HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 1999 I
CONGRATULATIONS FAIRFAX CTI Y- THE FAIRFAX FACTS
CLEAN DAY
The City will again sponsor a Clean Up Day.It
The City of Fairfax has been selected to receive will be Saturday May 22nd,5:00 a,ru.to 12:00
funding at this time.The IOWA'S LIVING p.m,We will follow the same procedure as last
ROADWAY PROGRAM is the result of a yam.Big your items to the lagoon,where the
partnership between the Living Roadway Trust maintenance men and garbage truclr will be
Fund of the Iowa Department of Transportation, located.Please be prepared to help unload your
Trees Forever and Iowa State University all the wa g you own items moire sure that
Extension Landsca Architectute.The y y
department will provide funding for the purchase
into the area..wirers the trucks will be.
and establishurcnt of plant materials up to a If you are a Senior Citizens,in need of assistance
maximum.of$5,000 for reimbursements of 70% with iterns please contact City Hall before the
of the actual eligible expense for the project. 22`1 so your items may be picked up.We will
not be able to pick up items on Saturday the 22nd
The project on Vanderbilt Street,between City Hall 846-2204.
Church Street and Railroad Street includes 5
Cleveland Flowering Pear,in front of the Fairfax This clean up is for Fairfax residents only.
State Savings Bank, 2 Green Spite Linden on
Main Street,on the north side of the bank YARD WASTE
driveup. The remainder of the project consist of We have started yard waste pick up.We will run
19 Harvest Gold Flowering Crab and 5 Pink the regular schedule on the First and Third
Spire Crab,At maturity the Cleveland Pear will Tuesdays of each month,Hutt fall. Yard waste
reach 20 feet and the Flowering Crab will reach must be in cans or recyclable paper bags.
15 feet,posing no problems with the overhead PLASTICBRAGS ARE NQT ACC FTABLE.
wires. Brush and limbs must be in less than 4:ft lengths„
No this is not the Magnificent Mile,i.e., and tied together.Have your yard waste out on
Michigan Avenue,Chicago,but the City of the curb by 7.00 a.rn
Fairfax is working on Vanderbilt Street Sod will FAIRFAX GAItUI`N CLUB
be placed in the parking this spring. We're hoping to start a Garden Club in Fairfax.
Consideration is being given to placing electrical Those interested in exchanging ideas on Flowers,
outlets near each tree and placing,"muni lights'in Shrubs,Landscape,Birds and Butterflies give us
the trees during the holidays.Look out Chicago. a call!Would meet twice a year—Spring and
The City of Fairfax owes a big THANK YOU to Fall.This would be a chance to pick up pointers,
Vernon Cexveny.for the many hours he put into have some refreshments,meet others with
applying for this grant,and the grants from Trees similar interests and win a door prizel Please call
Forever to place Trees in our parks. Paula Ekstrom @ 846-7077 or Vent Cerveny @
846-2573 by May 7".
FAIRFAX CITY WIDE GARAGE SALES HOW DELIVERED•MEALS
Fairfax City Wide Gavage Sales will be Saturday April e marks the beginning of our 4`h year with
May 15 from 8:30 a.m,to 4:00 p.m.Maps will the Home Delivered Meals Program in
again be available.Call Ron and.Sue Tonneson FairfaxlWalford area.A dedicated group of
to place your sale on the map.A$1.00 donation drivers have made it possible for our senior
to defray advertising costs is appreciated. citizens to enjoy the convenience of a hot,
To allow time to finalize maps,run copies and nutritious noon meal in their homes.They are
get thein distributed to those sales shown on the Bud&fo Burger,Kenny&LaVonda Gordon,
map,we must hear from you no later than 6:00 Arlene Wodstrehill,Mary Lou Stearns,Verna
P.M.Thursday May 13t".Maps will be Boland Marna Dahlstrom,Dick and Ellen
distributed Friday Evening May 14`s. Freeman, ,John&MildredHarover, Sheryl Hein.,
Sue"1 onneson(846-2597}. Marie Hurlbert,Dick Mitchell,
In 1996, 1087 dinners were delivered.In 1997,
1356 dinnerswere delivered and last year
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another 1.544 dinners for a total of 1987. Thank 12,00 P.M. Must be IS to apply. If you are
you drivers, interested contact the library at 846-2994.
