CONTACT: Susan Harding, Acting Public Information Officer, 301-600-1385

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 26, 2006

NO TRASH OR YARD WASTE COLLECTION ON JULY 4, 2006

Frederick, Md. --- Please be advised that the City of Frederick will not provide trash collection services on Tuesday, July 4, 2006. This applies to customers that normally set out their trash on Monday evening for Tuesday morning collection. Please do not set your trash out on Monday, July 3, 2006. Customers are requested to hold their trash until the next regularly scheduled trash collection day which will be Friday, July 7, 2006.

Also, please be advised that this change in waste collection services also addresses curbside yard waste collection for residents that normally set their yard waste out on Monday evenings for the first Tuesday of the month collection. Please do not set your yard waste out on Monday, July 3, 2006. Please hold your yard waste until the next regularly scheduled yard waste collection day which will be Tuesday, July 18, 2006.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause and thank you for your cooperation.