DUE TO THE NEW YEAR'S DAY HOLIDAY, TRASH 
                                                                        COLLECTION FOR THE SOUTH WARD WILL 
                                                                         BE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2009.

                                                                         The Hamburg Borough Council has rescheduled
                                                                        Property/Safety Committee meeting to December 29,
                                                                        2008 at 5:30 p.m. 

                                                                        CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION WILL BE ON
                                                                        SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2009.  PLEASE PLACE
                                                                        TREES OUT FOR PICK UP ON JANUARY 9, 2009.

HAMBURG IS LOCATED AT THE FOOT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, ALONG THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER, JUST SOUTH OF SCHUYLKILL COUNTY.  HAMBURG HAS A 2000 CENSUS POPULATION OF 4,114.