Fitchburg Extends Landfill Sticker Deadline to Sept. 30

FITCHBURG — City Hall extended the deadline for yearly landfill stickers to Sept. 30, according to an emergency alert posted on the city's website, as officials also formalized a new tourism marketing district and flagged a change to a polling location for Spanish-speaking voters.

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The city's homepage carried an emergency alert stating that yearly landfill stickers, typically due earlier in the year, now have an extended window running through Sept. 30. The notice did not specify the original deadline or the reason for the extension.

Separately, the city posted formal notice of "the Declaration of the Organization of the Fitchburg Tourism Destination Marketing District," establishing a new entity aimed at promoting tourism in the city. Additional details on the district's funding, governance or planned activities were not included in the notice itself.

The city also posted a Spanish-language alert, "Cambios en el Lugar de Votación" — notice of a change in voting location — directing residents to a linked page for details on which precinct or address is affected.

On the infrastructure front, the city flagged ongoing "Intown Downtown Infrastructure Updates," pointing residents to a dedicated page for the latest on downtown construction and utility work, though specifics on which streets or phases are affected were not detailed in the alert itself.

The city is also continuing to collect public input on the joint Fitchburg-Leominster Housing Production Plan, encouraging residents to complete an online survey as the two communities work through their state-mandated housing planning process.