City of Charleston News

The City of Charleston Public Works Department today announced City refuse collection will be modified the weeks of Thanksgiving (November 25-29), Christmas (December 23-27), and New Year’s (December 30-January 3).

During Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting, Charleston City Council approved “Citizen Appreciation Parking.” This waives hourly parking fees at all metered on-street parking spaces on November 23, November 30, December 7, December 14, December 21, and December 28.

Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin announced the City of Charleston has been awarded $674,501 through the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) for the Elk River Trail Project; thanks Governor Justice and Team for helping Charleston secure the TAP funding.

In conjunction with the City of Charleston Public Works Department’s annual “Salt Parade” which allows the department to test equipment to ensure it is in working order and perform a dry run of routes – Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin invited local students to help name the city’s snowplows.

Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin today joined Callen McJunkin (Jones family), members of the Kanawha Valley Trail Alliance, and local cyclists for a ribbon-cutting celebration at the trailhead of the Herbert and Gloria Jones Woodlands Trails. In addition, the woodlands were recognized as the first Community Forest in Charleston and the second in the state to be inducted into The Old-Growth Forest Network.