KIRKSVILLE CONNECTION
Volume 23, Issue 3 March 2017
News & Information from the City of Kirksville
In This Issue: Get to Know Your City Council
Candidates Spring Brush & Limb Pick Up 1/2 Cent Sales Tax for Parks and
Recreation. Door-To-Door Activity The 16th Annual Big Event March 2017 Important Dates
Spring Brush & Limb Pick Up Get to Know Your City Council Candidates You will have a chance to meet your candidates for City Council at the annual Candidates’ Forum, hosted by the Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce, on Tuesday, March 21, 2017! This year's event will be held in room 151 of the Inter-Professional Education (IPE) building (more commonly known as the Dental School) on the campus of A.T. Still University. Candidates will be available to speak with the public at 5:30 pm, and the forum will begin at 6:00 pm. Be ready to cast your vote on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, for two of the following three candidates for City Council: Richard “Rick” Steele (incumbent), Jerry Michael Mills (incumbent), and Kevin A. Alm. All City Council positions are three-year terms. Information will also be available at the Candidate’s Forum regarding the proposed 1/2 of 1% sales tax for Parks and Recreation. Please read below for additional information!
The City’s Spring Brush and Limb Pick Up is scheduled for April 3 through 7, 2017. The Public Works Department’s Street Maintenance Division will begin picking up tree limbs and large brush on Monday, April 3, 2017. Although the work is expected to take the entire week, to guarantee pickup, your brush must be placed curbside by 7:00 am, Monday, April 3, 2017. For more information, contact the Public Works Department at 660.627.1291.
1/2 Cent Sales Tax for Parks and Recreation
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On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, voters will be asked to consider a one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) sales tax for the funding of City Parks and Recreation, which will be for an initial fifteen years. If approved, the funds will be used to construct, maintain, improve, and manage parks, trails, playgrounds, park parking lots, bathrooms, aquatic facilities, cemetery, and other natural lands and facilities used for recreational purposes. Currently, there is no dedicated revenue stream for parks and recreation in our City., and other municipal services have necessarily taken priority. This lack of financial support has left us with a deteriorating park system and without a true Parks and Recreation Department to provide maintenance, services, and programming to Kirksville citizens
For more info., contact the Public Information Office at 660.627.1224.
Door-To-Door Activity If you go door-to-door to sell goods or services, obtain donations, distribute flyers for commercial events, or enlist support for candidates, political parties, etc., then these activities categorize you as a peddler, solicitor, or canvasser. Please contact the City’s Finance Department to obtain the appropriate license prior to engaging in these activities. The Finance Department also maintains a “no visit” list for Kirksville residents who have requested no solicitation. This list is provided to each applicant.
03/06—Council Meeting, 6:00 pm
For more information, contact the Finance Department at 660.627.1251!
03/07—LPRC Meeting, 12:00 pm
Important Dates
The 16th Annual Big Event
03/08—P&Z Meeting, 6:30 pm On Saturday, April 1, 2017, students from Truman State University will provide services to 03/13—Council Study Session, 6:00 pm Kirksville residents through the 16th Annual Big Event! To sign up for service, fill out the registration form below and return it to City Hall placing it in the box provided by March 27, 03/20—Council Meeting, 6:00 pm 2017, or signup online at serve.truman.edu/community-request-form. For more information, 03/21—Board of Adjustment, 3:30 pm contact the Serve Center at 660.785.7222! 03/21—Candidates’ Forum, 6:00 pm The Big Event Job Request Form 03/31—Monthly Warning Siren Test, Due: March 27, 2017 - Please fill out all fields 10:00 am Name of Recipient: _______________________ Preferred method of contact:
Worksite Address: _______________________
Contact Us:
Day Phone #: _______________________
Airport
660.665.5020
Work Phone#: ______________________
Aquatic Center
660.627.7665
Email: _____________________________
Business Licenses
660.627.1251
Number of Students needed for task: _____
City Manager
660.627.1225
Estimated time to complete task: ______ hours (Cannot exceed 5 hours)
Codes/Inspections
660.627.1272
Economic Development
660.627.1224
Engineering
660.627.1272
Fire Department
660.627.3734
Tasks (Please check the appropriate boxes) Raking Leaves
Washing Windows
Cleaning/Sweeping
Trimming Trees/Hedges
# of Inside Windows ___
Human Resources
660.627.1458
Moving Dirt/Digging
# of Outside Windows ___
Municipal Court
660.627.1237
Painting: Please provide a description of the painting:
Parks & Recreation
660.627.1485
Inside:_________________________________
Police Department
660.785.6945
Outside _________________________________
Public Works
660.627.1291
Water/Sewer Bills
660.627.1251
Trash Service:
800.778.7652
Other: Please describe: ________________________________________________________________ The Big Event Committee is not responsible for any damages incurred by volunteers. We are not able to complete jobs requiring power tools, mowers, weed eaters, or construction equipment. Participants shall protect, hold harmless and indemnify The Big Event against all claims, liabilities, claims, suits or demands for injuries to any person and/or property growing out of his/her participation in The Big Event, including acts or omissions constituting negligence by The Big Event.
By signing below you agree to the terms stated above.
This document is published by: City of Kirksville Public Information Office 201 South Franklin Street Kirksville, MO Phone: 660.627.1224 Fax: 660.627.1026
Signature: __________________________________________ Date: __________________
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