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

Richland County is holding a recycle day this Saturday May 11 from 8am-4pm! If you have any of these items and have been meaning to get rid of them, please take advantage of this great opportunity!

For Residential Customers Only.

For more information, please call 576-2446.

Forest Acres City Council is excited to announce a major upgrade to the City’s Recycling Program. Starting May 16, 2019, residents will begin receiving new recycling roll carts and the City will begin servicing the new carts on June 3, 2019. Information on the schedule for pick up will be provided on every cart. The 95-gallon roll carts will be very similar to the carts currently used for household garbage but will be uniquely marked for recycling. Replacing the older 18-gallon bins has been a goal of City Council for the past 3 years, but the cost of ordering 5,000 roll carts at one time has limited the City’s progress. Thanks to the work of Representative Kirkman Finley, Representative Beth Bernstein, and Senator Mia McLeod, the City was able to secure grant funding through the state to make this project possible.

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2019 General Election

City of Forest Acres, South Carolina

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.

The City of Forest Acres administrative offices will be closed in observance of Good Friday on Friday, April 19th. 

Our sanitation workers will also be enjoying a day off on Friday.

The Garbage and Recycling schedule for next week 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, April 17th.
• Friday routes will be run on Thursday, April 18th.

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.