In the near future you will see-road signs
Do you know someone who would enjoy pointing the way to the library. If you have not
receiving a noon meal?Do you have a couple of visited the library recently I urge you to conic in
hours a month to deliver a few dinners?Call Sue and look around.
Tonneson at 846-2597.
We have begun a new book club for any age but
PARENTS WHERE ARE YOUR predominantly aimed at 8-15 year old kids, We
CHILDREN? get together on Wednesday afternoon and share a
VANSDALISMALERTI book we have read. We begin by sharing a snack
There has been a lot of vandalism at the Prairie at 4:00 p.m.,then we discuss each book that was
Creek Park,The wanning house has holes read ending by going into the library and
broken in all sides,tbenew basketball net was choosing a book for the following week-. 'We
cut down,the lid on the water shut offvalve was usually choose from mystery or horror but
thrown somewhere and the pipe filled with anything goes. Some of the new projects at the
rocks,all of the electrical outlets in the Pavilion library was our Poetry Reading program.We
were damaged and the door on the City Sand and will start a new program on Tuesday May 1 I'h at
Salt Bunker was damaged. The City will not 4:30 pm.,and will center around pets that you
repair the items as long as they keep destroying owned and lave& Tice pet of your choice may be
them.Please talk to your children about the, either real or stuffed. I am looking forward to
damage if they use the park.Our City taxes pay hearing about your treasured pets.Unfortunately
for the,improvements and it is a shame that our no animals will be allowed in the library'
tax dollars are being wasted,Many children have therefore please try And bring a picture of your
benefited from the facility,Let's keep it safe for pet to put on display at the library around May
everyone. 4th, so we may display in the library for About a
week.Refreshments will be served. I hope to see
LITTLE LEAGUE AISP-PONY LEAGUE you there,
Practices have started,Little League 34,4b&5th May you have a wonderful future,
graders interested should contact Left Morgan Terry Thompson,Director,
at 846-7039,Pony League 71h�&g graders
contact Greg Fetter at 846-2970, COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT
The City is installing a new back stop at the ball Walking your pas in the Parks or others
diamond.The old one is already down. property,and not carrying your Pooper Scooper
Baseball Steak Fry will be June I.P. with you and cleaning up after them.
LIBRARY Vehicles blocking sidewalks when parked in the
Hello Fairfax,I have enjoyed working with you driveway,
this last.year.I wish I bad gotten to know many
of you better during my year as director of the Cleaning tip your sidewalks after you are done
Library.Your town has reminded me about the mowing. Run your mower across the walk and
beauty of small town life,I will truly miss it. the grass will blow off.
My family and I are on our way to Tucson, AZ. All trees must have a Eft clearance of sidewalks.
My husband accepted a position with Raytheon
TI Systems, At this point I am not sure who the UPDATE ON PM NEW WELL AND
new director will be,anyone interested may The well is already drilled,and the tower bids
contact the Library. We are also hiring for the have been let.The Tower will be started in the
Saturday position, Julic Ensminger will be fall. The contractors are working on the new
graduating soon from Mount Mercy,so this lines for sewer and water crossing the creek.The
position is also open.This job entails checking Lift Station is in place on the north side,
books in and out of the library,collecting
overdue flues and answering questions that may RURNING
be asked, This position is for Saturdays from 9- Reminder to burn in a barrel and you must have
a grate on the top. After clean tip day the city
bum pile will no longer be accessible. The DNR. Discussion on the sodding of'Vanderbilt,Street,
will not allow dumping of concrete along the flarville recommended that since the city had 2
creek banks. maintenance inen that they could do the job,
After much discussion Shakespeare made a
UPCOMING MEETINGS motion that the sodding be let to Hynek Farms,
City Council Meeting May I I'h,7:010 P.M. 2nd Stockton. Ayes Shakespeare,Stockton,Beer.
