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City of Chubbuck Newsletter
Vol. I Issue 9
Message from the Mayor:
November 2006
I hope that November 7"' is an important date to you and that you are already planning to vote or making
plans to do so absentee. If you have any questions related to the voting process, call the county elections
office at 236-7330. It ..is also important to get information on the candidates and issues to be voted on.
They can provide a voting guide, if you didn't receive one in the mail.
As you may be aware. from the media coverage, Proposition 2 could have an effect on local governments'
ability to manage growth. Many of you have expressed concern about a recent United States Supreme
Court decision dealing. with "eminent domain" or the right of government to acquire private property under
certain circumstances.: Last year, in response to the court's action, the Idaho Legislature passed House Bill
555, which virtually word for word provides the protections on your eminent domain rights that Proposi-
tion 2 calls for.
Planning and Zoning regulations are arrived at through a mandated, tedious process that requires a lot of
public input. They are designed to protect and benefit as wide a range of opinions as possible, while giving
an overall "vision" to the growth of an area. Several commentators who have reviewed Proposition 2 are
concerned it could obstruct much of this effort and move a lot of this decision making into a lengthy and
potentially expensive court process. A similar proposition was passed in Oregon in 2004, and they now
have claims approaching six billion dollars to potentially be paid by the taxpayers.
Your informed vote on this issue will mean a great deal to the future of our city and all of Idaho. Please
decide to vote, and then make sure you follow through with those plans. One vote can make a difference.
Thanks again for making our city such a great place to live and do business.
Mayor England
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Halloween is just around
the corner. If your children
go trick or treating, please
ensure that you escort
them and that they have
well -lit clothing or
flashlights so that the
motorists can see them.
Any time a child puts on
a mask of any kind, it
will restrict his or her
vision, try to use make
up or face paint if pos-
sible.
Remind them also, to only
go to neighbors' homes
that they know or to go to
participating businesses
that will be celebrating the
holiday.
If you are going to
be in your vehicle
Halloween night, use
extreme caution, and
we would recommend
that you go
slower than
the posted
20 mph speed limit in the
residential areas.
Chubbuck has more and
more children in the city
each year, and we all need
to be watching out for
them.
Happy Halloween!
Chubbuck Police
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UATTENTION. SOMETHING NEW
TIS COMING
'ONLINE BILL PAYING: The city is get-
ting ready to take credit card payments,
debit card payments and check on-line
paying over the internet and in our of-
fice. You will be able to view your bill
online -including your payment history.
TWatch for further announcements.
YWINTER WATER BILLS:
The city will not read most meters for
the months of November to March,- so
Byour water bill will be $68.25.' a
month. In the month of March, we do a
' catch up bill and will bill you for all the
water you have used during the winter
Lmonths. That bill can be high. If you
Lwould like to reduce the impact on your
budget, we suggest paying extra each
' month. If you notice your water bill
does vary each month, then you have
Nthe type of meter we can read in the
winter without opening the meter
Gcan. In that case, you will not receive a
high catch up bill in March.
FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
SCHOOL BUS > STOPPING
With the schools back in ses-
sion, we seem to have an in-
crease in complaints about
people failing to stop for
school bus "Stop Arms". If
you are driving behind a
school bus, or traveling the op-
posite direction, and the stop
arm is out, you must come to a
stop.
If the driver of the bus has ac-
tivated the yellow caution
lights, that means they are
preparing to put out the stop
arm, use caution. This law is
in place to stop all the traffic
while the buses are loading
and unloading, and of course,
ultimately for the safety of the
children.
DRIVER CAUTION
The snow will be flying soon,
which always make the roads
a little more difficult to travel,
and a little common sense
goes a long way. Once the
snow does arrive, please slow
down and allow yourself more
time to get to your destination..
Another smart habit is to in-
crease your following distance,
allowing yourself more time to
maneuver your car in the
event that something happens
in front of you. No one wants
to be in an accident.
Also, from October 15th
through April 15ti', Idaho law
does allow you to have stud-
ded snow tires on your vehicle.