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DECEMBER 2000
FAIRFAX FIRE DEPARTMENT
PROUDLY SERVING FAIRFAX,WALFORD Keep your kindling, wood and other combustibles
AND SURROUNDING AREAS away from your fireplace. Also .keep two chimney
fire snuffing sticks close by,
The year 2000 is rapidly coming to an end. With
the holidays getting closer, everyone is busy The First Responder class is now over. Our
decorating for Christmas. Please keep in mind firefighters who took the class have successfully
some very basic safety precautions. For those of completed the practical exam and are anxiously
you who buy real Christmas trees, please check awaiting the results of the national written exam.
your tree to make sure that it's not already ton dry.
Remember to keep your tree adequately watered The thermo-imaging camera fund drive is still in
and away from heat ducts and fireplaces. Check all progress and doing well. Thirteen hunched fliers
lights and extension cords for exposed wires or were sent out. To date, 43%have been returned,
cracked wire coatis . Cords and lights are cheap g � hp to It's not too late to help us out.
replace compared to the cost of your home. Last
but not least, do not overload,your outlets. The members of the Fairfax Fire'Department would
like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a
During.the holiday season it is also very common Happy New year. It is with your support that helps
for us to enhance the mood of Christmas by burning us to serve you better in your time of need.
candles in our homes. The warm glow,the aroma,
and flickering shadows created by candles are
beautiful but also very dangerous. As candle sales FAIRFAX AMERICAN LEGION
sky rocket during the holiday season, so do fires in
the homes. Please keep burning candles away from ATTEND OUR SPECIAL
any combustibles, use candle holders that will allow CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
for wax overflow and never leave burning candles SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1.7
unattended. Do not encourage your children to light CHRISTMAS PAGEANT PRESENTED
candles. Many of the.candle fires in homes are a BY ST. PATRICICSIHOLY TRINITY
direct result of children taking candles to a bedroom RELIGIOUS EDUCATION STUDENTS
or another room away from mom and dad and BEGINS AT 2 P.M. AT THE LEGION.
lighting it. This is where tragedies begin. if you
need to burn candles, please be aware of the CLOWNS WILL ENTERTAIN
consequences. Don't let the memory of that warm FOLLOWING THE PAGEANT.
glow, aroma and flickering shadow be the remains VISIT WITH SANTA AND
of your Dome. RECEIVE A GOODY BAG!
As was stated in the'November newsletter,again we ALL MEMBERS OF THE
will ask you to check your wood stave and fireplace
COMMUNITY
chimneys for any creosote build up. If you can't ARE INVITEDS
clean it yourself, please contact a professional
service.
LIBRARY WASTE MANAGEMENT
TRASH,PICKUP DAYS DURING THE
BUY OUR ORNAMENTS RIGHT OFF OUR HOLIDAYS WILL BE:
CHRISTMAS TREE! WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27""
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3RD
Proceeds will help buy new books.
Book Sale—we have been weeding books- Trash pickup will resume on our regular pickup day
Come see what's for sale-many new titles available- Tuesday, January 9P. Please place your trash out at
Paperbacks, Children's Books, Magazines-25 cents the curb by 6 a.m. Thank you.
Hardcover Books—50 cents.
Storytime has concluded for this year. It will POST OFFICE
commence on February 15 and 16, 2001. Just a reminder with winter here, please keep the
roadway clear in front of your mailbox for the
There will be a craft class in the Library postal carrier. Thank you.
Community Room sometime in the later part of
January. The project for this class will be a
Valentine Heart Wreath. Keep an eye out for the ST. PATRICK'S CHILD CARE (FAIRFAX)
exact date and time. For more information please Located at 620 Church Street
call Lee Carver at 846-2905 after 2 p.m, Phone: 846-8687
Michelle Kopf, Director
Hours of Operation
LIBRARY HOURS Monday thru Friday 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 pm.
St. Patrick's Child Care has OPENINGS in the
Monday: 10 -8 following rooms: Infant, Toddler, and Pre-School.
Tuesday: 4-8 Rates are as follows:
Wednesday: 2-8 4 year olds $95.00 a week full time
Thursday: 4 —8 4 year olds $70.00 a week part-time
Friday: 10-6 3 year olds $100.00 a week full time
Saturday: 9- 12 3 year olds $70.00 a week part-time
2 year olds $105,00 a week full time
The phone number at the Library is 846-2994. 2 year olds $75,00 a week part-time
infants $120.00 a week full time
CITY HALL HOURS (Part-time is up to 25 hours a week)
HELP WANTED
Monday, Wednesday and Friday FULL TIME AND PART-TRvIE OPENINGS FOR
7:30 a.m. —+00 p.m, CHILD CARE PROVIDER.
Tuesday 7:30 a.m. —6:00 p-m. FULL TIME HOURS
Thursday 8:00 a.m. —6-00 p.m. MONDAY THRU FRIDAY
APPROXIMATELY 7:30 A-M. TO 4 P.M.
