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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpetember 2000 { A SEPTEMBER 2000 F'AIRFAX]FIDE DEPARYMENT The Fire Department would like to welcome three new members: Brandon Roemig, Jake Williams and Proudly serving the cities of Fairfax, Walford and Don Gillen. surrounding area, Don't forget Fire Prevention Sunday October8th, Fall is now upon us. 'With unusually early dry 11.:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We hope to see you there!! weather this fall, we all need to beware of our burning practices. Keep a close eye on your trash 66ESPECIALLY FOR YOV' barrels when is use. The tenth annual "Especially for You" Women's Race Against Breast Cancer will be held on Sunday, Fire Prevention Week is October 8-14. This year the October 8, 2000. This race is dedicated to the Fairfax Fire Department will host a fire prevention memory of Sandy (Beaty)Knight, who lost her own open house Sunday October 8 from 11:00 a.m. to battle against breast cancer in 1991. Sandy is the 3:00 p.m. Fire extinguisher training will be daughter of Bill and Ellie Beaty and grew up in. available. You will get a chance to learn how to Fairfax, properly use a fire extinguisher on a live burrs barrel. Bands-on experience is the beat teacher, You The Fairfax State Savings Bank invites you to may also bring your extinguisher from home to be participate as a member of our team. This year's tested by Flawkeye Fire and Safety. Their truck will race includes a 5K Run, 5K Walk and a 1-mile be there from 11:00 a.m. to 1;00 p.m. This will also Family Walk. If you register as a FSSB Team be a good chance to order extra extinguishers, Member between Friday, September S'h and smoke detectors and CO2 detectors for your home. Wednesday, :September 30, 2000,the bank will pay 1/2 of the $15,00 registration fee. Also on Fire Prevention Sunday, a hands-on demonstration will be available on the'use and To commemorate the ten-year anniversary, Fairfax effectiveness of Thermal-imaging Camera. This State Savings Bank is offering "Doves" for $1,00. latest piece of technology allows firefighters to find Purchase a "Dove" to display at the bank to honor a trapped victims in smoke-filled buildings. The loved one who has dealt with breast cancer. thermal-imaging camera actually lets firefighters see through blinding smoke. It also shows where All proceeds are used to provide breast care services hidden hot spots or fires are inside of walls. Many for women in need. people had the opportunity at the spring open house to witness how this camera works. On Fire For more information, please call the Fairfax 'State Prevention Sunday we will answer any of your Savings Bank at 846-2300 or stop in to see us! Be a questions regarding the use of this camera. We will part of our team and let's beat breast cancer! be starting our Thermal-Imaging Camera Fundraiser in mid-October. These Cameras are very expensive WOMEN'S COMMUNITY DAY and we will need the public's support. Sponsored by the Fairfax State Savings Batik. In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Fairfax State Savings Bank is sponsoring a Women's Community Day to enable PARENTS DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR you and your friends to receive a mammogram. The CHIELDRE N ARE. Mercy Medical Center Mobile Unit will be in the batik parking lot on Friday October 27, 2000, from The City of Fairfax has the following curfew 9'.00 a.m. to 6:00p m. Please contact your physician ordinance on the books: for a written or phone order then call Mercy Women's Center to schedule your mammogram It is unlawful for any minor(any person below the appointment at 398-6643, age of eighteen(18) years), to be or remain upon any of the alleys, streets or public places or places of business and amusement in the city between the CUY HALL HOURS hours of eleven o'clock (11:00) p.m. and five M, T, W&F— 7:30 AM—4:00 PM o'clock(5:00)a.m. of the following day on days Library:Hours: comt-nencing on Sunday,Monday, Tuesday, 'Wednesday and Thursday and between the hours of Monday: 10 -8 twelve o'clock(12:00) midnight and five o'clock Tuesday: 4- 8 (5:00) a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Wednesday: 2-8 Thursday: 4 —8 Responsibility of Adults. It is unlawful for any Friday: 10-6 parent, guardian or other person charged with the Saturday: 9- 12 care and custody