally do for collection.
• An automated arm truck will collect trash from the town under this collection process. The truck only has 1 crew-member (Driver)
• This process allows us to be more efficient and increase safety for our team members.

WEDNESDAY TRASH COLLECTION PICKUP

The only thing that will change is the holiday schedule for the trash collection.  It will revert back to the standard slide day if a holiday falls on or before the Wednesday trash collection due to how the routes are aligned with the automated arm trucks. 

YARD WASTE SERVICE  

• Yard Waste must be in brown recycled bags or empty trash cans. It cannot be mixed with household waste. 

WEDNESDAY YARD WASTE COLLECTION PICKUP

Yard Waste Collection will be picked up on Wednesday even if Trash Collection is delayed due to a holiday. 

On Friday, April 25, 2025 Paving will occur at the intersection of Poplar Street and High Street to Edgewood Drive.  Also, at the end of Wye Oak Drive.  Signage has been placed on the streets.  Please be prepared for construction traffic.

Also Please do not access the Town Hall from the rear parking lot due to a downed tree.  Use Baltimore Street parking to access the front door entrance.

Friday, April 4, 2025 Paving will be occurring at the intersection of Poplar Street and High Street to Edgewood Drive.  Also, at the end of Wye Oak Drive.  Signage has been placed on the streets.  Please be prepared for construction traffic.

Trash pick up will be Thursday of this week and next week due to Christmas and New Years.

As most of you know that park has some running/walking trails through the wooded areas. It is illegal to use motorized vehicles on these trails. Anyone caught on these trails will ban from the park and legal action will be taken. Please treat the park with respect so that it will be safe for everyone.

We just want to take a moment to thank Boy, troop, 23 and girl troop 123 from Funkstown for helping out with repairs in the park. The girls painted the wagon red on the playground and painted all the windows that were replaced in the barn that were broken out by vandals. The boys worked on replacing the broken pains of glass in the barn and replacing some of them with plywood covering. It was a long day work. Special thanks go out to town councilman Terry Feiser and his brother Evan for making some structural repairs to the barn due to rot.

Just a reminder that as of the first week of July on July 2nd yard waste and trash will be picked up on Wednesdays so please put them both out Tuesday night for Wednesday pickup. Thank you!

Here is the third amendment for the sanitary sewer bid.

Here is the second amendment for the sanitary sewer bid.