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Home My WebLink About1984 State of the City Address8ity a &AaUad 5160 Yellowstone Avenue Chubbuck, Idaho 83201 (208) 237 -2400 STATE of THE CITY JANUARY 10, 1984 cl)ffcee of t4. mayoz I expne,sts my sincene apptceciation to each o4 you eounc Z membeu. Atzo to ouA new city cleAk Ron Cont in and evetcy petuson who hays been on is now involved in out city admin isttcation. It is my ple"uAe and ptc,i.vitege to wot k with you. Councieman K,inghotcn is tcetiAing 4twm the city. Dwain knows o4 the pemonat 4ee ingts I have 4ok him. He is a man o4 integA.ity- -and has unbounding eoneetcn and love 4otc hiz 4eUow man. Dwain Witt be mi6zed by evetcyone involved in our city govetcnment and those who work 6oA. the city at alt leve z. He hays been a ,s ouAce o (I almost unt imited knowledge in so many an ears 04 city eoncet n and in those ake" whetce he did not already possess a knowledge he studied and ptce- patced that he always could make a mean.ing4ut contAibuti.on to the subject under eovus.idnation. Dwain, you w%t long be %emembeAed at city hat. You members o�j the city council have tcesponded to yowc a/ssignmewt/s and tcezpon- ,s.ibititi.ez tvi an outstanding mannetc. It iz a pAi,vi ege to wottk with each o4 you. Each o4 you pozz ezz those qua it ie,s that have made Mn. Kinghot n the outstanding eouncitman he hays been. I welcome M)us. Hoph i.nz to anothetc 4ou,% yeau on owc count t. Becky has been a contAibuton and hays alwa.yz ptcepaAed hettsel4 to mean - .ingguUy tcept cent the people o6 out city. I am petsonatty vetcy pleased that Becky hays been tie- elected to our. eouneit. Mtc. England.. We welcome you to OWL city counci e. You can be a great addition to our g&oup. You have youtc wvLk cwt out pt you. Study owt otc.dinaneez, tread past tnecmdz and minuta to .in4o4m yowcset4 o�j past happenings in owe city. Become acquainted with city pe zonel-- thei,% fobs - -we have the vetcy 4ine,st people wokking 4ok the city o4 Chubbuck. Leann to know thouse who zeAve in volunteetc pozitionz 4o& the city 4otc theitc eont ibution to owc city .is ,immeaswceabte. These employees and volunteeu along with council membeA/s tv!.,Kx meet the public eveA.y day and eonttibute Aso much to the success out ou& adm.in i�stnat-ion. Educate youuel�j about the city phyzical plant. Leatcn where �)aci2itie/s ate located and the 4uncti.onz they pelt4o" 40A owc. community. White I have diAeeted these last Ot y a &Aub�uod 5160 Yellowstone Avenue Chubbuck, Idaho 83201 (208) 237 -2400 Office of t4a mayor State o4 City JanuaAy 10, 1984 Page 2 eomment6 PAimatrity to MA. Engtand it behooves each o4 us membeu o4 the councit to budget the time we need to keep .in6oAmed o4 those mentioned oAeos o4 city goveument. 1983 has been a yeah o{ gtLeat accomp.P"hment�s in ouA city. We have expetri.eneed a bit o6 a 6taAt in houlS.ing in out city. We have no new sub- divizions but a tim,ited amount o4 activity in existing un4in"hed sub - divisions. I expect thi's gAowth to incu"e in 1984. OuA 4i&e depatctment placed a new ta.ddeA tuck into ,seAvice and JUU opeAation this yeaA. It .is a tremendous piece o6 equipment. Do you Aea2ize this one 6 tce tti.uck cost the city as much money as the new city buif -ding. Amazing isn't xt. OuA city haU ha.6 been expanded with a new addition. We have a beauti6ut building and as 6unetionae as it is handsome. We have the pot ice ce back with uz and ate one big happy 4am t y again. We have a new telephone systemwhich has provided a convenience we have not enjoyed be4one. We secuAed a paAk gtcant that is enabUng the development o6 a city paAk on sehoof di�6tt ct pn.upetrty. This jaunt ventuAe is unique and wit in the 6utuhe pAovide both goveAninq bodies with a ;ftemendousss sehoot -park comptex. We enjoyed a good Chubbuck Davy celebAatc:on, the best eveA, and all who eonttcibuted to the success !should be commended. OuA shop peAsonel should be commended 6oA theivc e66o;ats in an improved maintenance pAogAam o6 aU city vehicles and equipment. Those individuatz who woAk "outside ", st Leets,, watetc., zawitation have continued in the.