HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 1998 P*mr"*HE FAIRFAX FACTS
MAY, 1998
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FAIRFAX PUBLIC for the programs will be announced at a
LIBRARY A Y later date. This year's theme %s "Rock
and Read," so we may rock in a,rocking
Dello Fairfax, chair while reading, read books about
rocks or possibly even do some rock-n-
Let me introduce myself. My name is roll! Sign up will begin at the Library
Terry Thompson and I am happy to be the May 15, 1998.
new director of the Fairfax Public Library.
To tell you a bit about myself, I was I hope to meet everyone soon!
raised in the small town of Chardon, Sincerely,
Ohio, At the tender age of 18, 1 joined
the Air Force and "later married, We have Ferry L. Thompson, Director,
moved several tunes in the last 17 years. Children's Librarian position is open.
Our moves were sometimes with the Contact Terry at the Fairfax Library.
military and sometimes for our respective
careers. We have lived in Minot, North
Dakota, Killeen, Texas, and Gautier, CITY SEWS
Mississippi before finally coming to rest
in the wonderfirl state of Iowa, My City Wide Clean-up Day will be
husband is a software engineer currently Saturday May 30, 1998, 7:00 am - 12:00
working for Rockwell Int. His Warne, pm- Bring your items to the :lagoon area,
coincidentally enough, is also Terry. We as in the past years. The following items
have two children Brandon, 16, and will not be accepted: Tires, batteries,
Amber, 13. shingles, no creosote-treated lumbers, (ie:
Currently I am busily preparing for the railroad ties), paint, chemicals, no
Summer Reading Program, which will garbage or burn barrels with ashes. Be
begin the week of June 7. This is a 10 prepared to help unload your items. If
week program open to children ages 3 there are any elderly who will need help,
through 8. We will tentatively run story please call City Hall (846-2204) during
hour on Wednesday for ages 3 to 5 and the week only. 1lelp from. the City crew
orr Friday for ages 6 through The tunes will not be available on that Saturday.
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.Any volunteers are appreciated- it makes junk vehicles may be parked in, yards or
things go quickly. Please drive all the driveways. All vehicles must be currently
way in the area to where Lud and Ron licensed and operable.
will be - do not dump just anywhere.
Found: Girls roller blades and a tennis
Anneal. Control: The City has received racket. Claire at City Hall.
complaints about people letting their dogs LOCAL OPTION SALES TAS
run in the parks, and owners not cleaning
Lip after them. Please help by taking a bag . Vote on June 23, 1998 regarding the
and scooper and cleaning up after your local option sales tax. The City Council
pets. Licenses were due on January I't, has resolved that the one cent local option
and all pets must be on a leash or in tax, if approved, will be used for
fenced in areas. infrastructure (ie: water, sewer, streets,
Parks are officially opened for the year. and a new watertower.)
Trash barrels are provided for your If the City of Fairfax and a majority of all
convenience. Please help keep the parks of Linn County, including Cedar Rapids
clean and pick up your trash. The pass the local option tax, the City of
Pavilions are reserved on a first come, Fairfax will receive approximately
first serve basis by calling City Hall. $85,000 per year. If Cedar Rapids passes
There is no fee charged, but please leave it and Fairfax does not, our City will
the area clean. To reserve the pavilions at receive nothing, because only cities and
Linn Street Park or Prairie Creek Park, areas that pass the tax are eligible to
call City Hall. receive anything. If the City of Fairfax
and a few other areas in Linn County,
Burning: Remember that if you bion, it excluding Cedar Rapids pass the local
must be in a barrel with a grate on the option tax, the City of Fairfax will receive
top. Bum only in daylight hours. All fires about $35,000 per year. The local option
must be out by dark. Do not burn plastic tax applies on those items currently
or garbage. subject to the Iowa sales tax.
Reminder from the Fire Chief.. Check the According to the Cedar Rapids Gazette,
batteries in your smoke alarms. Johnson County, City of Iowa City, and
Coralvilie are planning a vote on this
The Fire Department would like to thank issue, which may mean the new mall in
the first year Confirmation class for Coralville will be affected.
washing and waxing all the fire trucks on
Sunday, April 19. Please vote on this issue on June 23.
Please note that all vehicles must be
parked on a driveway, not on grass. No
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX
DO YOU KNOW WHAT WILL BE ON THE BALLOT YOU
WILL BE VOTING ON JUNE 23, 199$?????
THE CITY COUNCIL' S RESOLUTION THAT WILL BE
SHOWN ON THE BALLOT WILL STATE THAT THE ONE
CENT LOCAL OPTION TAX, IF APPROVED, WILL BE
USED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE (IE: WATER,SEWER, STREETS,
AND A NEW WATERTOWER)
IF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX AND A MAJORITY OF ALL OF LINN
COUNTY INCLUDING CEDAR RAPIDS PASSED THE LOCAL OPTION TAX
THE CITY OF FAIRFAX WOULD RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY $85, 000
PER YEAR AND IF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX AND A FEW OTHER AREAS IN
LINN COUNTY, EXCLUDING CEDAR RAPIDS, THE CITY OF FAIRFAX
WOULD RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY 35 ,000 PER YEAR..
