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For non emergency information contact the following;
Colby Police Department225 N Court Ave(785) 460-4460
Colby Fire Department585 N Franklin Ave(785) 460-4454
Thomas County EMS1275 S Franklin Ave(785) 460-4585
Thomas County Emergency Management350 S Range Ave – Suite 15(785) 460-4516
A meter deposit is required before these services can begin. You may sign up at City Hall located at 585 N. Franklin, South of Fike Park.
Recycling bins are located on the East side of the Recycling Complex to allow 24 hour access.
Material brochures are available at the Recycling Center during normal business hours. The hours of attended operation are Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. They are closed on Wednesday monring and weekends.
If you have questions contact Lynette Koon at the Regional Recycling Association (785) 460-6598 Recycling Center Information
Fike park is located in downtown Colby (8th & Franklin). This 9.9 acre park is located North of the swimming pool. Fike Park plays host to many events during the summer months.
Villa High park is 20 acres with a fishing pond. This park is located North of Colby Community College on Range Avenue.
Westside park is also 20 acres and is located at the north end of Smith Drive.
Buffalo park follows Prairie dog creek through the middle of town.
J.K Phillips park is 4 acres on the West edge of town on 4th Street.
Brookside, Three Corner and Copeland Parks are 26 acres. Contact the Recreation Department for information on these Parks. (785) 460-4440 Parks & Recreation Webpage
Household solid waste shall be kept in a closed container. No household solid waste container, except approved tipper cans, shall be larger than 35 gallons.
Approved tipper cans may be purchased for $66.00 at City Hall.
To find out what day trash is picked up at your current address a sanitation route map is provided on this website for your convenience. Sanitation Route Map
KEEPING ANIMALS. It shall be unlawful for the owner, lessee, occupant, or person in charge of any premise in the City to possess and maintain any animal or fowl within the City or permit to be maintained thereon any stable, shed, pen, or other place where horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats or swine, or undomesticated animals are kept. This provision shall not apply to: (a) The maintaining of a stockyard or sale barn for the loading, unloading, temporary detention and sale of such livestock, if the location of such stockyard or sale barn does not otherwise violate the zoning ordinances of the City; (b) Normal or accepted veterinary hospitals or treatment of animals under active veterinary care; (c) The maintaining of dogs which are regulated by Article 2 of this chapter; (d) The maintaining of non-poisonous and non-vicious animals and fowl which are commonly kept as household pets, such as cats, hamsters, rabbits, parakeets, and comparable animals, when kept as household pets and in a safe and sanitary manner in accordance with Section 3-113 of this chapter; (e) The transporting of animals through the City by ordinary and customary means.
NUISANCE; ANIMAL ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any animal to keep or maintain such animal in the City so as to constitute a nuisance. For the purpose of this section, “nuisance” is defined as any animal which: (a) Molests or interferes with persons in the public right-of-way; (b) Attacks or injures persons, or other domestic animals or has been determined to be a vicious animal as defined in Section 3-116 of this chapter; (c) Damages public or private property other than that of its owner or harborer by its activities or with its excrement; (d) Scatters refuse that is bagged or otherwise confined; (e) Causes any condition which threatens or endangers the health or well-being of persons or other animals.
VICIOUS ANIMALS. (a) Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, possess, or harbor a vicious animal within the City. Impoundment of animals whose owners have been cited for violation of this section shall be at the discretion of the law enforcement officer. If the animal presents a clear and present danger to the public health or safety, it shall be the duty of the law enforcement officer or his or her agent to impound such animal.
Midwest Energy Inc.1125 S Range AveColby, KS. 67701(800) 222-3121(Natural Gas)
AT&T(800) 464-7928(Internet, Phone)
Colby Public Schools600 W 3rd St(785) 460-5000
Heartland Christian School1995 W 4th St(785) 460-6419
Sacred Heart Catholic School1150 W 6th St(785) 460-2813
The Federal Emergency Management Agency website ishttp://www.fema.gov/.
Kansas Division of Emergency Management Webpage
Upon registration, the owner shall present a certificate of immunization against rabies showing the description of the animal, the type of vaccine used, the date of vaccination and the date the next immunization is due. Registration must be done annually.
You may register at City Hall located at 585 N Franklin Ave.
Colby Animal Clinic or Swartz Veterinary Hospital can also provide registrations.
If you have any questions, contact City Hall at (785) 460-4400