Lake Park Hotlinks
(Updated 8-20-09 by Pete Alvin - 6119@awebabove.com or 804-4786 for updates/suggestions)
Phone Numbers & Emergency Info
Emergency: 911
Union County Non-Emergency Police, Fire, or Medical: 704-289-1591
Lake Park Pool: 882-2446
Deputy Ryan Tomberline & Deputy Richard Haywood email address: officer !at! lakeparknc !dot! gov
Website Links
Lake Park Home Business Quick Summaries
Support our neighbors
- Avon: Shop your favorite Avon products - Leigh Anne Whitlock Avon Independent Sales Representative: 907-3274
- Handy-Dandy Lawn Care: 651-3255 (Two Lake Park teenagers who cut grass, maintain landscaping, and do other outside chores)
Annual Family Events
August 22, 10-4, 3rd annual Hummingbird Festival
Celebrate hummingbirds and learn about them. Games, music, face-painting, education workshops, and more. free. Come join the fun at Reedy Creek Nature Center (2900 Rocky River Rd.). Well have games, music, story telling, face painting, educational workshops, and more. You might even see a hummingbird or twelve.
2900 Rocky River Road, Charlotte, NC 28215, Phone: 704-598-8857
October 10, 10-6, Lake Park Fall Festival
Classic Car Show * Health Fair * Childrens Games & Attractions * Shopping at our fantastic vendors * Music * Dancing * Freebies * Baked Goods * Festival Food * Pumpkin Painting * Entertainment from local talents * Right Turn Clyde Concert on the Green immediately following festival
Info for New Residents
- Driver License - 3122 W. Independence Boulevard - 704-283-4264. You have 60 days after establishing residency in North Carolina to obtain a driver’s license. If applicants have a valid license from another state, they must pass a written test, vision test and sign recognition test. Drivers must be 15 to be eligible for a learner’s permit, after completing driver’s education. To obtain their licenses drivers must be 16 years old, have had their learner’s permit for one year and have a driver eligibility certificate from their school that says they are passing their classes. The fee to obtain a license is $20 to $50 depending on the type of license, and can be paid in cash or check if you have a North Carolina bank.
- License Plates - 6058 East Independence Boulevard: 704-535-2525. Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. All vehicles in North Carolina must be inspected annually by a certified inspection station. If your vehicle is less than 13 years old, an emissions inspection is required.
A-to-Z Recycle Guide - Reduce - Reuse
Recycle Bins ONLY:
- Plastic bottles only when marked on the bottom with /1\PETE or /2\HDPE.
- Glass Containers.
- Metal & aluminum cans
- Newspapers (always on top of other recycle items)
Bagged Items Outside of Carts:
Clear bags ONLY. Action Garbage MUST be able to identify at at glance whether items inside are household garbage OR yard debris.
What to do with what you have:
Aluminum Cans - Action Garbage recycle bin
Automobile Oil - Take to landfill
Automobile Tires - Take to landfill
Books - Library or Salvation Army/Good Will
Cardboard (Boxes) - Action Garbage recycle bin (only virgin corrugated cardboard and must be cut to fit inside recycle bin; no tape or wax)
Cardboard (Cereal/Product Boxes) - Regular Garbage
Cell Phones - Best Buy
Ceramic (Cups/Plates) - Regular Garbage
Coat Hangers - Garbage
Crystal - Regular Garbage
Computers - Best Buy
Glass (Bottles/Jars) - Action Garbage recycle bin (no lids/caps; labels okay)
Grocery Bags (Plastic) - Accepted by some grocery stores
Light Bulbs - Regular Garbage
Magazines - Action Garbage recycle bin
Mirrors - Regular Garbage
Newspapers & Inserts - Action Garbage recycle bin or place inside brown paper grocery bag
Paint - Hickory Grove Recycling Center (8007 Pence Road) or Foxhole Recycling Center (17131 Lancaster Highway)
Plastic /1\ PETE Plastic - Action Garbage recycle bin
Plastic /2\ HDPE Plastic - Action Garbage recycle bin
Plastic /3\ V Plastic - Regular Garbage
Plastic /4\ LDPE Plastic - Regular Garbage
Plastic /5\ PP Plastic - Regular Garbage
Plastic /6\ PS Plastic - Regular Garbage
Plastic /7\ Other Plastic - Regular Garbage
Steel Cans - Action Garbage recycle bin
Window Panes - Regular Garbage
Wrapping Paper - Garbage
Yard Waste - Garbage
Zebras - Return to local zoo ;)
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References:
Donate Stuff: Love From Jesus / Joy McGuire 704-635-0229
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