of any minor to allow or permit such minor to be in or upon any of the streets, UPCOMING MEETINGS alleys, places of business, or amusement or other City Council public places within the curfew hours, October 10, 2000 -6:00 PM City Hall Enforcement. Any peace officer of this city while on duty is Library Board hereby empowered to arrest any minor who violates October 9, 2000—7.00 PM any of the provisions. Upon arrest, the minor shall Library Community Room be returned to the custody of the parent, guardian or Plannin and Zoning Committee other perso-richarged with the care and custody of 9 the minor. October 9, 2000—7:00 PM City Hall SNOWMOBILES With the winter months fast approaching the subject 'tie doors are open,firer all Fairbx citizens to join us at any of of snowntobdes is again before the Council. It is the above mecting& New ideas and suggestions are always 'unlawful to ride on the streets once they have been welcome. plowed or upon the city right of way, or private PART TIW JOB OPPORTUNTnES property without the owner's consent, If the city continues to have problems an ordinance could be The City of Fairfax is taking applications for a passed which would eliminate all snowmobiles Deputy City Clerk, and a part time Maintenance within the:city limits. IS THIS WHAT YOU man. Applications may be picked up at City Hall, WANT. The Library is looking for part-time desk help for DOGS AND CATS "Storytime" and other busy times, Please contact This is another reminder to keep your pets in your the Library for more information, 846-2994. own yards. Dogs must be on,a leash or in a fenced in area, Items discussed: Clarification of the Zoning Ordinance, Christinas Decorations, and the War S01,1D WASTE PICKUP Memorial., An official letter will be sent to the Crandic Railroad to mow their weeds along Fairfax Waste Management is changing the days that they Road at the crossing. will be picking-up the-recycling and garbage. Waste Management will be sending out a letter Motion Wainwright 2°d Ekstrom to pay the,bills notifying all the residents when the change will take presented. MC. place.It will probably be around the first week in October.Please watch your mail for the Motion Wainwright to adjourn, 2d Scott, adjourned information. at 9:10 P.M. AMWAY PRODUCTS BUILDING PERMITS Cleaning Polishing, Laundry, Cosmetics Food If you are doing in building please remember to Supplements, and Vitamins, Cookware, Water check to see if you need a-building permit. A permit Purification Systems are just a few products to is required for any new shed, or any structural choose from. change in the building. When building it will be the Lud and Loreen Svoboda responsibility of the homeowner to find his own lot 319-846-2150 lines. The building inspector is only responsible to 1 rall r e 3 07@ft Irn make sure it is place far enough from the lines, not find them. City of Fairfax City Council Meeting METER READINGS September 12, 2000 In the City of Fairfax all home owners are Work session started at 6:00 p.m. Discussion on responsible to read their own water meters. The sidewalks, snowmobiles and construction City has no way of reading the meters since they are difficulties. Clerk will put a copy of the curfew inside, and there are no outside readers on the ordinance and snowmobile regulations in the meters. To receive an accurate bill I must have a newsletter. Mayor Voss called the council meeting readi%before the bills are printed. The bills go out to order at 632 p.m- Council present Beer, Scott the 10 of each month, unless the Ie falls on and Stockton. Wainwright absent. I vacancy. Thursday or the weekend, then the bills are printed the day before. If you keep the meter read we can Motion Stockton, 2"d Scott to appoint Mark sometime catch a leak.before it runs up your bill to Ekstrom to fill the council vacancy, Ayes, high. Please retuni the small stub flrom your bill Motion Beer, 2�d Stockton to approve the agenda, with payment, and put the reading on the back side. minutes of the August e council meeting, clerk's budget and financial reports. MC. Wainwright arrived at 7-05 p.m. Denny Heggen, Waste:Management, discussed the changes in the garbage pickup. Motion Beer, 2,d Ekstrom, for Hall &Hall to make the new address, Zoning and Utility maps, not to exceed $2,000, MC. , Motion Beer, 2d Wainwright to pay Sevig Construction on the Well House Project, first payment, MC.