Dickson County Chamber of Commerce: Living In Dickson County

Phone Hookup
For telephone service, phone 1-888-757-6500. You will be connected with one of 500 BellSouth representatives in Memphis, Jackson, Nashville, Chattanooga, Clarksville or Columbia.

After you have requested service, a company employee will ask you four credit questions:

Have you had previous phone service?

Where do you work and what is your phone number?

Do you own a home or are you renting?

What is your social security number?

New customers who do not pass a credit check must pay a deposit fee, which earns six percent interest until refunded. The phone company may refund the deposit depending on various factors.

The company charges a connection fee if you already have plug-in outlets and the service can be turned on at the office. All arrangements can be made without ever having to go to the office.

If there is no outlet, a serviceman will make a visit to your home for a fee. Also, a BellSouth spokesperson said that customers may do their own wiring if they follow Federal Communications Commission guidelines.

If a visit is not required, in some cases, service may be turned on the same day as requested.

Garbage Collection

Dickson
The City of Dickson provides free curbside garbage pickup at residential locations for all homes inside city limits. Collections are made once a week, and garbage must be placed in front of the home at the street. Backdoor pickup is also provided, free of charge, to residents who are disabled. A doctor’s statement proving disability is required. Backdoor pick- up is available to anyone else who desires it for a fee of $20 per month. The city will also provide pickup service for brush and leaves during season, but if leaf pickup is desired off-season you must call and request the service. This service is also provided free of charge. However, if a contractor is hired to top trees, the contractor is responsible for removing the brush. For information on when garbage is collected in your area, or to request other services, call the Streets and Sanitation Department at (615) 441-9506.

Charlotte
The City of Charlotte provides free household garbage collection for residents of the city. Pickup is provided once per week on Wednesday morning. For information on requesting the service, call Billy Lewis at (615) 789-4076.

White Bluff
The town of White Bluff provides free household garbage collection for residents of the city. The service is provided once a week. For information about obtaining the service, call (615) 797-3131.

County Landfill
The Dickson County Landfill is open six days a week from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. It is closed on Sundays and holidays. The landfill accepts household and demolition waste and charges a $36.85 per ton tipping fee for solid waste, and $25 per ton for demolition waste (wood products). There is a fee of 20 cents per tire disposed of at the landfill also. The landfill also now collects used automobile oil. The landfill also collects newspapers for recycling. The collection point is located in the city parking lot across from The Dickson Herald on Church Street. The county also has several convenience sites located throughout the county with Dumpsters for disposing of household waste from Dickson County. These sites can be found on Grab Creek Road, Tenn. 47 and 96 in Burns, in White Bluff, in Charlotte near the county jail, on Bowker Road, Pond Switch Road, Sylvis Road near the county highway garage, Eno Road, and in Vanleer. Check with the site nearest to you for the hours of operation.

Cable Hookup

To get cable television service, call Comcast Cable at 244-5900.

Standard cable is $37.45/month and includes channels 2-78. Standard digital cable is $52.95 and features 52 channels including ESPN, CNNsi, Fox sports, Turner Classic Movies and more. Digital Silver cable adds 10 HBO, four Movie Channel and 10 Cinemax channels for $67.95/month. Digital Gold cable features 10 HBO, six Cinemax, four Movie Channel and 10 Showtime channels for $75.95/month. Digital Platinum cable has 10 HBO, 10 Showtime, six Cinemax, four Movie Channel and seven Starz channels for $79.95/month.

There is a $28.20 new installation charge and other fees and charges may also apply depending on the type of services needed. Specials and other plans are available. Fast Internet access is also offered by Comcast fro $39.95/month if you already subscribe to their cable television service and $49.95/month for Internet access alone.

Gas Hookup

The Greater Dickson Gas Authority services all of Dickson County. Those who want gas must go to the office, located at 605 E. Walnut St., fill out an application and make a $50 meter deposit for a residential home owner and a $125 meter deposit for a rental home. The fee is $150 for a commercial establishment, large commercial fee is 1 1/2 X's highest monthly bill not to exceed $1000 or a letter of credit from bank.

Bills can be paid on or before the due date at the Greater Dickson Gas Authority office, or before the due date at The Dickson Electric Department and Dickson Water Department.

Someone must be present at the location in order for the gas to be hooked up.

Appliances for customers on natural and propane gas are sold, and propane gas is sold to customers within a 25-mile radius of Dickson. Other questions may be answered Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 4:20 pm at 441-2830. The emergency after hours number is (615) 441-2830.

Electric Hookup

The Dickson Electric System serves business, home and industry for the greater Dickson area and portions of Cheatham, Hickman, Houston and Montgomery Counties.

To apply for electrical service you must go to the business office located at 236 Cowan Road and pay a deposit. Business hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information concerning surge protection for your home, emergency beacon lights, bank drafts, security lights, levelized billing, heat pump financing, new home construction incentives and water heater replacement incentives, please call (615) 446-9051.

A night depository is located near the drive-thru window for your convenience after business hours. Bills can be paid on or before the due date, when you present your bill at the following locations: Dickson Water Dept., Greater Dickson Gas Authority, First Federal Savings Bank, TriStar Bank, FirstBank, AmSouth Bank and Bon-Aqua Lyles Utility District. The emergency after hours number is (615)446-9051.

Water/Sewer Service

Water Authority of Dickson County (WADC)
The WADC is located at 121 S Main Street in Dickson, Tennessee. Their phone number is 615.441.4188

For water/sewer service report to their office and complete an application for water/sewer service. A non-refundable service fee of $65.00 is required for residential service and $100.00 for commercial service. Your water service will be turned on the same day you submit your application for service to the WADC office. Bills can be paid on or before the due date at the WADC, and before the due date at The Greater Dickson Gas Authority and Dickson Electric Department.

Sylvia-Tennessee City-Pond Utility District
This utility district office, located at 102 Pond Circle in Pond, services several areas. (Phone 446-8888). They require a non-refundable service charge of $50 for service.

Bills are mailed the ninth of each month and are due by the 20th. If payment is still not received by the fifth of the following month, the water is cut off.

Vanleer Water Works
The Vanleer Water Works office is located at 4714 Highway 49 W. in Vanleer and the address is P.O. Box 69, Vanleer, TN 37181. (Phone (615)763-2823). The utility provides water to customers inside and outside the corporate limits of the town.

A refundable meter deposit of $20 is charged to homeowners inside the corporate limits, along with a non-refundable installation fee of $10. Those homeowners outside the town limits will be charged a refundable meter deposit of $45 and a non-refundable installation fee of $10, and commercial customers must pay a $25 refundable meter deposit plus the non-refundable $10 installation fee. Bills are sent out at the end of each month.