KIRKSVILLE CONNECTION
News & Information from the City of Kirksville
Volume 27, Issue 4 April 2021
In This Issue: Get Out and Vote Tuesday, April 6! Spring Brush & Limb Pick-Up
your VOTE
Prevent Water Backflow into Your Home Check Us out on Social Media! Appliance Recycling & Pickup Flowers in Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery
is your VOICE Remember: your vote is your voice in the General Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 6, 2021!
Get Out and Vote Tuesday, April 6! Get out and vote in the General Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 6, 2021! You will have the opportunity to select one individual for the City Council for one full, threeyear term. The candidates for City Council, in the order they will appear on the General Municipal Election ballot, are: Kevin A. Alm, Kabir Bansal, John Gardner, and Dana Danny McDowell. If you were unable to attend the Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce’s virtual Candidates’ Forum on March 16, 2021, you can watch the event online via the City’s YouTube Channel at youtube.com/kirksvillecity. Remember: your vote is your voice!
Important Dates Contact Us
Spring Brush & Limb Pick-Up Don’t forget: the City’s Spring Brush and Limb Pick-Up is scheduled for April 5 through 9, 2021! City crews will begin picking up tree limbs and large brush on Monday, April 5, 2021. Although the work is expected to take the entire week, to guarantee pick-up, your brush must be placed curbside by 7:00 am, Monday, April 5, 2021. Help beautify our community and get your lawn ready for spring and summer! For more information, contact the Public Works Department at 660.627.1291.
For a sample ballot, or to find your polling location, contact the County Clerk at 660.665.2552. For more information on the General Municipal Election, contact the City Clerk at 660.627.1225.
Prevent Water Backflow into Your Home
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youtube.com/kirksvillecity
Visit us online at www.kirksvillecity.com
Does your home have a backflow prevention device? Water is normally maintained at a significant pressure to enable water to flow in your household from the tap, shower, etc. However, if that changes, a backflow prevention device will protect your water system from contamination. You can also install a backflow prevention device for your sewer. In the event of a sewer backup, this device will allow water and other materials to escape from the cleanout rather than flow into your home. This simple device can prevent both damage to your home and the subsequent property cleanup. For more information, contact the Public Works Department at 660.627.1291.
Important Dates 4/5—Council Meeting, 6:00 pm 4/6—LPRC Meeting, 12:00 pm 4/7– KHPC Meeting, 5:00 pm 4/12—Council Study Session, 6:00 pm Schedule an appointment to get rid of your old appliances!
4/13—ATC Meeting, 12:00 pm
Appliance Recycling & Pickup
4/14—P&Z Meeting, 6:30 pm
It’s time to recycle those old or broken appliances! Used appliance pickup will be held during the week of April 19 through April 23, 2021. Victory Metals & Recycling LLC, our local recycling company, will again provide both the pickup and the disposal of household appliances. Eligible appliances include: refrigerators, freezers, stoves, ovens, air conditioning units, washers, dryers, dishwashers, furnaces, hot water heaters, space heaters, and BBQ grills. Please contact Victory Metals & Recycling LLC at 660.665.8000 to schedule the pickup of your old appliances. Victory Metals & Recycling has offered this free service to residents in partnership with the City. Please thank them for providing this service! For more information, contact the Codes Department at 660.627.1272.
A flower arrangement is often used to remember those we’ve lost.
Flowers in Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery Spring is here, and we want to remind you of the Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery Flower Policy. All artificial flowers, wreaths on a stand, and headstone sprays that have been placed throughout the winter must be removed by April 1, 2021. You are welcome to place new headstone sprays, fresh cut flowers, and artificial flowers contained in a permanent vase, attached to the marker, as they are permitted year-round. However, they are subject to removal by City staff when they become soiled, weathered, or displaced by a storm. Holiday flowers placed on a grave for Memorial Day or Independence Day are encouraged, but must be removed two weeks after each holiday, or they will be removed by City staff. Prohibited decorations include, but are not limited to, solar lights, shepherd hooks of any size, statues, figurines, vases, pottery, ceramics, wind chimes, decorative rocks, wood chips, landscape timbers, furniture, Christmas trees, ornaments, trinkets, adornments, borders, flag poles, and banners. For more information, contact the City Clerk at 660.627.1225.
4/15—Watershed Meeting, 5:30 pm 4/19—Council Meeting, 6:00 pm 4/30—Monthly Siren Test, 10:00 am
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Contact Us: Airport
660.665.5020
Business Licenses
660.627.1251
City Manager
660.627.1225
Codes/Inspections
660.627.1272
Economic Development
660.627.1224
Engineering
660.627.1272
Fire Department
660.665.3734
Human Resources
660.627.1458
Parks & Recreation
660.627.1485
Police Department
660.785.6945
Public Works
660.627.1291
Water/Sewer Bills
660.627.1251
Trash Service (RTS):
660.784.2474
This document is published by: City of Kirksville Public Information Office 201 S. Franklin St. Kirksville, MO Phone: 660.627.1224 Fax: 660.627.1026
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