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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12The Connection City of Chubbuck Newsletter Vol. I Issue 10 Message from the Mayor: December 2006 As a city, we express a heartfelt thanks to you as citizens for making Chubbuck such a great place. I hope more and more of you are referring to Chubbuck as the city in which you live. I know that I have been guilty in the past of saying Pocatello, when asked where I was from, just because I thought it might be more familiar to the one I was responding to. I have really enjoyed the experience of saying "Chubbuck", and in many cases it is a real conversation starter. As our population has grown, more and more people I meet are familiar with our city, its location, name and relation to Pocatello. Poca- tello is a great city to be associated with, but we enjoy our own identity and unique attributes. As the end of the year comes with its celebrations and holidays, we 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 an even a greater place to live and do business. God bless you and your family. Mayor England PAY YOUR BILL ONLINE WITH DEBIT/CREDIT CARD OR CHECK IT'S AS EASY AS 1-2-3 1. Log onto our website at: http:!/ www.cityofchubbuck.us/' 2. Click on "Pay Your Bill" Logo 3. Follow the instructions. Why should I pay through this website, instead of through my bank or credit union website? Faster posting of payments: Did you know that it can take up to 10 days for a payment through your bank or credit union to actually post to your account? Anytime you make a payment through this website, it will be posted to your account within one business day. 2. Convenience: Sign up for auto pay- ments, and you never have to log in again. Unless, of course, you want to 6. view your bill online. You will still get a paper statement in the mail and have plenty of time to review it. 3. Flexibility: You will still be able to indicate when you want to be charged. Now you can just indicate which day of the month you want the charge to take place and we will take 7 care of the rest. You only have to do this one time, and then we will charge the amount due on that day of each month. 4. Never worry about getting your utilities shut off. Set up your payment ahead of shut off day, and you 8 will never get shut off. 5. Email receipts: You will get a re- ceipt for your payment emailed to you. If for some reason your auto - payment is declined, you will also be notified by email, so that you can login to your account and update your pay- ment information. Quick & Easy: Even if you don't sign up for auto payments, you can quickly make a payment through our website by entering your login and password. You don't have to re -type all of your payment information in again. Just login and click "Pay Total Due" or "Pay Different Amount". Secure: We have partnered with IntelliPay to offer this solution to you. Not only is it safe and secure, but IntelliPay is recognized by Visa as fully compliant to the highest level of secu- rity as required by the Cardholder Infor- mation Security. Support: IntelliPay provides a toll free number to its technical support. If you have any questions or are having any difficulty with online bill pay, you can call them at 1-877-794-1588. 9. YOU'LL LOVE IT! Thanks for using our Online Bill Pay. snow rzEMovA L_ P 0 L_ I cy Winter snows cause many problems for not only the traveling public, but also those street employees trying to remove it from the street. We do our best to remove the snow as quickly and efficiently 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 during off-duty hours (as most storms do), the police notify the maintenance man or crews on call to respond and begin re- moving snow. We have developed over the years, 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 usually after the storm, the crews follow through the entire city and plow snow from gutter to gutter. Vehicles that remain on the street during this process cause problems not only for themselves, but also create a safety hazard for plow operators and the traveling pub- lic as they try to negotiate around piles of snow left by plows going around those parked vehicles. regular working hours. Please remove all recreational vehicles and other unneces- sary vehicles from the street. Those vehicles that you find necessary to park in the street should also be removed at least during 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 shov- eling 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 sidewalks 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 poli- cies, we strive to do that. We do not have the resources to be responsible for keep- ing your mail boxes and individual drive- ways open. We feel that the property owner must take that responsibility. 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. HOLIDAY GARBAGE SERVICE Christmas & New Years No change - All pickup days will be on schedule &I The week following Christmas, Snake River Dispose -All will be collecting extra trash. You will need to meet the driver at your garbage cart and refill it, if you need extra trash removed. (The drivers are not allowed to get out of the truck due to i� ,::;e� surance purposes.)