Image
FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions
Visit lcswmd.com for locations accepting tires.
Certain household appliances will be picked up by Republic Services but they must be contacted directly to schedule a special pick up for an addition fee billed by their service. Alternately most electronics except for any product containing freon or oil will accepted at the Town's Spring and Fall Clean Up days. For other locations that accept electronics all year long visit lcswmd.com
Only one trash and one recycling container per household will be provided. Additional containers must be purchased directly from Republic Services at 219-662-8600.
If you would like signed copies of meeting minutes, year 2010 or prior, please come by the Town Hall Office open Monday - Friday 8am to 4pm
-Town Council
-Sewer Board
-Storm Water Board
-Plan Commission
-Board of Zoning Appeals
-Redevelopment Committee
If you would like to complete the Public Records Request Form beforehand, please go to the website Home Page, click the "Forms, Permits & Applications" button and search by "Public Records" to print a PDF of the form.
Town Boundaries: North to South - 101st Ave to 129th Ave, East to West - County Line Road to Colorado St.
Incudes subdivisions: Country Meadows, Deer Creek Estates, Doubletree Lake Estates, Doubletree West, Hidden Creek, Palmer, Prairie Crossings, Stonegate, Stonegate Commons, Providence at Stonegate, Wynbrook, and Wyndance
Not included in the Town: Lake of the Four Seasons (unincorporated Lake/Porter County) and Stoney Run (unincorporated Lake County), Falling Waters (unicorporated Porter County).
The following companies provide utilities or have contracts with the Town of Winfield:
Water-Indiana American Water 800-492-8373
Water-Twin Lake Utilities 877-294-8890
(LOFS, Stoney Run, & the Pointe)
Electric/Gas-NIPSCO 800-464-7726
Electric-Kankakee Valley REMC 800-552-2622
Phone/Cable-Comcast 866-594-1234
Phone/Cable-AT&T 800-327-0941
Storm/Sewer/Garbage 219-662-2665
-Town of Winfield
When moving into or out of the Town of Winfield, always call the Town Hall to inform the Clerk-Treasurer department of changes of ownership/renter information to ensure proper billing for new accounts and final bills.
As of May 2016, garbage billing is now handled by the Town of Winfield. Residents will now contact the Town Hall to request totters. The Town has a contract with Republic Waste. Residents may not use another Garbage service. If there is an issue with your garbage pick up please contact Republic Services directly at 219-662-8600.
New residents: Please read the Storm Water section of the FAQ page.
-Empty plastic food and beverage containers, cleaned and rinsed out
-All empty aluminum, steel, and tin beverage containers
-Clear, green, and brown glass (all glass bottles and jars)
-Newspapers and inserts
-Food boxes (cereal, cracker boxes etc-must be flattened)
-Flyers
-Copy paper
-Magazines, phonebooks, soft cover books
-Catalogs
-Junk mail
-Cardboard boxes must be 2'x2' pieces
-Brown paper bags
-Office and school papers
-All #1through #7 plastics, including plastic bags (look for the middle of the recycling triangle on product to get number)
Household Hazardous Waste
The Town and Republic Services do not accept hazardous material. Empty paint cans and dried out paint cans may go in the regular garbage. To dispose hazardous waste visit the Lake County Solid Waste Management District's website at lcswmd.com to see a schedule of their collection days and what can be accepted or call 219-852-2420.
Residents can call Republic Services if their residence was missed on their pick up day, 219-662-8600. Be sure to put bins out the night before to ensure pick up as routes can begin as early as 7a.m.
The Town Hall, 219-662-2665, to set up recycling service and request bins. Republic will provide a 95 gallon rolling cart automatically with you initially set up service. Regular garbage will be picked up weekly, however, recycling is pickup on an every-other-week basis.