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Vol. 4 Issue 9
Message from the Mayor:
September 2009
Thanks to your participation, even a little rain couldn't dampen the success of our 60`'' Anniversary edition of Chub -
buck Days. Both the parade and festival were bigger and better than ever, well attended and fun. We found the
helicopter rides to be a great success and have been told that they plan to be back next year. We plan to celebrate
each year on the second weekend in August. So, put August 14`'', 2010, on your calendar now and plan to partici-
pate.
School has started, and we want to remind you to be aware of children. Reduced speed limits will be enforced
within the school zones. The school zone signs and flashers at both Chubbuck and Ellis schools have been pro-
grammed to function during the times and days that children may be present, and speed should be reduced. Please
be observant of these areas, as well as anywhere school children may be present. Thank you for this courtesy.
The Adams & Lucky Street Reconstruction project is now completed. Our hope is that it will not only make resi-
dential travel in this area of the city better, but also encourage businesses to locate along that portion of Yellowstone.
The state is going to conduct a study of the Park Lawn & Yellowstone intersection, and we hope it will lead to a
traffic signal in the near future. The Hiline Road project is scheduled to be completed with everything except the I-
86 westbound bridge by October. We again thank everyone for their patience during the construction.,
We hope the material that these newsletters provide is informative and useful. If you have suggestions for items that
we could consider including, please contact us. The phone number is 237-2400, and e-mail may be accessed
through the website at www.cityofchubbuck.us. Thanks for helping to make Chubbuck such a great place to live
and do business.
Mayor England
INLINE & ICE HOCKEY � M
The Chubbuck-Pocatello Hockey Association
(CPHA) Inline Hockey Pre -Season will run from
September 1 through October 15 at the Capell Park
hockey rink on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The fee of $85
covers the season and includes a national hockey association
membership and insurance.
As weather permits, CPHA will once again create an ice rink next
to the concrete arena in Capell Park and will support an ice hockey
program from mid-November through February.
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For more information call CPHA at 244-1367,
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49 www.ChubbuckPocatelloHockey.com.
Labor
Day
Holiday
Sept. Z
Garbage
Pickup
will be
Sad Stories
The brand new Capell Park bathrooms
were damaged by vandals who scratched
obscenities into the front door paint.
The Stuart Park tennis courts were meticu-
lously painted with specialty paint to pro-
tect the surface. The next day, someone
threw charcoal ashes from the barbeque
grill onto the newly refinished court sur-
face.
At Bistline Park, the well house and sign
rock were marked with graffiti. The paint
was removed with much labor and pressure
washing, but then the vandals did it aeain.
Labor and materials to remove, prep and
repaint totaled $2500 for the two incidents.
We have to make careful choices when working
on a tight budget, but still want to make useful
improvements to your parks. We are truly
pleased when a project turns out nicely after
much planning and hard work. We look for-
ward to seeing our citizens enjoy the results. It
is very sad for everyone when those projects are
treated so badly by a few individuals without
consciences. If you have information regarding
these incidents or any other crime, please call
our Police Department at 237-7172.
Hawthorne &
Chubbuck
Traffic Signal
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This street project
is currently under
construction. The
mast arms and sig-
nal lights are ex-
pected to be fin-
ished by our city
crews this fall.
Pedestrian cross-
ings will also be im-
proved as part of
the project.
Tell It To City Hall
Open Burning
Within the city limits, you must have
a burning permit to burn yard waste
such as tree limbs or garden waste.
You cannot burn household garbage,
treated lumber or other materials that
are harmful to the environment.
When you purchase a burn permit,
there are items listed on the permit of
what you cannot burn, as well as
when and where you can burn.
If you have a fire pit or ring in your
yard that you use for a recreational
fire, you do not need a permit for this
type of fire. The pit or ring cannot be
larger than three feet in diameter, and
the flame length cannot be taller than
two feet. In both cases you are still
responsible to control the smoke. If
the wind is too strong and is blowing
the smoke into the residence next to
yours, you can be in violation.
Make sure you burn in the calm part
of the day. That way, the smoke goes
straight up and away from all other
homes around yours. If you have
any questions, please contact the Fire
Department at 237-3212.
In our democratic form of government, city employees are public servants, We are anxious to serve you the best
way we can. There are many maintenance and operational problems that are faced daily. City employees find
many of these problems and take care of them before citizens become aware of them, Other times, you may
spot something we have missed. We encourage you to tell us about these problems, so we can fix them for you.
There are also times you might wish to pass on a good word to city workers, We invite you to use this form to "Tell It
To City Hall":
Name
Address
Problem or Location Concerned (please be as specific as possible):
Phone
O STREETS: holes, bumps, loose gravel, drain or curb needs work, etc.
O TRAFFIC SIGNS: missing, damaged, location problem, new sign needed, etc.
0 TREES: limb too low, blocks traffic signal, diseased or dead, etc.
0 Describe:
Date