ABOUT AVONDALE’S GOING GREEN/GREEN FRIDAY PILOT PROGRAMExtended City Hall Hours to Serve our Residents Beginning on June 2, the City of Avondale will extend its official works hours to include early morning and evening times. Residents can conduct business at City Hall any time between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. These additional hours will allow residents to maximize their time with more flexible hours to visit City Hall. The City of Avondale prides itself on offering residents progressive services and is proud to be the first city in the metro area to implement this exciting plan.
City Hall will be closed on Fridays. However, many city services will continue to be offered on Fridays, including curbside recycling pickup, code enforcement, graffiti abatement, as well as senior and social service programs at Avondale’s community centers. The Avondale City Court will provide service Monday through Friday, and the city’s two libraries will remain open six days a week. Essential police and fire services will continue to be offered seven days a week, as will calls for emergency services such as water line breaks. Customers will also be able to take advantage of on-line services such as paying their utility bill. On-line registration for recreation classes will also be offered later this summer.
Avondale hotline phone numbers will continue to be monitored every day. If you have an emergency such as a broken water line, streetlight outage, see traffic signs down or notice graffiti, your call to the appropriate hotline will be monitored and the city will respond according to the nature of the emergency. Below are some important hotline phone numbers:
| Broken Water line |
623-333-4400 |
| Citizen Liaison |
623-333-1601 |
| Dead Animals |
623-333-4700
623-333-7001 (after hours) |
| Graffiti |
623-333-2702 |
| Non-emergency Police |
623-333-7001 |
| Speeding |
623-333-7013 |
| Streetlight Outage |
623-333-4201 |
| Traffic Signs |
623-333-4201 |
| Waste of Water |
623-333-4422 |
Avondale is Focused on the EnvironmentMaricopa County mandates that all cities develop a Trip Reduction Program to reduce traffic impacts on air pollution and emissions in our communities. With Green Fridays, Avondale employees will be driving to and from work one day less each week, avoiding rush hour traffic and doing their part to decrease current levels of congestion and pollution. By closing City Hall on Friday, Avondale is meeting its commitment to reduce the number of employee vehicle trips to City Hall which means cleaner air for all of us.
In addition to the environmental benefits, the City anticipates saving on utility costs like electricity, heating/cooling, water usage and janitorial services by closing City Hall one day per week.
View the
news release announcing the Green Friday Pilot Program.
