Glenwood Council Renames Street for MLK, Chooses New Garbage Collection Company

Charles Lee, president of the NAACP in Wheeler County, and a delegation of about 15 representing the organization, appeared before the Glenwood City Council at its regular session on March 4 to request that a city street be named for the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Glenwood Mayor G.M. Joiner said the Council voted unanimously to rename W. 7th Avenue in honor of King. The fourblock- long street connects Georgia Highway 19 and Fifth Street in Glenwood.

“I have already ordered the new street signs and they will be placed soon,” Joiner said.

In other business, the Council opted to go with a new company for garbage disposal as its contract with Republic Services of Vidalia ends. Joiner said the Council decided to enter a new contract with Ryland Environmental of Dublin, which offered to collect garbage at City businesses and residences at a monthly rate of $15 per can, with an additional charge of $10 for the second can. Ryland’s proposal was for 36 months with no increases. Republic had offered a monthly rate of $15.98 per can for a period 10 months with potential rate increases due to the consumer price index. The City of Glenwood has its own sewage spray field and does not require sludge removal.

The new garbage collection contract commences April 1, with weekly pick up scheduled for Thursdays.

Additionally, the Council opted to remove two containers situated inside the city limits that were being utilized by the public for refuse disposal. “The sites were being abused,” Joiner said, of the cleanup required at the containers, but the decision was also influenced by the fact that Wheeler County has activated fenced and monitored convenience stations throughout the county that accept household garbage, as well as metal and other bulk items. Recently, the County opened its sixth station north of Glenwood at Landsburg.