KIRKSVILLE CONNECTION
News & Information from the City of Kirksville
Volume 25, Issue 5 May 2019
In This Issue: Meet Your City Council Stay Informed! Mowing Season is Here! Founders Day 2019! Pets Take More Than Food and Water Fun for You and Your Family! 2018 Water Quality Report Important Dates
Stay Informed! Pictured, front row, from left: Council member Jessica Parks, Mayor Zac Burden, and Mayor Pro Tem Chuck Long. Back row, from left: Council member Rick Steele and Council member Phillip Biston.
Meet Your City Council On Monday, April 8, 2019, City Council members Zac Burden, Jessica Parks, and Chuck Long were sworn into office. All three were elected to the City Council as a result of the General Municipal Election held Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Also during the April 8 City Council meeting, Burden was elected Mayor and Long was elected Mayor Pro Tem. The Council would like to encourage you to be more involved in your local government! Council meetings and study sessions are open to the public, and residents are encouraged to attend. For more information on upcoming Council meetings and study sessions, or to view agendas, meeting minutes, or newsletters, visit the City website at www.kirksvillecity.com/councilnews then “choose a category”. For immediate City notifications and alerts, sign up at www.kirksvillecity.com/alerts! For more information, contact Administration at 660.627.1225.
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Want to stay informed about what’s happening in the City of Kirksville? Then visit www.kirksvillecity.com/alerts and sign up for alerts today! You can select which alerts you wish to receive and stay informed about all that’s happening with your City government: from street improvements to boil advisories! Also, be sure to check us out on social media! See the box in the lower-left corner of this page for more information! For more information, contact Public Information at 660.627.1224.
Mowing Season is Here! Here’s the City’s rule as it relates to grass: it is every property owner’s responsibility to maintain their property, and that includes the mowing of your grass. City Code requires that grass, weeds or obnoxious growths shall not exceed 8 inches above the ground. Everyone who owns property in the City is responsible for keeping the grass and weeds down in their yards and to the center line of any alleyway, if applicable. If you see a property not in compliance, please let us know by using the Citizen Service Request tool on the City website at www.kirksvillecity.com/submit-service-request. We will reach out to the occupants and / or property owner. These individuals will receive a notice of violation that includes a compliance date. For more information, contact the Codes Department at 660.627.1272.
Founders Day 2019! You are invited to join us in honoring the men and women who made Kirksville what it is today during the City’s annual Founders Day ceremony! Organized in partnership with the City of Kirksville’s Friends of Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery Committee, the event will be held Sunday, May 26, 2019, at 2:00 pm in Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery. The cemetery is located one block west of the downtown square, at the west end of Harrison Street. The Friends of Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery will be joined by American Legion Post 20, the Adair County Historical Society, Curtain Call Theatre Company, and other volunteers for live theatre and the viewing of historic artifacts and memorabilia. Information on how you can get involved in preserving our local history will also be available! Additionally, the Friends of Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery will be dedicating a plaque in memory of those interred in the Baird Vault as part of the ceremony. Please plan to join us to honor the founding of our city! For more information, contact Economic and Community Development at 660.627.1224.
Pets Take More Than Food and Water Caring for your pets is not only important for their health and wellbeing; it’s important to your neighbors and the community. Providing your pets with nutritious food, adequate water, proper shelter, exercise, and veterinary care is your responsibility. Failing to do so is not only harmful to your pets: it could result in issues with your neighbors. For example: excessive barking can annoy your neighbors and be a City Code violation resulting in a penalty assessed to you, the pet owner.
Important Dates 5/6—Council Meeting, 6:00 pm 5/7—LPRC Meeting, 12:00 pm 5/8—P&Z Meeting, 6:30 pm 5/13—Council Study Session, 6:00 pm 5/14—ATC Meeting, 12:00 pm 5/16—Watershed Meeting, 5:30 pm 5/20—Council Meeting, 6:00 pm 5/26—Founders Day, 2:00 pm 5/27—Memorial Day, Offices Closed 5/31—Monthly Siren Test, 10:00 am
Contact Us: Airport
660.665.5020
Aquatic Center
660.627.7665
Business Licenses
660.627.1251
City Manager
660.627.1225
Codes/Inspections
660.627.1272
Economic Development
660.627.1224
Engineering
660.627.1272
Fun for You and Your Family!
Fire Department
660.665.3734
Summer is just around the corner and the Parks and Recreation Department has planned a summer full of fun for you and your family! Registration is now open for all summer recreation and aquatic programs!
Human Resources
660.627.1458
Municipal Court
660.627.1237
Parks & Recreation
660.627.1485
Police Department
660.785.6945
Public Works
660.627.1291
Water/Sewer Bills
660.627.1251
Trash Service:
800.778.7652
Also, be sure to license your pets! A license is free of charge and required for any animal four months of age or older. A license is good for one year and can be obtained at the Police Station, located at 119 E. McPherson St. For more information please visit the Municipal Code at https:// library.municode.com/mo/kirksville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORKIMI then click on Chapter 5— ANIMALS AND FOWL”. For more information, contact the Police Department at 660.785.6945.
Head over to the Aquatic Center, at 801 E. Mill St., or visit parks.kirksvillecity.com to check out our Summer 2019 programs and events!
Fore more information, contact Parks and Recreation at 660.627.1485!
2018 Water Quality Report The 2018 Water Quality Report is now available. The report provides you with important information about your drinking water, and the City’s efforts to continue providing safe drinking water for our community. This report is issued annually for the previous year and you may pick up a hard copy from the front counter at City Hall, located at 201 S. Franklin St., the Public Works Complex, located at 2001 N. Osteopathy Ave., or view it online at https://dnr.mo.gov/ccr/MO2010429.pdf.
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
For more information, contact Public Works at 660.627.1291.
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