Sanitation

Garbage is collected twice a week.  Newspaper and co-mingled material for recycling are picked up weekly. To obtain a copy of the Town's recycling guidelines click here, or call 670-3100. Trash is picked up Town wide, each Wednesday. Organic yard waste and bagged leaves will be picked up on the last day of your normally scheduled garbage collection, either Thursday or Friday, following the regularly scheduled garbage collection.  Trash and yard waste pickup is suspended during weeks which contain a town holiday.  Please call 670-3200 to schedule an appointment for the pick-up of any metal items, appliances or electronics.

Recycling

Click here to download the 2010 recycle guide

Click here to download the 2010 Recycle Calendar

Click here to download the Town/Village of Harrison's Recycling Guidelines

Parks

The Parks and Playgrounds Division maintains Town parks and playgrounds. They prepare the pools for the Memorial Day weekend opening and maintain the pools according to Health Department standards. Grass is cut and flowers are planted in all park areas. All baseball fields are also maintained by this division. Improvements are continually made to the parks and could include new playground equipment, the construction of shelters, or new parking spaces.

Highway

A Highway garage is located on Gleason Place in downtown Harrison where vehicles, equipment and tools used by the Highway Division are stored.  The division is responsible for the paving, maintenance and repair of all town roads; the care and maintenance of sidewalks, sewer lines and storm drains. Snow removal and leaf pick-up, as well as the care and removal of town trees are also the responsibility of the Highway Division. Town owned parking lots are maintained by this division, which involves resurfacing, sweeping and snow plowing as needed.

Street Lighting

The Street Lighting Division maintains street lighting on all roadways, parking areas and parks in the Town of Harrison.

Equipment Maintenance

The Equipment Maintenance Division plays a key role in all divisions. It maintains and services all trucks cars and equipment from highway, parks, police, sanitation and G.T.B departments.