Annual Town Clean Up

Date Posted: Wednesday, April 17th, 2019

Saturday, April 27th, 2019 from 8am to 1pm, the Town of Blades will have it’s town wide clean up at the Blades Park located at 100 E Seventh Street. Dumpsters for household waste and yard waste will be available. Must bring proof of residency and provide your own transportation to bring the trash/waste. Items that cannot be disposed of at this event: chemicals, paint, fuel powered equipment, large appliances, batteries, tires, chemical waste, combustible materials, bio-hazardous materials, and liquids.



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Town Hall Closed Friday, April 19th 2019

Date Posted: Tuesday, April 16th, 2019

Town hall will be closed on Friday, April 19th in observance of Good Friday. We hope everyone has a Happy Easter!



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Easter Egg Hunt

Date Posted: Monday, April 8th, 2019

— Egg Hunt Cancelled for 4/13/19 due to wet weather conditions. We will try again on Sunday 4/14/19. Please check here or on our Facebook page for further updates. Thank You! — Come join us for a lot of fun egg hunting at the park April 20th, 2019 from 12pm-2pm! There will be prize baskets awarded and a visit from the Easter Bunny! Bring your baskets! We can’t wait to see you there! (Rain date April 14th from 12pm-2pm)



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Results of the Town of Blades Municipal Election

Date Posted: Monday, April 1st, 2019

Incumbent David Ruff: 30 votes John Reiss: 42 votes Congratulations John Reiss on being the newly elected Mayor for the Town of Blades! Swearing in to take place at the next town council meeting on April 8th, 2019 at 7pm.



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Town of Blades Annual Election

Date Posted: Thursday, March 14th, 2019

The Town of Blades will hold their Annual Municipal Election for the position of Mayor Monday, April 1st, 2019 at Hardin Hall from 2pm to 6pm. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for a two year term for Mayor. The candidates running for Council are as follows: David Ruff (Incumbent) John Reiss At the Annual Municipal election, every person, male or female, who shall have attained the age of eighteen (18) years on the date of the Annual Municipal Election and who shall have been a citizen of the United States for a period of one year and a citizen of the Town of Blades for a period of six (6) months preceding the date of the Annual Municipal Election shall have one (1) vote, provided he or she has registered on the “Books of Registered Voters” of the Town of Blades by March 20th, […]



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Cemetery Cleanup this week. 3/4/2019 – 3/8/2019

Date Posted: Monday, March 4th, 2019

The Town will begin it’s annual cleanup of the Blades Cemetery this week. If you have any questions, please call town hall @ 302-629-7366



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Town of Blades Election

Date Posted: Friday, February 1st, 2019

Candidates wishing to run for the (2) council seats or (1) Mayor seat that are up for election in Blades must file a letter of intent with the office of the Town Administrator. Forms may be obtained at the Town Hall or the Town’s website. Candidates must file notice by the close of business at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 1st, 2019. Blades Election Notice 2019



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Town Council extends discounted impact fees for new construction

Date Posted: Thursday, December 27th, 2018

Town Council voted to extend the discounted impact fees at the council meeting on December 10th, 2018.  The resolution is as follows:  R04 2018.12.10 Impact Fees  



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Christmas Eve & Day 2018

Date Posted: Thursday, December 20th, 2018

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All,  Town Hall will be closed a half day on Christmas Eve and all day Christmas Day.  We will reopen at 8:30 am on December 26th, 2018. Any water emergencies please call Brandon Slater at 302-853-2002. Any other emergencies please call Mayor David Ruff at 302-841-2650.  



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Water Main Connections

Date Posted: Monday, July 9th, 2018

The contractors will be connecting the new main to our existing main on Concord Road, starting 7am, Tuesday, July 10th, 2018. This will affect all of Johnson Avenue and 200 Concord Road to 330 Concord Road. This will take approximately 8 hours. Any questions call town hall at 302-629-7366.



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