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Home My WebLink About124 4r�07'%W_"4_J1CF 6U ., City of Chubbuck Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue 12 Message from the Mayor: December 2008 I hope the Holiday Season will provide some optimism and pleasant time spent with family and friends. At this time of year, many individuals and families look for ways to share with others. There are many worthy organized efforts in our community to assist people in need. I hope that you will choose one or more of these efforts to support with your time or means. The gifts of hope and love are certainly a cherished element of the traditional purpose of Christmas. Our garbage service is just approaching its first year anniversary. I hope we have met our commitment of providing a superior service. One of the advantages to moving to providing in-house service, rather that contracting, is the potential for eventually providing some form of curb side recycling. I have attended meetings with Pocatello where their recycling plan was discussed. We are not sure we are ready to take on a new dimension to our fledgling service, but we would like to get some feedback on a voluntary participation plan similar to the one they are proposing for Pocatello. It would be very helpful to get as many customers as possible to respond to the simple survey on the back of this letter or on the city website. The more response we receive, the better informed decision we will be able to make. Please take a mo- ment to let us know what you think. As the end of the year comes, with its celebrations and holidays, I hope you find much to be thankful for and encourage you to look around and share with neighbors and friends. It is a great time to get to know those who are new to your neighborhood and make sure they feel included. As a city, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years. The gains of this year have made Chubbuck even a greater place to live and do business. God bless you and your family. Mayor England ZOO TOO SHELTER MAKEOVER 11 The Chubbuck Animal Shelter is participating once again in a contest where we hope to win a much needed makeover. Zootoo.com is holding their second animal shelter makeover contest. The shelter that earns the most points wins the one million dollar makeover! This website is a great place for animal lovers to have fun, share experiences and get useful infor- mation. The more you participate, the more it helps, and it costs you nothing but a little time. Please visit Zootoo.com and choose to support the Chubbuck Animal Shelter in the makeover contest. So log on to: www.zootoo.com/ makeover/points and learn how to earn points for Chubbuck's home- less pets! °i HOLIDAY GARBAGE PICKUP t� Garbage pickups will be one day behind the regular schedule following Christmas Day, December 25th. Thursday pickups will be done on Friday, and the Friday pickups will be done Saturday. Winter snows cause many problems for not only the traveling public, but also those street employees trying to re- move it from the street. We do our best to remove the snow as quickly and effi- ciently as possible, given our crews and equipment. We would like to take this opportunity to remind you and clarify some aspects of our snow removal policy. * When a storm occurs or begins dur- ing off-duty hours (as most storms do), the police notify the maintenance man or crews on call to respond and begin removing snow. Over the years, we have developed a list of trouble spots that need either first or frequent attention. Our peo- ple respond to these places first. Once those locations are plowed and sanded, they go on through the remainder of the city in a systematic manner, beginning with arterials and collectors, and plow open the streets. The first trip through the city is only an effort to open streets, permitting two-way traffic and access by emergency vehicles. As time permits, which is usu- ally after the storm, the crews follow through the entire city and plow snow from gutter to gutter. Vehicles that re- main on the street during this process cause problems not only for themselves, but also create a safety hazard for plow operators and the traveling public, as they try to negotiate around piles of snow left by plows going around these parked vehi- cles. We would also like to remind you that recreational vehicles (RVs) and trailers of any kind may not be parked on the city street for over twenty- four hours at ANY time of the year, ac- cording to City Code. City Code also provides for severe and strict parking restrictions during what we call a "snow emergency". When a "snow emergency" is declared, it will be widely publicized. A "snow emergency" will also be automatically placed into effect at any time in which the snow depth on the street has reached an accumulation of three inches or more. During a "snow emergency", all vehicle parking on streets is prohibited between the hours of 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM. The parking prohibi- tion remains in effect until either the "snow emergency" is lifted, or the street is finally cleared of snow to the gutters. When the city plows the entire. street, we will attempt to deposit the snow in the gutter with as little snow as possible on the sidewalk. If you want to avoid shoveling out your driveway any more than necessary, you should wait until the city plows the street to the gutter before doing your driveway. Remember that snow from your side- walks and driveways should be placed on your yard and not in the street. Also, place the snow taken from the curb portion of your driveway on the right side of the driveway as you face the street. Since the snowplow travels across the driveway from left to right, placing the snow on the right will keep the plow from putting it right back into the drive. ., The city has a responsibility to keep the streets as safe as practical for the driving public. Through our ordinances and policies, we strive to do that. We do not have the resources to be responsible for keeping your mail boxes and individ- ual driveways open. We feel that the property owner must take that responsibil- ity. The special centralized delivery box units available through the U. S. Postal Service do provide an option for mail delivery even under these conditions. We would welcome hearing your comments and concerns. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... . Would You Want Curbside Recycling Service ? �1% Please fill out the survey below, then drop it off at city hall or mail it to us at PO Box 5604, Chubbuch, ID 83202. If you prefer to do this online, please visit our website at: www.cityofchubbuckz.us and looks on the Home page for a linkr to this same survey. Curbside recycling would be a voluntary program. For about $5.00 per month, each participant would have a recycling cart (similar to the regular trash cart) to be filled with specific recyclable items and emptied twice a month. Sorting would not be necessary. Do you favor having this opportunity for curbside recycling? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Maybe Would you sign up for this service as soon as it was offered? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Maybe Comments: Contact Information (optional):