Nay Harville,Ab,Wainwright.MC.
Planning and Zoning Meeting May IOh at 7:00 Librarian Terry Thompson is resigning effective
P'M' June 1'.Brenda Haendler was appointed to
replace Maxine Meeks on the Library]Board,
Library Board Meeting May lOffi,7',00 P,M.- The Library Board will purchase signs to be
Community Room at the Library placed on the highway and Fairfax to mark the
way to the Library,
AMWAYPROD'UCTS DISTRIBUTOR: RESOLUTION 99-04-13-Payroll,Motion
Lud&Loreen Svobodda Beer,2!""Shakespeare to approve the Payroll
307 Prairie Avenue Resolution for F/Y 99-2000,
Fairfax Tel-, 846-2150 RESOLUTION 99-04-13-1,Making Award of
Contract 1999 Water Tower Project.Motion
CITY OF FAIRFAX Stockton,Td Shakespeare to approve the award
COUNCIL MEETING of contract.
April 13, 1999 Shakespeare left at 8:10 p.m.
Mayor Stallman called the meeting to order at Fire Chief Sankot told the council that the new
7:00 p.m. Council present Beer,Harville, addition was completed and invited everyone to
Shakespeare and Stockton.Absent Wainwright take a tour at the end of the Council Meeting.
Jeri Serbousek, student at Prairie High attended Lud explained the bid from Graybill Electronics
for a government class,also in attendance were for the Lift Stations-Motion Beer,2nd Stockton
residents of East Beverly Road, to approve the bid.Lud will contact.contractors
Motion Stockton,2nd Sbakespeare to approve the about
it,bids for replacing the water line along
agenda,minutes of the March 9h Council Prairie from Hwy 151 to Nickolet,and have
Meeting,Clerk's budget and financial reports, them ready for the May meeting.
Building permits:Motion Harville,2,d Stockton Motion Beer,Td Harville to reappoint Dean
to approve the permit for Mark Neuhaus for a Hartman and Dennis Heintz to Planning and
window and canopy over the window and door, Zoning and accept the resignation of Larry
Motion Beer,2"d Shakespeare to approve the McNeal and appoint Robert Collett to fill his
Legion request to install a canopy and curb, unexpired term,
Motion Stockton,2nd Beer to approve the permit Opportunity for Citizens: Greg Fetter said the
of Todd Jacobs to build a garage and install a Baseball Steak Fry will be June 12'h.A letter will
culvert,using the same size as the other culverts be sent to Todd Philipps about getting his
along E. Cemetery Rd- sidewalks back in around his apartment building,
Dean Wheatley,Lang-Range Planning Manager Motion Stockton,2d Beer to approve the bills
for Cedar Rapids,presented the Cedar Rapids presented for payment,
Land Use Plan that would bring their limits out Motion Stockton,2nd Harville to adjourn at 8:55
to Fairfax.There was discussion with the p.m.
residents of Beverly Road about Cedar Rapids
plans to include them. REMINDER
Vernon Cervony discussed the cities Living All residents are required to read their own
Roadways Grant The trees have been planted Water Meters each month.This will get you an
along Vanderbilt and Main. accurate bill, otherwise it is estimated and may
Brim Capouch, Star Saloon,said that he was be higher than what you actually used,
getting bids for the siding on the building,and
that the work would be completed before USA
Days.
Sgt.Lyle Rusk,discussed the list of calls, Sgt
Rusk was asked to keep an eye on the nowly
planted trees,and make more trips down to
Prairie Creek Park because of vandalism.