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INDEPENDENCE DAY CITY SERVICES SCHEDULE

The City of Thomasville offices will be closed Tuesday, July 4, 2017 in observance of Independence Day. Because of the holiday observance, some City services will be affected. City services’ schedules are as follows: Energy Control Center Regular 24-hour operational schedule City of Thomasville Residential Refuse Tuesday residential customers will be picked up Wednesday, July 5. Normal pick-up schedules will resume Thursday, July 6. Thomas County Residential Refuse Thomas...

IMPROVEMENTS ANNOUNCED FOR CHEROKEE LAKE PARK

The City of Thomasville has announced an improvement plan for Cherokee Lake Park that will eventually connect the Community Trail with one of Thomasville’s most popular public green spaces. While the park was not initially included in the 2017 park improvement initiative, repairs needed to the spillway dam have given City of Thomasville engineers an opportunity to address other concerns around the lake. “The dam has developed some holes, and there is seepage occurring from the...

EAGLE SCOUT CANDIDATE PARTNERS WITH COUNTRY OAKS GOLF COURSE

Sam Barrett’s love of golf fueled his idea for his recent Eagle Scout project. After a few emails and meetings with Country Oaks Golf Course, Barrett developed a solid idea. “I love golf,” said Barrett, a tenth grader at Brookwood School. “I knew I wanted to work on a project to help grow the game, and working with Country Oaks was the perfect opportunity for me to share a way for people to learn more about the sport.” In order to become an Eagle Scout, a Boy Scout develops...

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSING - NORTH STEVENS STREET

Beginning Wednesday, June 21, 2017, North Stevens Street between West Jackson Street and West Jefferson Street will be closed to thru traffic. The closure is so that a new water service line can be installed. During this period, local traffic (i.e. delivery trucks, employees, etc.) will be accommodated to the maximum extent possible. Thru traffic will be detoured at West Jackson and West Jefferson Streets. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of the week. (click picture...

QUALITY CONTINUES FOR THE CITY OF THOMASVILLE'S WATER TREATMENT PLANT

The City of Thomasville’s Water Treatment Plant provides award-winning quality water to Thomasville. For the past five years, water treatment staff members have earned the Gold Award from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) for meeting 100 percent of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Requirements. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the EPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. Over...

CITY OF THOMASVILLE MOBILE APP NOW AVAILABLE FOR ANDROID DEVICES

Customers now have two ways to download the City of Thomasville’s mobile app, created to help customers stay connected to utility account information. “The android version of our mobile app launched this spring,” noted Melissa Donaldson, City of Thomasville Applications Product Manager. “It can be downloaded from the Google Play Store by doing a search for ‘City of Thomasville Utilities.’” The android version is in addition to the iOS version that launched last year,...

WORK ON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONTINUES

Work continues on Thomasville: Blueprint 2028, the City of Thomasville’s comprehensive plan and engagement process, based on feedback received from a series of open houses in early May. Four open house sessions were held in various locations to accommodate and appeal to a large part of the community. Sessions were held at the City of Thomasville Council Chambers, First Missionary Baptist Church, Thomasville Community Resource Center, and Douglass School. A consulting team of experts...

THOMASVILLE FIREFIGHTERS ACHIEVE PROFICIENCY AND PROFESSIONALISM WITH REALISTIC TRAINING

Realistic training beyond a classroom is a necessity to ensure firefighter safety and readiness. Almost every firefighter has heard the following: “Train as if your life depends on it, because it does.” “Firefighters can only learn so much sitting in a classroom or by reading in textbooks and journals,” said Thomasville Fire Rescue Chief of Training Craig Dukes. “Video instruction about search and rescue, forcing entry into buildings, ventilating smoke from structures, breaching...

MEMORIAL DAY CITY SERVICES SCHEDULE

The City of Thomasville offices will be closed Monday, May 29, 2017 in observance of Memorial Day. Because of the holiday observance, some City services will be affected. City schedules are as follows: Energy Control Center Regular 24-hour operational schedule Residential Refuse Monday residential customers will have pick-up Tuesday, May 30. Tuesday residential customers will have pick-up Wednesday, May 31. Regular schedule will resume Thursday, June 1. Thomas...

TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURE FOR EAST JACKSON STREET

Beginning Monday, May 15, 2017, the City of Thomasville Utilities’ Natural Gas Department will close the inside eastbound lane on East Jackson Street between Hadley Drive and Cottage Lane to perform testing of the natural gas lines in this location. This lane closure will remain in effect until the work is complete. While every effort will be made to expedite testing and reopen the lanes, the expected duration of this closure is unknown at this time. This work will be conducted so...

MASTER PLAN UNVEILED FOR WESTON PARK

After three days and countless hours of planning and visioning, a new master plan was unveiled on the final evening of a recent park improvement process for one of Thomasville’s most beloved parks. Francis Weston Park, located in the heart of the Dewey City neighborhood, was the focus of community leaders, City staff and outside design consultants April 23-25, 2017. During the three-day event, community leaders came together to develop a master plan that addressed concerns and included the...

PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEMBER RECEIVES CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP

A member of the Thomasville Planning & Zoning Commission has been named recipient of the 2017 Richard McLaughlin Scholarship to attend the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) Conference. Rev. Jeremy Rich, Commission member since 2016, will attend this premier conference, regarded as one of the preeminent planning, urban design and economic development conferences in the country in Seattle, Washington, May 3-6, 2017. “I’m delighted to be selected as a McLaughlin Scholarship recipient...