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Town of Canton has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program funding through the North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) as a sub- recipient. Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal actions must be reviewed and evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic, environmental, legal, and safety considerations. Under […]
Governor Cooper has declared a state of emergency in response to Winter Storm Izzy. For more details you can read Executive Order 247 | Declaration of A State of Emergency and Temporary Suspension of Motor Vehicle Regulations.
Due to inclement weather this week garbage pickup will happen Saturday, January 8, 2022.
TOWN OF CANTON Christmas & New Year Holiday Closing Schedule Christmas The Town of Canton will be closed December 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th for the Christmas Holidays. We will reopen on Wednesday, December 29th on regular schedule. Garbage services will run on Fridays during the Christmas Holidays. New Years The Town […]
Recent rain and decreased fire danger have made it possible to lift restrictions on open burning for the most of the state, including Haywood County effective at noon Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Burning restrictions will remain in place for Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Transylvania, and several other counties until further notice.
Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide until further notice. “It is fall wildfire season in North Carolina, and we are seeing wildfire activity increase due to dry conditions,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “With these ongoing conditions, […]
The Town will NOT host a tree lighting ceremony this year as numerous decorations were damaged by the flood. We have put out decorations from years past that have been in storage and repaired. We understand they are not great, but will give the littles some cheer until next year. The Christmas parade will […]
This year’s Christmas parade will be held on December 2nd at 6pm. This year’s route will start at Blackwell Drive and travel down Main Street and loop down Depot back up to Park and ends at Blackwell Drive. The theme this year is (Grit and Grace: Holiday Heroes). This is a night parade so we […]
Update: November 5, 2021 Address Update: After several calls regarding the inability to change an address on bills etc., we reached out to the postal service to determine what the Citizens needed to do. This process will take up to 3 more weeks to complete so that the new addressees are recognized in the system […]
