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2/7/23 ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE:
Utica St. from US-31 to Schellers Ave. is closed due to a water main break. Expect this section of roadway to be closed most of the day 2/7/23.

10 Sellersburg Water Customers are impacted by this break and have been notified by Town Staff. The Water Team is currently onsite conducting repairs.

Beginning the week of January 30th, Dave O’Mara LLC will begin the long awaited watermain extension project along Ohio Avenue. This project is expected to take approximately 3 weeks. There should be minimal traffic impacts as part of this project.

Scope: A new 8″ watermain will be installed from an existing watermain on Enterprise Drive near McDonald’s, along Ohio Avenue. This watermain will tie into an existing watermain near the corner of Ohio Avenue and Carolina Avenue.

Reason: The Hill N’ Dale neighborhood is currently provided water from a single 6″ watermain that comes under I-65 from W. Utica Street that is fed from the downtown water tank. Because Hill N’ Dale is a dead-end area of the water system, there have been years of discoloration and water pressure complaints.

Why does the water become discolored to start with? Over time, due to the lack of constant flow, there is buildup of mineral deposits inside the pipes. These deposits occur when there is a reduced water demand. Back when Hill N’ Dale was designed, it was done so to be a contained water loop. The expectation was the demand for water would be enough to prevent buildups of mineral deposits. Unfortunately, this design did not work. Compounding the issue is a smaller than normal watermain supply that impacts pressure and the ability to effectively flush fire hydrants.

Outcome of the Project: The new connection at Hill N’ Dale will create a new loop within the water system that connects the Hwy 60 water tank and downtown water tank. This secondary supply will help to positively impact the long-standing issues of times of low pressure and discoloration.

Live Christmas Trees will be picked up following the New Year’s Holidays.

Place them at the curb on regular trash pickup days but be sure to remove all decorations. Also, do not put it in a plastic disposal bag. Doing so will result in a No Pick-Up.

We ask that you place them stump side towards the curb. Please do not place them in the street.

For details related to any items related to trash collection and snow clearing, please visit https://sellersburg.org/departments/streets-sanitization/

Town of Sellersburg Administrative Offices, Billing Office, Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, and Police Administrative Office will be closed the following schedule for the 2022 Holiday Season:

-December 23, 2022 (Christmas Eve Observed)

-December 26, 2022 (Christmas Day Observed)

-January 2, 2022 (New Year’s Day Observed)

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Trash Collection Schedule:

-During this holiday season, all trash collection will happen on your normal collection day.

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Utility Emergency:

-If you experience a Water or Wastewater Utility Emergency during the holidays, please call 812.246.3821 then select option 5.

Late December into January starts the typical snowstorm season here in the Town of Sellersburg. To help understand our process and how you can help during a snow event, please see the included information for details.

Snow Removal

Keeping roads, sidewalks, and parking lots clear of snow is a cooperative effort. Thank you for your help in keeping the Town of Sellersburg safe for all residents. We understand you have a life and have somewhere to be. Our goal is for Town of Sellersburg managed roadways to be cleared and safe for travel faster than all other surrounding communities.

• Crews work around the clock and in multiple shifts as needed depending on the snow event.
• In the event the snow accumulations happen when it is extremely cold, the treatment for melting may not be effective during the overnight hours due to frigid temperatures. UV radiation from sun exposure during the daytime hours will speed the melting process.  If there was an overnight snow event, please take your time in the morning as the roads may have been treated but slick spots may still happen. 

How Does the Town Handle Snow Removal?

The Town begins preparing for snow long before the first flakes hit the ground. When weather conditions are appropriate, crews apply a brine liquid to roadways before forecasted snow/icy conditions. We manufacture our own brine and apply it with our homemade spreading tanks.

As snow fall accumulates, we have the Town broken down into 3 separate assigned areas where teams begin working. Where possible, the teams will clear a single road in one pass using multiple trucks in a staggard pattern. We use a mix of our F-250’s and dump trucks that have been outfitted with plows and salt spreaders. The teams will stage at the start of the snow event and begin clearing once accumulation begins. They will then go nonstop until the storm passes and all roads are clear, treated, and safe.

If you are on the roads during a snow event and see our snowplows coming towards you in a neighborhood, PLEASE give them the right of way.

Snow accumulations at the curb caused by Town plows are unavoidable. Please understand that work crews cannot stop to clear driveways as this occurs.

Once we get roads clear and safe, crews come back around to clear storm drains to assist during the melt process and prevent ponding in roadways.

How Can You Help?

