Long-time Forest Acres employee, Carol Griffith, passed away on September 24, 2019. 

Carol served for 23 years as records clerk for the Forest Acres Police Department and will be remembered as a faithful co-worker and public servant.  

The 2019 D.A.R.E. Kick-off will be held on Oct. 3, 2019, from 4:00pm - 8:00pm at the Forest Park Shopping Center.

The Forest Acres Police Department, along with other law enforcement agencies and several local vendors, will be on hand for this FREE family event.

See flyer for more information

Our Public Works/Sanitation department currently has several job openings.  Please see our employment page for more information and an employment application.

The City of Forest Acres administrative offices will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 2nd. 

Our sanitation workers will also be enjoying a well deserved day off on Monday.

The Garbage and Recycling schedule for the week of Labor Day will be as follows:

• Monday routes will be run on Tuesday, Sept 3rd.
• Tuesday routes will be run on Wednesday, Sept 4th.
• Thursday routes will be run as usual.
• Friday routes will be run as usual.

Yard debris will be picked up throughout the week as the workload and schedule permit. Please call City Hall at 782-9475 if you have any questions.

Forest Acres City Council meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:15 PM in the Council Chambers at 5205 N. Trenholm Rd.

Please note, however, that the August meeting has been rescheduled from Tuesday, August 13th to the 3rd Tuesday (Aug. 20) at 5:15 PM in Council Chambers.   

Due to several illnesses our sanitation department is going to be operating short handed today (July 8, 2019). We will focus on picking up the residential garbage first and then we will begin picking up recycling. If your recycling is not picked up today, please leave it out and our crews should be able to get to it tomorrow (July 9, 2019).

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

The City of Forest Acres administrative offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day on Thursday, July 4th. 

Our sanitation workers will also be enjoying a well deserved day off on Thursday.

The Garbage and Recycling schedule for the week of July 4th will be as follows:

• Monday routes will be run as usual.
• Tuesday routes will be run as usual.
• Thursday routes will be run on Wednesday, July 3rd.
• Friday routes will be run as usual.

Yard debris will be picked up throughout the week as the workload and schedule permit. Please call City Hall at 782-9475 if you have any questions.

The City of Forest Acres administrative offices will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 27th. 

Our sanitation workers will also be enjoying a well deserved day off on Monday.

The Garbage and Recycling schedule for next week will be as follows:

• Monday routes will be run on Tuesday.
• Tuesday routes will be run on Wednesday.
• Thursday routes will be run as usual.
• Friday routes will be run as usual.

Please note that the new Recycling Roll Cart program (the use of the roll carts and the new schedule) will not begin until June 3, so you may continue to use your old recycling bins the week of Memorial Day.

Yard debris will be picked up throughout the week as the workload and schedule permit. Please call City Hall at 782-9475 if you have any questions.

The results are in and the City will have two new Councilmen. Thomas Andrews (550 votes) and John Barnes (538 votes) won yesterday’s election. Congratulations gentlemen.

In accordance with City ordinance they will be sworn in to their new office at the council meeting in July.

The Municipal Election Commission of the City of Forest Acres will conduct a non-partisan general election on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 for the election of the Mayor and two at-large members of the City Council for four year terms commencing July 1, 2019 and ending on June 30, 2023.

Polls will be open from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM.  The results of the election shall be determined according to the plurality method.   

The precincts and polling places for this election are as follows: 

•     Cooper and East Forest precincts shall vote at Brockman School, 2245 Montclair Dive;
•     Keenan and North Forest precincts shall vote at Trenholm Park, 3900 Covenant Road;       
•     Gregg Park and South Forest Acres precincts shall vote at Crayton Middle School, 5000 Clemson Avenue;
•     Arcadia, Oakwood, Trenholm, and Satchelford precincts shall vote at Satchelford Elementary School, 5901 Satchelford Road; and
•     Midway precinct, no registered voters