HomeMy WebLinkAbout05MAY 2002
ja� City of Chubbuck NEWS
P.O. Box 5604
5160 Yellowstone Ave., Chubbuck, ID 83202-0006
phone (208) 237-2400
Website http.11www.ci.chubbuck.id.us/
We are in need of youth volunteers that ported similar levels of satisfaction with their
could serve on various committees, such as neighborhoods."
Land Use. Please call 237-2400 if you are trend d for oreultthe -farmly uture that wedwellings
may well need to
s to be a
interested.
Chubbuck Days will be August 241". learn to accept and live with.
There will be a parade and garden awards Many
audition are onal note
is the topiint about the c of tcO.
ent
presentation.
If you would be willing to help assemble of Costco and we certainly wish they were
playground equipment for our parks, please true. If a "Big Box" company were in the
process or even interested in the process of
call Larry Miller at 237-2430. establishing a store in Chubbuck, we would
have had some communications in one form
"To be, or not to be...." is often the or another. Sony, but none to date. I do
question when multiple -family dwellings are understand Chubbuck is on their list, but not
proposed in the vicinity of any single-family at the top. An out-of-state developer and
dwelling neighborhood. Invariably the staff, local realtor are actively in pursuit, but
Land Use Commission, and City Council nothing for sure, yet.
hear time and again, "Those twin homes or Our next Land Use Commission meeting is
duplexes, apartment buildings, three-plexes, June 6 at 8 PM.
four-plexes, etc., are going to decrease the
value of my property!" Not that the afore -
will begin construction in May on a
mentioned statement is
not substantiated, but We
in the years I've been in Land Use Planning pressure booster station for the east bench
and Zoning the only substantiation I have area of the city. It will improve water
hear or seen is, "My realtor told me so." pressure for the entire east bench. East bench
From a booklet sponsored by the National property owners should ensure that a
properly adjusted pressure regulator is
Apartment Association and the National installed in their incoming water line before
Multi Housing Council, may I share the
the booster station comes on line later this
following: summer.
1.42% of American households rent as opposed Measurements of our water table show no
to single-family owner -occupied households significant drop at this time. However, we
of 58% (Census Bureau March 2001). As sould use water wisely, conserving when-
building-costs--continu, to, rise, -rhe -trend -will
r possible. Be sure to not over water or
be for more and more families to rent. "Dis- eve
crimination" is a cry often heard when at- leave irrigation on for extended periods,
tempts are made to preclude multiple family causing waste.
dwellings from an residential zone. 1
2. The Urban Land Institute reports that between Summer is approaching once again the
1987 and 1995, the average annual apprecia- Chubbuck Police Dept. will be enforcing
tion rate for single-family houses within 300 City Ordinances specific ones will be Weed
feet of an apartment building was 3.12 per- Ordinance City Ord. # 8.24.050(B) also
cent, compared to 3.19 percent for single-fam- Abandoned Junk Cars on the city street or
ily houses not near an apartment property. residential private property city Ord #
3. Even the presence of publicly -assisted hous- 8.12.040, this will pertain also to boat/
ing does not adversely affect property values motorcycle trailers etc. on the city street
or community cohesion. Research in the Jour- along with motor homes and camp trailers.
nal of the American Planning Association Just a reminder in all City Residential sub -
found that locating public housing units" in divisions the speed limit is 20 MPH. If you
predominately white, middle income neigh- have any questions or concerns about any of
borhoods had no discernible effects on sur- these violations in your neighborhood contact
rounding property values. Additionally, a the Chubbuck Police Department 237-7172.
comparison of homeowners living near the
public housing and those living elsewhere re-
2. What level of Emergency Medical Service
The Chubbuck Fire Department
do you feel your firefighters should be
trained?
wants to
know how the citizens of the city feel about
❑ EMT Basic
their Fire and Emergency Medical Services. ❑ EMTAdvanced
Please take a few minutes to let
us know how
you feel.
❑EMT Paramedic
'
3. Do you feel that your fire department does
The Fire Department is primarily a
enough in the community to provide fire
volunteer department made up of 5 full-time
prevention information for all age groups?
El YES
staff and 35 volunteers. The full-time staff
work an 8 to 5 Monday through Friday shift.
❑ NO
In the event of an incident, other than an
EMS incident, the pay -call are called upon to 4. Do You feel an insurance rating of 4 is
supplement the full-time staff. The -call adequate or do think it
pay
firefighters are paid an hourly rate when they
should be better?
❑ Stay the same
respond to an incident.
❑ Should be better
Currently your fire department attempts to
maintain national training standards in every5
service we provide. Our EMS personnel
y y services in order of
importance
are
trained to the EMT -Basic Level and are—Parks
(1= ost important to 5=least)
& Recreation
stationed around the clock.
Our response time for a fire call is 8
_ Streets and Roads
Water and Sewer
minutes; this is due to our personnel respond-
ing from their home or work, to the station,
_
_ Police
then to the incident. The response time for an
— Fire and EMS
EMS call is 3 minutes; this is due to the
personnel truly volunteering their time to be
at the station on rotating shifts.
6' Are You satisfied with the capabilities of
the fire department?
The city's fire insurance is rated from 1
❑ Satisfied
being the best through 10 being the worst.
❑ Unsatisfied
This number determines the cost of insur-
❑ Undecided
ance, so the lower the number the lower the
insurance rates. This number represents how
well a fire department is
7• If you marked UNSATISFIED would you
prepared in its
training and equipment. This rate is also
be willing to have property taxes signifi-
cantly increased to "so
based on the city's water system and how
provide called"
better service?
well your dispatch center is prepared to
handle both emergency and non
❑ YES
-emergency
calls. Currently the city's rating is a 4.
❑ NO
The department has an on going prevention
program, with station tours for local and
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
surrounding schools, scout troops and other
community groups. We receive approxi-
mately 5000 students throughout
the year
with this program. We also work with other
local fire departments and federal organiza-
tions like the Bureau of Land Management about
and the Forest Service to help spread
We hope this has helped to inform you
your fire department and
the our capabili-
word on fire prevention. ties to serve you. If you have any questions
about the fire pleae feel trmeto
Following are some questions that will help come n and viisitwithe
us know how
you feel about the services we
provide.
sty or toscontac:
CHECK ONE ONLY PLEASE
Eric King, Fire Chief
1. After you dial 9-1-1, what do you feel is a
237-3212 during business hours
reasonable amount of time for assistance
to arrive at your emergency?
E -Mail: kingeric@ci.chubbuck.id.us
❑ 3 minutes
❑ 5 minutes
Thank you for your support
11 10 or more minutes