Local Information
Welcome
Marie's Vineyard residents and homeowners. Here we have included
a variety of local area information, along with phone numbers
and links, to assist you in living in our wonderful community.
General
Information
Marie's
Vineyard is located within Thurston County in Olympia, Washington.
We are in the desirable Olympia School District and close to the
cities of Lacey and Tumwater.
Olympia
School District
Thurston
County Home Page
City
of Olympia Official Website
Lacey
Online
City
of Tumwater
Washington
State Government
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Marie's
Vineyard is located in the Olympia Fire
District and Olympia Police District.
EMERGENCY:
911
POISON
Control:
1-800-222-1222
FIRE
Non-Emergency:
(360) 753-8348
POLICE
Non-Emergency:
(360) 753-8300
Thurston
County Area Non-Emergency:
(360) 704-2740
Where
to Get Local Information During a Major Emergency
KGY (1240-AM/96.9-FM) is the local emergency broadcast
station for information and instructions. The City of Olympia
will post informational updates on the City’s
website and its 24-hour recorded message center, CityLine,
if the City’s phones and computers are working.
City
Line Emergency Updates
(360) 753-4444 ext- 4011
Pacific
Northwest Earthquake Center
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Garbage
& Recycle Information
Marie's
Vineyard's garbage, recycle, and organics collection is provided
by the City
of Olympia Public Works. The automated trucks operate on an
"every-other-week" pickup schedule.
Pick
Up Days
Marie's Vineyard Garbage and Recycling alternates on Wednesdays
and Organics pickup is on Mondays. Please remember
to have your cart set out by 6:00 AM on collection days. (Note:
Collection takes place as usual on holidays.)
Cart
Placement
Here are some tips from Public Works about cart placement:
Park It, near the curb or at the road edge.
Point It, with the handle facing the house.
Give It Space, of at least an arm's length (3 feet) of
clearance on all sides.
Extra
Calendar Stickers
To request extra garbage and recycling or yard waste stickers
for your calendar, please call
(360) 753-8362.
Not
Sure Which Cart to Put Out?
Call (360) 753-4444, message #8490
Recyclable
Reminders:
- Do
not place recyclables in any type bag (paper or plastic);
shredded paper is the exception as it should be put into a
paper bag to prevent it from causing litter.
- Plastic
dairy tubs, yogurt cups, jugs, jars, and bottles are recyclable;
other plastics, such as frozen food trays, drink cups, microwave
and deli trays, plastic packaging and plastic bags are not.
Reminder
for Marie's Vineyard Residents:
To help keep our neighborhood a pleasant place to live and
our property values high, Marie's Vineyard CC&R's
states that all carts should be kept out of view except for
a maximum of 24 hours on pickup days.
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Postal
Information
Marie's
Vineyard Neighborhood mail comes from the Main Olympia Office.
Main
Olympia USPS Office:
900 Jefferson St. SE
Olympia, WA
(360) 357-2289
or (800) 275-8777
Regular
Business Hours:
Week Days 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Latest
Collection at Post Office:
Week Days 7:00 PM
Saturday 5:30 PM
Note
for Marie's Vineyard Residents:
Some of our mailboxes do not have an outbox in them. You may use
your inbox for outgoing mail by placing your mail in the very
back of your box with the stamp facing up.
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Street
Lights
Area
street lights are owned by the City of Olympia and maintained
by Puget Sound Energy (PSE).
If you notice any street lights that are not working properly
in Marie's Vineyard (or elsewhere) please contact PSE to repair
it.
Report
a Street Light Problem
1-888-225-5773
PSE
On-line Street Light Form
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Clean
Cars - Clean Streams
When washing
your cars and vehicles, please remember that our storm drains
are meant for rain water run off and not waste (including soapy
water). As harmless as it seems, soapy water is bad for our
streams, lakes, storm water ponds, and Puget Sound.
The City
of Olympia Public Works recommends that you use a commercial
car wash for cleaning your vehicles as the wastewater goes to
the water-treatment plant. Another option is washing your vehicle
on a grassy area where the water that soaks into the ground
is filtered naturally.
Reminder:
Don't let soapy, dirty water go down the storm drain!
All trees
in Marie's Vineyard that are located between the sidewalk and
street, at the entrance to our neighborhood, and in the cul-de-sac
island are a part of the City
of Olympia Tree Plan.
These trees
are owned by the City of Olympia, but are required to be maintained
by the homeowners. We are all responsible for caring for and
maintaining the trees in front of our homes, and no front trees
can be removed with out permission from the city.
The city
offers Free Trees, to all residents and home owner associations
through the NeighborWoods
Program. We have already received and planted many trees
through this helpful program.
City
of Olympia's NeighborWoods Program Specialist
(360) 570-5847
Note
for Marie's Vineyard Residents:
Occasionally we coordinate volunteer tree and pond maintenance
events. If you are interested in helping to keep our neighborhood
in compliance with city regulations, and looking beautiful,
please contact the Board of Directors.
We will keep you informed on all upcoming events.
Accidentally
digging into an underground utility line can be expensive and
dangerous.
Washington
State Law requires all residents to contact the Underground
Utilities Locating Center if you plan to dig a hole or trench
that is 12-inches or deeper in your yard or any common areas.
Please call at least two business days before you dig so they
may come out an mark the underground locations.
Underground
Utilities Locating Center
(800) 424-5555
Area
Hospitals
The
closest hospital to Marie's Vineyard is Providence St. Peter which
is located about 3 miles away.
Providence
St. Peter Hospital
413 Lilly Road NE
Olympia, WA 98506-5166
(360) 491-9480
Capital
Medical Center
3900 Capital Mall Dr. SW
Olympia, WA 98502
(360) 754-5858
Mary
Bridge Children's Hospital
317 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
Tacoma, WA 98405
(253)
403-1400
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Car
Seat Safety
FACT:
Up to 80% of car seats and booster seats are incorrectly installed
putting children at risk.
Thurston
County's Traffic Safety Deputy will come out to your house
and check and/or help you instal your child's car seat for free!
Call
and leave a message at:
(360) 786-5525 ext. 6237
Thurston
County Child Safety Seat Program
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Local
& Regional Attractions & Events
Marie's
Vineyard is located in an area with access to many different attractions
and events. We are about 60 miles south of Seattle and 30 miles
south of Tacoma. We are also located 45 miles south of a Six-Flags
Theme Park and 110 miles north of Portland, Oregon. The Washington
coast is about an hour and a half West and Mount Rainier National
Park is about an hour East.
Below are just a sampling of the things to do in our beautiful
region.
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