Holiday Lighting Contest Winners Announced

Thank you to all the participants in this year's holiday lighting contest. We appreciate all your hard work putting up your lights and displays, as well as your enthusiasm. This year's winners are:

Street:

First Place - Heritage Circle
Second Place – Southgate Drive
Third Place – Harvest Bend

Large Lot:

First Place – 5414 Heritage Circle
Second Place – 5317 Heritage Circle
Third Place – 5514 Pinnacle Oak Drive

Small Lot:

First Place – 4406 Westcreek Lane
Second Place – 6328 Creekbluff Lane
Third Place – 6212 Hillside Lane

Grand Prize:

2809 Granite Ave.

Congratulations to all the winners and participants in this year's contest!

City Facilities Closed for Holidays

The City of Sachse's facilities are closed for Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25 in observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The Michael J. Felix Community Center and the Sachse Public Library reopen on Tuesday, December 29. Merry Christmas!

See Sachse's Christmas Light Spectacular

Enjoy the first ever Christmas Light Spectacular at the Sachse Municipal Complex. Drive through the Complex and marvel at the sparkling lights until Friday, January 1, 2021. Click the image below for a preview of the event!

The light show runs through the month of December and is active from 6-9:30 each night. Please remain in your vehicles as you drive through and refrain from parking to take pictures. This is a drive through event only. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Sachse!

Click HERE for a preview!

Dispose of Holiday Cooking Oil a Better Way

Liquid oil that gets tossed in trash carts attracts insects and rodents. When the trash gets crushed in the trucks, liquids leak out onto the ground. It doesn’t look good; and, it’s not great for the environment.

It's easy to protect your pipes from damage and protect the environment. Even a little oil down the drain can cause big problems for your pipes! Simply pour grease into a container once it has cooled. Let it solidify, then cover it and place it in the trash. (Tip: Kitty litter poured into cooled oil helps it solidify faster and better!)

Used cooking oil, fats and grease are considered household hazardous waste and can be safely disposed of at X-treme Green events. Please remember to be very careful handling hot oil.

Plan Ahead, Mark Your Calendar

After the presents are unwrapped and the decorations are stored, you'll want to say bye bye to your boughs of holly. Drop off organic trees at the Christmas Tree Dropoff on Saturday, December 26 through Tuesday, January 12.

If you are unable to drop off your tree or choose not to, then set it out to be picked up as bulk trash. Remember the new set out ordinance takes effect January 2021 and bulk collections can be set out up to 48 hours prior to your collection day. If at the curb, the tree can cannot exceed 5’ in length. For example, if someone has a 10’ tree, then it needs to be cut into two sections in order to be picked up.

Trash Collection Change for New Year's Day

Don't forget to mark your calendar. Trash collection slides over one day to accommodate the New Year's Day holiday, so Friday collections occur on Saturday. Happy New Year, Sachse!

Bulk & Brush Ordinance Amended; Set Out Times Change January 2021

Have you heard the news? Beginning next month, bulk trash needs to be placed out no earlier than 48 hours prior to your scheduled collection day. What about brush? It goes out on the Saturday prior to your collection day.

Not sure about your collection day? Check the interactive map on our bulk trash webpage: www.cityofsachse.com/bulktrash. You'll find information about what is considered bulk trash and the items included in brush.

Confused? Have questions? We're here to help.

Team Up to Fight Hunger

Team Up to Fight Hunger is a collaboration of Sachse, Wylie, Murphy and area community partners to provide food to people and families in need while supporting local restaurants.

Families receive vouchers after completing a screening process with participating area food banks. Families can then take the vouchers to participating local restaurants, who have curated special menus for the families to choose from when ordering their meals. Each voucher is valued at $40 and provides a meal for a family of four. Families can go online at www.TeamUptoFightHunger.com/vouchers for the latest update about participating restaurants in the area and to check what each restaurant is serving for its customized meal.

City Hall Closed to Public

City Hall is temporarily closed to the public. This protects residents and staff from further spread of the COVID-19 virus. All City services are still available, but residents and customers should call ahead to make an appointment for in-person services. Please complete transactions online whenever possible.

The Michael J. Felix Community Center and the Sachse Public Library remain open, but are closely monitored for social distancing, wearing masks and limiting the number of people in the facilities. Thank you for your flexibility as we continue to serve Sachse residents.

Sachse's Chart For COVID-19 Info

Sachse maintains a list of active/recovered patients on its COVID-19 webpage. The chart includes the number of active cases, where the cases are located by county, the gender of the patients, status of the patients
(e.g., hospitalized, self-quarantined) and the number of recovered cases.

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