PART-TIME HOURS ARE FLEXIBLE.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE
16 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER ARE
WELCOME TO APPLY. HOURS WOULD BE:
4 P.M TO 5:30 P.M. MONDAY THRU FRIDAY.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
SNOWMOBILES
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Monday, December 18, 2000 —7 p.m. Just a reminder with the seasons changing-
Upstairs
in Fire Hall '
snowmobiles are allowed on non-plowed, streets.
They are not allowed at anytime on plowed streets,
LIBRARY BOARD residential and city properties.
Monday, January 8, 2001 —7 p.m.
Library Community Room Any citizens having problems with snowmobiles
must take down the license plate number and report
PLANNING&_ZONING it to the Sheriffs Department.
Monday, January 8, 2001 — 7 p.m. Emergency situations will be assessed.
City Hall
CITY COUNCIL STREET PLOWING
Tuesday, January 9, 2001 - 7'p.m.
City Hall To the courtesy of the city maintenance people
plowing the streets; we ask that all citizens park in
The doors are open for all Fairfax citizens to join us their driveways.
at any of the above meetings. New ideas and
suggestions are always welcome. Citizens residing on the Emergency Snow Removal
Routes are required to remove your vehicles.
AMERICAN LEGION The following is the listing of streets that are in the
Emergency Snow Removal Routes:
:Monthly meetings are held on the first Monday of
every month except when it falls on a holiday. ♦ Front. Street from Park Street to Prairie Creek
In a case like that,the meeting would be on the Park parking lot.
second Monday of that month. ♦ Park Street from �
The meetings are held at 8 p.m. at the Legion Hall, Vanderbilt Street(both sides) from Quarry Drive to Front Street.
All Veterans' are welcome to carne. Church Street to Railroad Street.
The January Meeting will be on Monday the 8t'.
♦ Main Street East from Vanderbilt Street to the
PLANNING& ZONING end of Main Street.
Monthly meetings are held on the second Monday
of every month unless there is no agenda. DEADLINE FOR NEWSLETTER
In a case when there is no agenda,
the meeting will be canceled. Please have news articles at City Hall by the
SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
The Planning&Zoning Board is locking for volunteers to join the board,. The FAIRFAX FACTS will be sent out shortly after Anyone interested in wanting to join the City Council Meeting.
please feel free to came to the meeting. IDEAS FOR NEWSLETTER.
♦ To the courtesy of the residents of Fairfax and
If anyone has any ideas for any other type of
surrounding communities; any citizen that uses information for the FAIRF,AX FACTS, please fee]
a snow blower for removal of snow; please free to call Mary Pacha.
refrain from blowing the snow out into the City Hall on Thursdays 846-2204.
street. Please blow the snow towards the grass Home 846.3399.
so the streets can remain clear. Thank you.
CITY OF FAIRFAX
COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12,2000
Mayor Voss called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Council members present:
Ekstrom, Stockton, Scott and Beer. Wainwright arrived at 7.07T-m. Motion Stockton,
2nd Wainwright to approve the Agenda, Minutes of November 9 and November 14'h
Council Meetings, Clerk's Budget and Financial Reports, Ayes: 5. MC.
Fairfax Arbor Team received a$1,000 matching grant from Alliant Energy and
Trees Forever. Vem asked the city to donate$250 of the $1,000 needed to be raised..
Motion Stockton, 2nd Scott to donate $250 towards this fund. Ayes 5. MC,
Vern will also be applying for the Branching Out Rural Grant.
Tabled RESOLUTION 00-11-14-1 (Accepting Out Lot B and Out Lot C:Fairfax
Heights Addition from Gordon and Shirley Sevig)was removed from the table and
discussed by the Council. It was agreed upon that the Deputy City Clerk would send a
letter to Gordon stating the City of Fairfax will take no action at this time.
ORDINANCE 228 (establishing No Parking Zones on Main Street from 215 Main
west to the viaduct and the west side of Burger Lane)Motion Scott, 2' Stockton to
approve the 2nd and P readings. Ayes: 5. MC.
Mary Pacha stated she has received no computer information from CMS.
Mayor Voss will be looking into this. Mary will be getting 4 to 5 bids on a new copier
machine.
Discussion on Zoning.Revisions and adding Day Care Centers to RS: Single-
Family Residential Zoning, An.Ordinance will be drafted to amend this.
The American Legion Liquor License Renewal was approved.
Motion Stockton, 2nd Beer. Ayes: 5. MC.
Carol Niles reported on the library. A clock was donated to the library in memory
of Emma Waycoff. Circulation and patron usage is up from last month.
Brian Stallman reported on the fire department. The thermo-imaging camera fund
drive is going well.
Sgt. Carol Curran from.the Linn County Sheriff's Department presented the list of
calls. There was discussion of'snowmobiles running in town,
There was discussion on the following: purchasing of holiday decorations Stockton
will be checking into this, the budget, renewal of.health insurance for city employees, and
purchasing a mobile trailer for the Building Department.
Approval for claims resented for payment and pay for Mayor, Council and
Firemen. Motion Beer, 2 Wainwright. Ayes: 5. MC.
Motion.Ekstrom, 2�d Beer to adjourn at 9:20 p.m.
Bill Voss, Mayor
Mary Pacha,Deputy City Clerk