%tr, pugAams and give outstanding service to the people o6 Chubhuek. The two young tadie/s who guom the patcks have done an outstand..ing s eAV ice. The patches have a beauty. ()ul appea.Aanee and contAibute to the enviltonment o! the. city. OuA pQZi.ce pe .6onel, with the chc:e6 back in the 4otd, continue to peA4otm an out- standing z eAvice. OuA poZice tAaining pAog tam conducted by o �14iceA MooAe -ins the 4inmt. CAime pAevention undeA o64icec WEbb enjoys the Reputation o4 being the best in the eountAy. This past week detectives Roweand and Webb, with the assiztance o6 new equipment and knowledge o4 veAy techn.ieat ptroeeduA" were able to zo-tve a Aobbeny at Smith's Food King, an aAAest that .led to the eon4e/sz- ion o4 Aobbe iels committed in the past at Oseo DAug and HaP..2.i.we t DAug. Oty 4 o?Aubbud 5160 Yellowstone Avenue Chubbuck, Idaho 83201 (208) 237 -2400 Vffcee of Me mat of State o6 City Januaty 10, 1984 Page 3 Out patkot peuonel continue to tceceive good comments in the .in4oAmation we teeeive at city haft. Atzo ouA sanitation pemoneI teeeive continued good comments on the ,% seAvice. OuA volunteet 4ite department continues to be one og the Jinest in the state. We ate weU equipped but do have some ptoblems that need be addkased ass penta,i.ns to housing. On the loss slide - -Mu. AAmsttcong city cteAk o4 13 years tented. VeAa had done an outstanding wo&k 4oA the city. She was the 2nd bust attorney we have eveA had and heA knowledge o6 city history was without equaat. We gained Ron Cont in as city cteAk. Ron has come a long way toward being a 6ine city cteAk in the Jew months he has been on the job and I loon Jorwatd to ouA association in the coming years. Out new building has ptov.ided an atmospheAe wheAe we can and have imp&oved out ei6ic.iency at all levels 04 city govetcnment. This Jaci.e,ity should be adequate Jot many years. 1984 - -- Pri.oA ties: 1. We need gave serious eons,ideAation to 4inding a way to sett the city 5 -acAes on yet2owstone and generating enough cash to continue our, bui eding ptcogAam. 2. An addition to the ptesent 4ike station of a new station completely must be given every oppoAtunity to happen. 3. We need pursue 6iA.e agn.eements with BLM, Font HaU and the South Bannock County Fi e DiztAict. We can no longet puvide se&vice to these antas without pAopeA com- pensation. 4. Yellowstone Avenue - -this ptoject wilt commence in the veAy neaA 6utute and hope4utty and 14eel we ate Aeady. With an eaA y staAt tw ptojeet cooed be completed by eaney summetc. S. We Witt continue the development o4 Cotant pa&k as 4unds allow with the basics to be instaUed 4iut. 14eel we need 4ind a way to involve the community in tW ptcoject. We need volunteeu in nearly eveAy construction trade which would save the city thousands o6 dottats. 6. We need to continue the city watet system to Homestead Road and continue out ptogtams o4 enlatcging and Aeptacing vaAious wateA tines. 7. OuA &ty 4 oNaUad 5160 Yellowstone Avenue Chubbuck, Idaho 83201 (208) 237 -2400 Office of Me, mayat State o6 City JanuaAy 10, 1984 Page 4 S;tLeet maintenance ptcagAam needs to be tcev-itaQ.ized. We must continue on a yeataey schedwee o6 t elsu 6acing 5tneet/s. We have eutLbs at vaAiaws tocat%anIs that need attention. Thi/5 cawed .involve the need o4 anothuL piece o6 equip- ment. Those pt o eets that I have mentioned aeang with the notLmae wea& and teoA on the city phylsicae plant wiU keep Las busy throughout the yeaA. Oun Sta (14 meeting which t6 heed each wednezday moAn.ing at 8:30 -ins ve)Ly ptLa- dacti.ve. Tt has pnovided the avenue wheAein we can initiate the itow o4 in4mmation 4Aom the city coune it to the vakiouz depatatment heady and aezo n.ece.ive 6nam these people in4otcmation that shoued be tcetutcned to the councit. Steve, Dan, Aknotd, Jotcdan continue to do outstanding wot k Kok the city. Steve has deveeoped into the one indiv.iduat whetce the "buck" ztop/s. I cawed mention every empto yee we have as aU aAe woAthy o4 6avonabte comment. we atce 6otatunate to continue autL ptogtzaw with dedicated .indiv.idua z woAii.ng 4otL the city. ty. It .vs an hono& to wakk with each o f you. I Jee.e vetLy 4atttunate to be youA mayo/t. We must continue auto -impkovement/s-- within the con/sttLaint�s a4 outL budget. We must continue in con;ftot o6 events and not tet eve.ntz conttc.ot the city. To- gethetL we can do this.. I took 6oAwaltd to an exciting 1984 in the city a�j Chubbuck. Thank you. Councit Aszignments Ray Quick: Poti.ce -- Becky Hopkins -- Ladies soitbaee and any Lady negated ptwgtcam Tom N.ietd- -P,i&e DepaAtment- -SEICA Rep. Steve Eng&nd-- PaA.k�s 6 ReetLeation, L.ittee League MayotL-- Stneeta, Sanitation, (uteri 9 SeweA