IF CEDAR RAPIDS PASSES IT AND FAIRFAX DOES NOT OUR CITY WILL
RECEIVE $0.00 BECAUSE ONLY CITIES AND AREAS THAT PASS THE
TAX ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANYTHING. THE LOCAL OPTION TAX
APPLIES ON EVERYTHING THAT WE NOW PAY IOWA SALES TAX.
ACCORDING TO THE CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE JOHNSON COUNTY, CITY OF
IOWA CITY AND CORALVILLE ARE PLANNING A VOTE ON THIS ISSUE
SO THAT MAY MEAN THE NEW MALL IN CORALVILLE WILL BE AFFECTED.
HOW EVER YOU 'FEEL ON THIS ISSUE BE SURE TO VOTE ON JUNE 23 .
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CITY WIDE GARAGE The Fairfax Facts will not be issued
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during the summer. If you have an
opinion on the need for this newsletter,
Fairfax city wide garage sales will be please tell any City Council member, or
Saturday, May 16"' from 8:30 am - 4:00 Mayor Stallman. The Council will
pm. Maps will be available again this probably evaluate whether it will be
year. Call Sue Tonneson at 846-2597 to issued again starting in the fall, and
place your sale on the map. A $1.00 whether it is useful to print the Council
donation to help defray advertising costs minutes in it, since they are published in
is appreciated. We inust hear frown YOU, the Cedar Rapids Gazette, It has been a
no later than 6 pin Thursday, May 14"'. volunteer effort by Mary Ann Peters since
Thank you. December, 1996, with the City paying for
printing and bulk mailing costs,
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Fairfax Council Meeting
April 14 , 1998
The Council met at 6 : 00 p .m. for a work session with the City
Attorney and City Engineer to discuss Fairfax Heights Sub division.
Mayor Stallman opened the regular council meeting at 7 : 00 p.m.
Council present - Beer , Shakespeare , Stockton and Wainwright .
Absent Harville .
Beer made the motion to approve the Agenda, Minutes of the March
10th meeting , Clerk' s Budget and Financial Reports . 2nd
Shakespeare . MC .
Building Permits : Motion Shakespeare , 2nd Wainwright to approve
the permit for Lance Quigley for a garage .
Motion Stockton , 2nd Shakespeare to approve Randy Price permit for
a screened porch , Motion Shakespeare , 2nd Beer to approve storage
building for Robert �Hudson. Motion Stockton, 2nd Shakespeare to
approve Beverly Reinert ' s permit for a screened porch. Motion
Stockton, 2nd Wainwright to approve Dennis Novak' s permit for a
Storage/Shop addition to garage . All motions passed.
Motion Stockton, '2nd Shakespeare to approve the Fairfax Baseball
Beer permit, MC .
Mayor Stallman opened the public hearing on Bill Gibney' s
rezoning request at 7 : 07 p. m. Discussion on the size of buildings ,
water , sewer and traffic. A Petition from neighbors was placed on
file . Public hearing closed at 7 : 25 p.m. Motion by Stockton, 2nd
Beer to table the request until a detailed plat of the development
was presented . MC .
Wainwright moved to grant applicants , Joe Zalesky and Bud
Burger , temporary access from Burger Lane , along Railroad Street to
the proposed 8-plex site , on the condition that before occupancy,
the road will be hardsurfaced according to City specifications and
at the applicants expense., 2nd Shakespeare . MC . ,
Motion Wainwright, 2nd Stockton to approve the Building permit
for Zalesky/Burger for an 8-plex . MC .
Sgt Carol Curran delivered the Sheriff " s report, 44 calls for
the month.
Fairfax Heights Sub Division - Mike Singer , Jon McCright ,
developers attorney, and Gordon Sevig were on hand to answer
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water runoff , easment changes , the Developers Agreement , T . T . F . It
was deceided that there would be a special meeting on April 21st at
6 : 00 p .m. , to work on the Sub Division .
ORDINANCE 212 - Amending Zoning Ordinance adopting Planned Unit
Development (PUD) District . Motion Wainwright to approve Ordinance
212 on its first reading . 2nd Beer . MC .
RESOLUTION 98-4-14 , Designation Local Option Sales Tax . Motion
Stockton, 2nd Shakespeare to approve the designations as Street
Improvments , Water and Sewer Impr.ovments and Water Tower . MC .
RESOLUTION 98-4-14-1 , Setting Salaries for appointed employees ,
Motion Beer to approve the Resolution , 2nd Shakespeare . MC.
Library Board Chairman Cerveny said there would be a coffee on
Saturday April 18th at 9 : 00 a . m. to honor Don Young on his
retirement from the Library Board .
Fire Chief Sankot reported that quotes have been sent out for
new Fire Truck and bids will be opened in May.
Maintenance : City wide Clean up days will be Saturday May 30th.
Motion Wainwright , 2nd Shakespeare to send Lud to AWWA - Water
Wastewater Operator - Short Courses . MC . Sidewalk from the parking
to the Pavillion at Prairie Creek will be installed, also a
Volleyball court . Article will be placed in the newsletter to
address the problems of people letting their dogs run in the parks .
Discussed, were the new street lights on Vanderbilt St . and a
Peddlers Ordinance . More information will be brought to the May
meeting. '
Motion Beer to approve paymbnt of bills presented , 2nd
Wainwright. MC.
Motion Shakespeare , 2nd Stockton to adjourn at 9 : 50 p. m.
Betty Panek, City Clerk Brian Stallman, Mayor