General FAQs
Click here for more information on burn permits.
Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.:
Call 423-744-2789 – If no answer, please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.
After-hours or Weekends :
Call 423-744-2763 or 423-744-2765. **Please note, when on a call, we are unable to answer these two numbers.
To obtain a burn permit for McMinn County, please call 423-263-7181.
Click here to pay a city citation online.
Yes, click here to find your parcel and pay online.
Click here to see current bid opportunities.
Click here for more information on public records requests.
Brush Pickup is for residential customers only. The City of Athens will not collect brush from commercial properties, rental properties, or contractors hired to trim trees.
Brush is now picked up on a bi-weekly route schedule.
This service is free of charge up to a brush trailer-size load.
If the brush is trailer-size or larger, an automatic charge will be applied per load. A brush trailer load is measured as twenty-seven (27) cubic yards or 20 ft. x 8 ft. x 4.5 ft.
If you have any questions, please contact (423) 744-2745 or email Public Works.
If your City of Athens garbage tote was not emptied on your regular pick-up day, please call our Sanitation Department at 423-744-2749. Please note that the City of Athens has until the end of the pick-up day to empty your City of Athens garbage tote. Please wait until the following day to call and report the missed pick-up. Reports made more than 48 hours after the miss may not be processed until your next pick-up day.
Notice
• The City of Athens will ONLY pick up garbage totes labeled with the City of Athens seal.
• The City of Athens garbage totes have serial numbers and are assigned to the address of the residence and not to a person. DO NOT remove the garbage tote from the assigned address. Please note that City of Athens garbage totes are City property.
• If a City of Athens garbage tote is not at your new residence, please call our Sanitation Department to have one delivered.
• If a garbage tote or lid is damaged during the collection process, please call our Sanitation Department for it to be repaired or replaced.
• You are automatically billed by Athens Utility Board on your monthly bill for sanitation services.
• If you need an additional garbage tote, please call our Sanitation Department for more information and pricing.
MooFest – First Saturday in June.
Sounds of Summer – Every other Saturday from MooFest to Pumpkintown.
Pumpkintown – Second Saturday in October:
Click here to learn more about Friendly City Festivals
The Athens City Council holds regular monthly meetings at 6:00 p.m., Local Standard Time, on the third Tuesday of each month at the city hall.
Click here to learn more about facility rentals.
Public Works crews begin leaf collection in late October or early November. Click here for more information.
Stray and owner-surrendered animals are accepted by appointment only. Appointments are available Monday through Friday from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The Animal Shelter is closed for surrenders on Saturdays, Sundays, and all City-observed holidays.
Animal adoptions are by appointment. Please visit the
McMinn Regional Humane Society to complete an adoption application.
Call (423) 744-2747 for more information about the Animal Shelter.
