Steve Adams, Mayor
Wendy McLaughlin, Clerk-Treasurer
Shelley Jones, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer
Arlynn Jacobson, Public Works Director
Cody Cureton, Asst. Public Works Director
Jonathan Turner, Code Enforcement Officer
Quinton Owens, City Building Inspector
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AUGUST 2020 CALENDAR
Aug 6 – Planning and Zoning 7:00 pm by ZOOM
Aug 13 – Public Hearings/City Council 6:30 pm by ZOOM
PUBLIC HEARINGS: There will be public hearings on August 13th at 6:30 p.m. concerning a proposed sewer rate increase, city wide cleanup and fee increase, fees for infractions and the budget for fiscal year 2020/2021. Information for the hearings is at city hall or online https://www.sugarcityidaho.gov/ along with ZOOM information to attend electronically. You may also attend in person unless the Health District requirements change to not allow for it.
Aug 20 – Planning and Zoning 7:00 pm by ZOOM
Aug 27 – City Council 6:30 pm by ZOOM Dates to Remember:
Sept 3 – Planning & Zoning 7:00 pm by ZOOM
***All city meetings are subject to change – see city website for meeting schedules***
PUBLIC WORKS NEWS
TREE TRIMMING:
The city will be trimming trees on the roads and in the alleys to make access easier for emergency and city vehicles to pass through. Please do not have any items or waste in the alleys. If you do not want the city trimming any of your trees or bushes, please have them trimmed back from the alleys and roads beforehand. Tree branches must be
YARD AWARDS FOR JUNE: Mike Stears
Joe Cherrington
GARDEN AWARDS FOR JUNE: Spencer Haacke
Janine Harris
YARD AWARDS FOR JULY: Lisa Tolman
Walter Deitz
Karolyn Bartschi
Dale Gierke
GARDEN AWARDS FOR JULY: Bill Whaley
Brian Galbraith
Bryce Holman
Joseph Huckbody
NO DUMPING OF YARD WASTE OR ITEMS IN CITY: Dumping at the end of streets or in alleys is not allowed. City Code 3-1-8: “Responsibility for Disposal: A: Owners: No person shall deposit refuse on or below the surface of the ground other than in a manner prescribed in this chapter. No person shall deposit or bury any refuse in or upon a public alley, street, other public area or upon the premises of another person, whether or not the refuse is in an approved container. No refuse of any kind shall be thrown, swept or pushed into the street in front of any premises. The owner of the premises shall be responsible for the disposal of all such refuse.” Please remove any items or waste from public alleys to avoid health and safety hazards and possible citations.
BURNING WITHIN THE CITY: County guidelines must be followed. You can register and read regulations for burning at the following website:
http://fdmadison.org/.
trimmed up from the ground to a height of 12 feet. Bushes along roads must be trimmed down to a height of no more than 3 feet.
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS: If you didn’t have a test on your sprinkler system backflow preventer done last year, please have one done this year and mail your report to city hall. This is necessary to ensure that contamination of the water supply will not happen in the event of a pressure loss to the water system. Thank you to those that have already brought in test results.
SEWAGE PROBLEMS: Our city insurance provider has asked us to remind all citizens, “… of the importance of NOT flushing flushable wipes, sanitizer wipes, paper towels or anything else that isn’t toilet paper.” Please help us prevent sewer backups by disposing of these items in some other way.
UTILITY BILLING & PAYMENTS:
No cash or in-office payments please to lessen contact due to COVID.
We are requesting those that have computers and internet access create an account at https://www.info.paymentservicenetwork.com/ (PSN) to receive bills electronically. You may also go to https://www.sugarcityidaho.gov/ under “PAY BILLS & FEES” tab & click on “PAY UTILITY BILL” to create an account. Creating this account for e-billing does not require you to pay through this website. Thank you for your cooperation.
For utility payments you may (listed in preference):
- Pay online at PSN (PAYMENT SERVICE NETWORK); you may set up for paperless billing here and auto-pay if desired. If you set up auto-pay at PSN, a convenience fee of $1.00 will be applied to checking and savings payments. A convenience fee of 2.75% will be applied to
credit card payments. An additional 50¢ is applied for payments below $100. 2. Pay at https://www.sugarcityidaho.gov/ under “PAY BILLS & FEES” tab and you may “PAY WATER BILL DIRECTLY” from checking or savings account with no fees. 3. Set up bill pay through your own financial institution, which sends
a check (allow at least 5 days for city to receive check).
- Mail check or money order to: SUGAR CITY HALL, P.O. BOX 56,
SUGAR CITY, ID 83448.
- Leave check or money order payment (no cash please) in secure
drop box at city hall entrance.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ph: 208-356-7561 Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. P.O. Box 56 – 10 E. Center Fax: 208-359-2654 Sugar City, ID 83448