Parking

• On street parking can slow the snow removal process. If you typically park in the street but have somewhere off the street to park when snow is forecast (such as a driveway), you are asked to do so. This will allow crews to better clear the roadways. In addition, parking the additional vehicle in your driveway will make clearing your driveway easier because the snow never reaches your driveway.
• If you have nowhere to park EXCEPT for in the street, please park as close to the curb as possible.
• If snow falls when you are supposed to be putting your trash cans out for collection, DO NOT place your trash cans &/or recycling in the street. Please place trash cans approximately 3ft behind the curb. The Town trash truck has an extendable arm that will be able to reach it.

Driving During a Snow Event

• If at all possible, we ask that you stay off the roadways during a snow event. This will allow us to more quickly clear roadways. In addition, should you have a “slide off” or other accident, response time could be diminished due to the storm.
• If you are driving and see Town vehicles clearing the roadway, please pull over and out of the way to allow them to pass. This will aid in speeding up the clearing process.
• If you do have to drive during or immediately after a snow event, please let someone know where you are going and expected arrive time. Also be sure to take appropriate precaution to have provisions in your vehicle should you become stuck. Depending on the snow event, emergency response time could be diminished due to road conditions.  

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Town offices will be closed 11/24-11/25/22 for Thanksgiving. 

Thursday’s Trash and Yard Waste Route (Covered Bridge neighborhood, Allentown Road area north of Sterling Oaks) will be collected on Wednesday, 11/23/2022.

Friday’s Trash and Yard Waste Route (Creston, Greenwood area, Lakeside Area, and Forrest Estates) will be collected as normal.

If you have a public works emergency, please call 812.246.3821 ext. 5

Trick-or-Treating in the Town of Sellersburg is on October 31st (Halloween) from 6-9pm.

For Halloween Safety Tips visit https://www.safekids.org/tip/halloween-safety-tips

Fall Season Weekly Yard Waste Collection to start the week of October 17th, 2022.

This weekly service will run until approximately the end of November.

The Town provides leaf pickup on a weekly basis, beginning around mid- October. Leaves must be placed in paper bags and placed at the curb. There is no limit to this service, but we encourage mulching or composting leaves, if at all possible. Please note, open burning in the Town of Sellersburg is NOT permitted.

For normal yard waste items: Limbs should be bundled in 4-5 ft. lengths tied securely with baling string or cord. There is a limit of Two (2) bundles per pickup up with a diameter of the branches being no larger than 3 inches. These may be placed at the curb with the cut end toward the street. Other vegetative material can either be placed in two (2) 32-gallon cans, clearly marked YARD WASTE on the side of the cans or biodegradable paper yard waste bags. 

Please do not intentionally blow your fallen leaves into the street. The street sweeper is designed to clean up leaves that have fallen into the roadway as part of normal road debris. While we do street sweeping, it is not intended for your yard waste. The street sweeper is designed to clean up leaves that have fallen into the roadway and normal road debris. Large amounts of leaves clog the vacuum system of the sweeper truck and also clog storm drains that will lead to flooding.

In July of 2022, the Town Council unanimously approved a contract with Traffic Engineering Inc. to investigate holistic solutions to long standing traffic concerns in the Covered Bridge and Hill N’ Dale neighborhoods. Data was collected as part of this study through the month of August. The end goal of this study to provide the Town Council future options for traffic calming solutions and the reasons for these recommendations. The Council will then use these findings to plan for future projects.

As part of this contract, representatives from Traffic Engineering Inc. will be presenting the findings of the study to the Town Council at the Town Council Meeting at 6pm on November 14th. Immediately following the Town Council Meeting (approx. 7pm), there will be a public workshop to have a more open ended round table discussion with the representatives from Traffic Engineers, the Council, and interested residents.

These meetings are open to the public and are hosted at Town Hall located at 316 E. Utica Street. Residents of these neighborhoods are encouraged to participate.

The Town of Sellersburg is looking for some community and team minded people to join the team!

We offer great benefits, paid time off, holidays, overtime available, uniform allowance, and a sense of service by improving the Town and its utilities.

We are looking to fill 1 position in 3 different departments: Water Utility Team Member, Wastewater Utility Team Member, and Streets/Sanitation Department Team Member.

Once applications come in, the Department Heads will review and make recommendations on who they think will fit best on their team based on the applicant’s relevant experience/employment history Vs. each department’s need(s). The Department Heads will then work with the Town Manager to host interviews within each department.

If interested, simply complete the application then drop it off to Town Hall or email a completed version to info@sellersburg.org

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Job Descriptions:

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Application for Employment:

Click here: Town of Sellersburg Employment Application