Only biodegradable bags will be collected. No other bags will be accepted.

Additional bags are available at City Hall, 28 West Friend Street, in the cabinet located outside the city hall front doors from 8am – 430pm, Monday – Friday (while supplies last).

For areas of the city with an abundance of leaves, crews will pickup leaves curbside through December – weather permitting. There is no specific schedule for curbside pickup. 

If you have any questions regarding leaf bags or curbside leaf collection please contact City Hall at 330-482-2173 option 6.

A note from the Wastewater Department.

Don’t be fooled, not all items are flushable!

The Wastewater Department is being negatively impacted by non-flushables being flushed down the toilet.  Please do NOT flush wipes of ANY kind down the toilet.  The only flushable item is toilet paper.  Please dispose of wipes, paper towels, tissues, napkins and the like in the trash.

Many products these days are marketed as flushable.  From disposable toilet bowl cleaners to wipes that clean your “bum”. We want you to know that these items can’t be flushed.  Some of these items claim they dissolve enough to make it down your toilet but, they re-form once they enter the sewer and can cause sewer back up and damage pumping equipment.

Here is a list of the items that do not dissolve in the sewer and can cause sewer backups in your home or neighborhood.

DO NOT FLUSH LIST.

• diapers
• paper towels
• facial tissue
• cotton swabs
• baby wipes
• adult wipes
• medicated hygiene wipes
• hair
• gum wrappers
• candy wrappers
• facial pads
• dental floss
• floss picks
• cigarettes
• cotton balls
• scoops of kitty litter
• women’s hygiene products
• all purpose cleaning wipes
• disposable toilet wand pads
• adhesive bandages
• condoms
• makeup remover wipes
• shower body wipes
• Any cloth items: T-shirts, Briefs, wash cloths, towels.
• Mops, mop heads.
• Plastics. (Shopping bags or hard plastic items.)
• Oil and Grease.

The City of Columbiana, the City of Salem, and Elevate Building Solutions are hosting a contractor meet and greet on Thursday, November 14^th from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

The event will be held at the Columbiana Arts Theater (The CAT) located at 5 N. Main Street, Columbiana, OH 44408.

The event is open to all contractors and sub-contractors and donuts and coffee will be provided.

Attending contractors will receive a 1 hour continuing education credit for Chapter 1 Code Requirements.

RSVP is encouraged, but not required. Please RSVP to Elevate by calling 330-537-1536.

UPDATE: August 29, 2024 BOIL ORDER HAS BEEN LIFTED.

UPDATE:

Water has been restored. Please see below for boil order information.

Lisbon Street will remain closed overnight – open to local traffic only.

A planned water shut off will begin on August 27, 2024 between 7-8 AM for work being performed on Lisbon Street. Water is expected to be restored by Noon the same day.

Those residents who will be AFFECTED will receive yellow and red door hangers today, August 26, 2024. 

There will be a BOIL ORDER in effect for ONLY those residents who are affected and who receive a door hanger. Results are normally received back from the lab within 24-48 hours. Green door hangers will be hung again once the boil order is no longer in effect and will be updated here as well.

The affected areas will be:

• Lisbon Street from the Y intersection to the underpass.
• All of S. Cross Street
• All of S. Pearl Street
• Southwest Street from Lisbon to Union Street
• Union Street to Lisbon Street

Again, if you do not receive a door hanger  you will not be affected.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact City Hall at 330.482.2173 option 6.

Thank you for your patience while our crews complete this scheduled work.

Schedule a free pickup of a working refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier, or window A/C unit by September 30 and get $75 for each unit recycled.

Or 

Bring your unit to the drop-off event on August 24, 2024 from 9am – 12 noon at the Metz Rd Ball Fields located at 490 Metz Road, Columbiana and get $25 more per unit for a total of $100 for responsibly recycling!

Visit www.efficiencysmart.org/ColumbianaPromo  or call 877-889-3777 for more information

Crews will begin work on Lisbon Street from the City limits to West Park Avenue on Monday, August 12, 2024 at 7am.

