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.