If you have questions regarding your water/sewer bill, please contact the Finance Department at the Town Office at 410-479-2050
4 N. Second St.
Denton, MD 21629
410-479-2050 - Phone
410-479-3534 – Fax
Lobby Hours: Monday – Friday - 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Drive-Thru : Monday – Friday - 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
If you have any property maintenance or permit issues please contact The Town Of Denton Zoning Office at 410-479-3625.
Pickups for such items as furniture or appliances need to be scheduled with The Denton Town Office. Please visit the office to purchase a ticket for $5.00 per item. They will give you the pickup date at that time. You must also contact the office to schedule a pickup date and time for yard and brush waste. There is no fee for this service. Town Office number is 410-479-2050.
IF FOR SOME REASON YOUR HOUSEHOLD TRASH WAS MISSED ON A SCHEDULED PICKUP DAY, CONTACT THE TOWN OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER FOR SOMEONE TO COLLECT IT PROMPTLY.
Items that WILL be picked up for free:
- Brush/tree limbs with all cut ends pointing to the curb.
**Piles of brush/tree limbs may not larger than 4' wide, 3' tall and 12' long.
**No Brush resulting from work done by a private contractor shall be picked up.
- Clean stumps up to 4 inches (remove excess dirt)
- Grass clippings or weeds (Yard waste) - must be bagged, remove excess dirt, No Animal Waste (please use standard size leaf bags, total weight not to exceed 50 lbs.)
- Leaves bagged (all year) Please use standard size leaf bags, total weight not to exceed 50 lbs.)
- Loose leaves—vacuum service offered seasonal-Oct. 15th thru Dec.15th.
Call the Town Office for specific dates. No trash, sticks, or limbs, leaves only! - Cardboard - flatten & bundled
- Newspaper - bundled
- Paint cans-no wet paint. All cans must be completely dried up and lids removed before they will be picked up
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Fall Loose Leaf Collection
Autumn is here and the leaves are beginning to fall. The Denton Public Works Department is scheduling their annual loose-leaf vacuuming removal service to occur October 18 through December 13, 2019. Leaves must be bagged for pickup the remaining months of the year.
Loose leaf vacuuming will occur on Friday and/or Monday, pending workload, and excluding holidays. It will be necessary to call in your loose-leaf vacuum pickup request by 12 NOON on Thursday to guarantee pickup by Monday.
Bagged leaf collection will still take place on Wednesday and must be called in to the Town Office by
Citizens are encouraged to call the Town Office at 410-479-2050 to request pickup. If calling after hours please leave the request on the Town Office answering machine, ext. 1.
Please follow these guidelines for leaf removal:
● Leaves should be raked to the curbside or alley.
● DO NOT rake leaves into the street.
● DO NOT rake leaves onto the sidewalk.
● Make sure all sticks and limbs are removed from the pile of leaves.
● Make sure there are no other objects or debris mixed with the leaves (like bottles, cans, flowerpots, gloves, ashes, pet waste or other trash).
● Piles of leaves with sticks, limbs, or other debris will not be picked up.
● Phone in your pickup request to the Town Office at 410-479-2050 by Thursday to guarantee pickup by Monday.
● All pickups will be done by request/appointment only.
● Loose leaf pickups will occur from Oct. 28 through Dec. 13, on Mondays and Fridays only, except for holidays.
Loose leaf collection days: October 18, 21, 25, 28
November 1, 4, 8, 15, 18, 22, 25
December 2, 6, 9, 13
REMINDERS
Storm Water control is a big issue all over the state of Maryland. The Town of Denton is becoming a big part of it with the storm water discharging in the Choptank river.
Per Denton Town Code Chapter 76, Section 4, Unlawful activities Paragraph B - No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, drainage swale, street or other pubic place within the Town the accumulation of litter from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front of their premises free of litter. Paragraph C - It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to throw, dump, or deposit any trash, junk, or other refuse on any highway, or to perform any act which constitutes a violation of the State of Maryland's Vehicle Laws or Town of Denton laws relative to putting trash, glass and other prohibited substances on highways. The Violation for this can be up to $1000.00 fine for each infraction or imprisonment for no more than 30 days.
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TOWN OF DENTON TRASH ORDINANCE
Town Of Denton Resident,
As we have started with the new Waste Contractor, the Town is trying to eliminate the chronic problems with the household trash collections. Code Enforcement Officers will be increasing enforcement at first with written notices, then issuing fines as necessary to address the problem.
As a reminder, per Town Code:
- Refuse containers must be water tighdt, made of metal or plastic, with handles and tight fitting covers. (waste wheelers preferred)
- Max (4) cans per residence, with a total of up to 128 gallon capacity.
- Special free collection is available for newspapers, bundled, or bagged, & broken down, flattened bundled cardboard boxes.
- Approved bulk items will be collected Wednesdays with the purchase of a pick up ticket. You MUST call the Town Office at 410-479-2050 to arrange for pickup of free and approved bulk items ($5 fee per item)
NO CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, LOOSE BAGS, OR LOOSE TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP
Eastern Shore Environmental, LLC will be offering bi-weekly recycling collection, including container, to Town residents for a separate fee of $8.00 per month. They can also offer waste wheelers at a discounted price. Please contact them directly at 410-829-1717
NOTE: Taking water from a fire hydrant unauthorized is considered theft. Please help us protect your water system, if you see someone connecting to a fire hydrant (other than a fire truck) please contact Denton Police Department at 410-479-1414 or Denton Public Works at 410-479-5446. Please feel free to take cell phone pictures if need be.
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