The roadway will be reduced to one lane traffic during work hours, flaggers will be directing traffic. The roadway will be opened each evening until the next morning when they resume working.

Expect delays when traveling this roadway during crew work hours.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact City Hall at 330.482.2173 option 6.

Norfolk Southern will be closing the Creek Rd. railroad crossing on Monday, August 5, 2024 and is scheduled to be re-opened on Thursday, August 8, 2024.

If you have any concerns please contact City Hall at 330.482.2173 option 6.

We are asking that all Residents help to reduce City operating costs by taking their items for town clean to the Metz Road Baseball Field parking lot area where there will be a designated area for item drop- off on August 5th – 9th,  2024.

The drop-off site is located behind the Metz Road Baseball Field parking lot area and will be available Monday-Friday from 7:30 am until 3:00pm with an extended time on Thursday from 7:30 am – 7:00pm.

Please take Photo ID and a recent Utility bill when going to the drop-off location, this will ensure that only City residents will be participating in town clean-up.

For those residents that cannot take their items to the drop-off location, we ask that you place the items to the curb by the morning of August 5th, as crews will only be going past your residence one time.  The curbside clean-up is in STRICTLY enforced zones.

If you fail to have your items to the curb by your designated day, you must take the  items to the drop-off location to be disposed of BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT BE PICKED UP CURB SIDE IF YOU MISS YOUR DAY. (see zone map chart below)

The Zones can be seen in the Map below and are as follows:

• Zone 1:  Monday, August 5th
• Zone 2: Tuesday, August 6th
• Zone 3: Wednesday, August 7th
• Zone 4:  Thursday, August 8th.  

There is a 3 large item limit per household. Tires will be accepted but CANNOT be on rims. (LIMIT OF 8 per household)

The city crews will NOT accept the following; Electronics (e.g. TV’s, computer monitors or towers) wet paint, car batteries and any appliances with Freon (e.g.: refrigerators, air conditioners and de-humidifiers).

Please contact the Solid Waste District at 330-596-5000 or visit their website at CCH Solid Waste District for ELECTRONICS and HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE collection days or drop-off locations.

ZONE MAP 2024

City of Columbiana Requests Electric Customers to Voluntarily Reduce Energy Consumption throughout the rest of the week due to the high temperatures.

As temperatures are expected to reach well into the 90’s in the eastern United States, in the next few days, Columbiana electric customers are being asked to conserve power.  “Community Energy Savings Days” is a response program for when demand for electricity is expected to be high.

Columbiana customers were asked to voluntarily lower electricity usage during the peak period from  3:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Monday, June 17, 2024 and Tuesday, June 18, 2024 and are now being asked to extend this until Friday, June 21, 2024 from 2pm-6pm each day. 

Mr. Lance Willard, City Manager for Columbiana, said, “There’s plenty of power available and our grid is in good shape, but if we can conserve during these peak hours, the City can save on transmission and capacity costs next year. Lowering the peak demand will help control electricity rates. We started the Energy Savings Days Program in 2019 and our customers have done a great job doing their part.”

Customers can take simple conservation steps such as: shutting off lights when not needed; unplugging small appliances and electric chargers (especially those with small lights); raising the air conditioner thermostat a degree or two; closing curtains, drapes and blinds; doing laundry and other household chores requiring electricity during hours other than 3:00   PM through 6:00 PM; and turning off televisions, computers, and other electronic devices when not being used.

Mr. Lance Willard has further stated, “As a municipal electric system, owned by its citizens and customers, it is contingent upon those same citizens and customers to keep the electric rates for themselves and all other customers of City of Columbiana as low as possible. Our citizens and customers have the opportunity to make a difference in their system and their rates by conserving energy during these periods. As forecasts dictate throughout the summer, we will most likely be asking our citizens and customers to participate again, as we have had as many as 10 opportunities in past summers to participate.”

RCAP crews  will  continue this week working on our lead service line inventory.

They will be knocking on doors requesting permission to inspect the home owners service lines for lead.

We appreciate your cooperation.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact City Hall at 330.482.2173 option 6.