Happenings in the Forest - 5/10/24

Warm weather is finally here! Here is what the Town has been up to this week:

Town Hall

• The Friends of Biltmore Forest will be meeting May, 13 at 9:30am
• Food Truck Friday is kicking off for the summer with Allie's Sweet Treats on May, 17 from 6:00pm-8:00pm
  • This particular Food Truck Friday is going to be a bit different. It will be held at the Town Hall complex due to park renovations.
•  The Town is hosting a blood drive with The Blood Connection on May, 22 from 2:00pm-7:00pm
  • All residents and nonresidents (friends, family, coworkers, etc.) to participate
  • Please sign up for a donation time here, or you can click the link here as well: https://donate.thebloodconnection.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/246028(opens in a new tab)
  • Walk-ins are welcome, but there might be a wait depending on how many others signed up for that time slot. 

Public Works

• Collected garbage and recycling
• Provided utility locates
• Conducted tree assessments
• Collected daily water chlorine tests
• Conducted bacteriological and THM water tests
• Serviced dog waste stations
• Brookside Park trail building project continues
• Mowed and string trimmed Town Hall complex, Brookside Park, and Hemlock pond area
• Address storm drain concerns on Vanderbilt Road
• Repair bus stop roof at Hilltop and Stuyvesant
• Replaced a residential water meter
• Blew roadways
• Remove debris from roadway following storms
• Stingtrim