The City of Noblesville is preparing for the forecasted winter storm and reminds residents of services available, as well as precautions to take to prepare.
Plans are being made and altered as the city learns more about this storm. Noblesville officials, along with its police, fire and street departments, are coordinating efforts with Hamilton County Emergency Management and other local partners to make sure citizens’ needs are met.
The Noblesville Street Department will work around the clock to clear roadways. Main roads will receive attention first to ensure first responders can travel throughout the city in case of emergency.
“The city’s priority is to provide services to residents that keep our community safe during and after this forecasted weather event,” Mayor Chris Jensen said. “I encourage residents to heed the travel watches and only go out if they must, respect our public servants who are out working in tough conditions and thank everyone for taking care of one another as a community.”
What you can do
As temperatures fall, residents can take proactive steps to minimize impact.
Precautions include opening cabinets beneath kitchen and bathroom sinks to allow warmer air to circulate around pipes. Be sure to remove any toxic substances located in these cabinets if there are children or pets living in the residence.
Drip one cold water faucet slowly if you feel your pipes may still freeze. The faucet you choose should be the one that is the greatest distance from your main shutoff valve. If you do drip your faucet, capture the water for future use.
Follow the City of Noblesville on social media to stay up to date on city-wide services and weather updates. Follow on Facebook at facebook.com/CityofNoblesville and Twitter at twitter.com/NoblesvilleIN.
Ice Plaza
The Holidays at the Hills Ice Plaza will be closed today, Friday and Saturday due to the extreme cold and weather. The ice skating rink also will be closed Sunday for Christmas. The Parks Department plans to reopen on Monday, Dec. 26 with the extended hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Power outages
With the forecasted weather, there may be power outages across our community. If you lose power, call Duke Energy to report the outage at 800-343-3525 or text ‘OUT’ to 57801. Check the outage map and sign up for text or email alerts at Duke-Energy.com/Outages/Alerts.
Trash pickup
Republic Services has informed the City of Noblesville that the winter weather forecasted for Friday and Saturday, Dec. 23 and 24, make routes unsafe to operate. This will impact those Noblesville residents who have trash and recycling collected on Fridays.
Please note that the upcoming weather will not impact routes for today, Thursday, Dec. 22.
Republic Services said its plan is to pick up Friday’s routes on Monday, Dec. 26. All residents should put their bins out next week (Dec. 26 to 30) on their normal day; however, due to the added routes on Monday, trash collection may not occur that day and will be picked up the following day.
For questions or concerns regarding trash or recycling collection, contact Republic Services’ Noblesville-specific call center at (317) 567-6400.
Emergency Management
Hamilton County EMA also reminds residents that Indiana 211 (in211.communityos.org) is a free service that connects Hoosiers with help and answers from thousands of health and human service agencies and resources right in their local communities. The website will include warming centers, shelters and other cold weather resources available if residents need them. The City of Noblesville in partnership with Hamilton County EMA will monitor the weather situation and open warming center(s) if needed.