HomeMy WebLinkAbout02FEBRUARY 2000
City of Chubbuck NEWS
P.O. Box 5604 • 5160 Yellowstone Ave., Chubbuck, ID 83202-0006
MAYOR'SMESSAGE
I am forming a committee
to assist the city personal in
the needs of the community.
Those of you living in
CChubbuck, in your neighbor-
hoods, observe concerns that
y 4,perhaps we do not see. I want
this committee to review city
pai' c['&ei ds, the type of development needed
in the parks: playground equipment, tennis
courts, etc. I need your input. I also need
advice from those who are interested in a
skateboard facility.
In our last letter I talked about our parks and
park development. We will be developing
two new parks and an addition to another this
season. We plan to add additional playground
equipment in various parks. I need your
input on these projects. The two new parks
and the addition to the existing park are
located east of Hiline Road. These two new
parks are the first we have been able to
construct east of Hiline.
BASEBALL I
Baseball time is rapidly approaching.
Registration is at the Pine Ridge Mall. The
dates for girls and boys are as follows:
March 18 9 AM - 5 PM
March 22 5 PM - 9 PM
March 25 9 AM - 5 PM
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With spring just around the corner and
construction projects on your mind, Mr.
Sempeck, of the city building department,
wants to remind you that most construction
require building permits. The building
department is here to help you with code
requirements and the inspection process.
Most insurance companies rely on building
departments for documentation of projects.
If your project require permits and you do
not have one, your insurance coverage could
be in jeopardy. Call 237-2430 for determina-
tion of your permit requirements.
Phone (208) 237-2400
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Last fall, the Police Department received
several calls concerning speeding vehicles on
Brundage street. The vehicles were using the
road as a bypass for the West Chubbuck and
Hiline intersection. In response, a week long
speed survey was conducted using the
Community Policing Divisions Traffic
Recorder. The results of the survey not only
confirmed that there was a speeding problem
on that street, it told us which times of the
day were prone to the problem and allowed
us to distribute our manpower accordingly.
During that week long period, the average
speed was in excess of 30 mph. For several
following weeks, officers conducted aggres-
sive enforcement in the area, then a second
speed survey was conducted. The second
survey showed a dramatic decrease in speed—
an average of 21 mph. While we understand
that this reduction may only be temporary,
we feel that it is a step in the right direction
in making our streets safer, especially
residential streets. Both the Traffic Record-
ing equipment and the Radar trailer are
valuable tools. To have either of these in
your neighborhood or for other traffic
concerns please contact Officer Young or
Corporal Butterfield at the police department.
We can also be reached by e-mail:
Buttrobkci chubbuck id us or
younstevna ci chubbuck.id.us.
UAHBAGE COLLECTION _
We've had calls about waste sticking to the
bottom of the cart after it was dumped. The
best way to prevent garbage from sticking is
to bag everything in the cart. This is a great
way to use leftover plastic grocery bags. Of
course, you will want to use something larger
for those grass clippings. Clippings are
notorious for sticking solidly. Bagging also
prevents smelly goo from coating the
container, as well as keeping trash from
flying away as it is dumped. Spraying the
bottom of the cart with cooking spray also
keeps trash from sticking. Washing out a
dirty cart is the last thing anyone would want
to be doing on Saturday, so we hope these
hints save you some cleaning time!
In the coming years we will be changing the
water meters in Chubbuck over to new
electronic water meters. Sections of
Chubbuck have already been completed. If
you have any questions or concerns about
your water meter- DO NOT access the
water meter can yourself. Call the city, and
we will be glad to answer any questions or
come out to help you. The new electronic
water meters have attachments that can be
easily damaged. If you damage them, it will
be costly to you.
Water meter reading will be starting in
March. We will try to keep the grass clear
around the lids of water meter cans to keep
lids secure. We have many eyes in our city,
so if you notice a water meter can lid off or
missing, please contact us so we can fix it.
Also, we would like to keep the area around
and above your water meter clear of
landscaping, cars, and debris as we may
need to access your water meter can. Thank
you.
TELL IT TO CITY HALL
In our democractic form of government, city employees are public servants. We are anxious to serve you
in 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 use 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
TELEPHONE DATE
Problem Location (please be as specific as possible) —
STREETS:
❑ Holes
❑ Rough
❑ Settled
❑ Water stays in
low spots
❑ Bump
❑ Loose gravel
❑ Needs cleaning
❑ Mud in street
❑ Glass or other
trash in street
❑ Manhole cover
rattles
CURBS:
❑ Need cleaning
❑ Need repair
❑ Need painting
ROAD SHOULDERS:
❑ Low
❑ Washed out
0 Inadequate width
SHRUBBERY:
❑ Blocks traffic sign
❑ Blocks view of
intersection
❑ Obstructs
sidewalk
❑ Overgrown or
noxious
TREES:
❑ Limbs too low
❑ Dangerous limb
❑ Blocks traffic
signal
❑ Diseased or dead
❑ New tree wanted
❑ Tree stump in
lawn
STORM SEWERS &
DITCHES:
❑ Pipe needed
❑ Pipe blocked
❑ Pipe broken
❑ Odor
❑ Inadequate pipe
size
❑ Needs cleaning
❑ Catch basin
needs repair
❑ Catch basin
needs cleaning
SANITARY SEWERS:
❑ Odor in house
❑ Odor outside
❑ Slow drainage
TRAFFIC SIGNS:
❑ Bent sign
❑ Bent signpost
❑ Missing
❑ Dangerous
❑ Dirty
❑ Hard to read
❑ Unnecessary
❑ Needs repair
❑ New sign needed
STREET SIGNS:
❑ Sign missing
❑ Sign and post
missing
❑ Sign and/or post
needs repair or
replacement
❑ Hard to read
❑ Incorrect spelling
❑ Dirty
❑ Improper location
❑ New sign needed