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The Beautification Committee and Parks Advisory Board also sponsors an “Adopt A Spot” program. All residents are invited
to adopt a spot or park in the City. They are asked to keep it clean, plant flowers, etc. If you would like more information, call
City Hall at (817) 232-4640.

There are churches of most denominations located in the community. Several of the churches have “Mothers Day Out”
programs. The churches joined together and established the Community Link Mission. The Mission provides food for those in
need. Community Link Mission is located at 300 S. Belmont Street (817-847-4554).

Saginaw is served by the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District, recognized throughout Texas as one of the
outstanding school systems in the State. The District was established in 1958. For more information about the school district,
check out their web site at www.emsisd.com or call 817-232-0880.

The Northwest Campus of Tarrant County College also serves the educational needs of Saginaw. The beautiful college
campus is located only one mile west of Saginaw on Interstate Loop 820. In addition, Fort Worth is the home of Texas
Christian University and Texas Wesleyan College. Nearby Denton is the home of the University of North Texas and Texas
Woman's University. Arlington, also located in Tarrant County, is the home of the University of Texas at Arlington.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas Morning News provide daily newspaper service to the City.

The Saginaw Branch of the U. S. Post Office is located at 101 S. Belmont Street. There is also a box for outgoing mail
located in the 500 block of South Saginaw Blvd.

Garbage & Recycling Information

Garbage & Recycling Franchise: Progressive Waste Solutions provides all garbage and recycling pick up
services for the City of Saginaw. For more information, please visit their web site at www.progressivewaste.com.

• Residential garbage is picked up on Mondays and Thursdays between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Progressive Waste Systems (IESI) picks up all residential customers on those two days each week.

• Recycling is picked up once each week. Pick up date is according to address. The schedule is the same
(7 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Contact City Hall at 817-232-4640 for the date for your particular address.

Garbage and Brush: Each residential customer shall place garbage or brush at the curb in disposable containers or
permanent containers by 7:00am. Vines and thorny bushes are to be placed in disposable containers. Garbage or brush
which cannot be placed in disposable or permanent containers shall be in lengths not to exceed four (4) feet with a weight
not to exceed fifty (50) pounds, tie same in bundles, and stack such brush or trash at curbside. All fence panels must be
cut in half so not to exceed 4' x 6'.

Bulky items including stoves, furniture, water heaters, etc., when placed on the curb, will be picked up on normal collection
days. When Progressive Waste Systems picks up the regular garbage they will radio their office to send another truck to
pick-up bulky items.

Garbage and bulky items will be picked up according schedule. Garbage should not be placed at the curb any sooner than
12 hours prior to the pick up date. Garbage and brush won’t be picked up if it weighs more than 50 pounds. If your
garbage is not picked up please call Progressive Waste Systems at (817) 222-2221.

Brush will not be included in the weekly “Take-All” service unless it is in a container or tied in bundles not exceeding four feet in
length. Progressive Waste Systems provides curbside pickup of brush twice a year; once in the spring and again in the fall.
Trucks will go down each street one time only, reporting to the City each street as it is completed. Call City Hall for more
information.

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