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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OCTOBER 2020 CALENDAR Oct 1 – Planning and Zoning 7:00 pm by ZOOM
Oct 8 – City Council 6:30 pm by ZOOM
Oct 15 – Planning and Zoning 7:00 pm by ZOOM
Oct 19 – City Clean-up
Oct 22 – City Council 6:30 pm by ZOOM
Oct 31 – Halloween
Dates to Remember:
Nov 1 – Daylight Savings Ends Nov 3 – Election Day – for
information go to:
https://www.co.madison.id.us/ departments/elections
WATER METERS: Last meter reading of this year will be taken at the end of this month. To keep your average utility bill for the winter lower, stop outdoor watering by October 25th. MAKE SURE METERS ARE UNCOVERED! The public works crew has had problems reading meters because some are covered. Please do not store cars, trailers, woodpiles or other objects on top of city meters. This takes the crew more time to do their job efficiently.
YARD AWARDS FOR
SEPTEMBER:
Robert and Maggie Mortimer Jake and Laura Eames
Jose and Maria Alatorre
GARDEN AWARDS FOR SEPTEMBER:
Bill & Leola Barnhill
Jeff and Terri Griggs
Nov 5 – Planning & Zoning 7:00 pm by ZOOM
***All city meetings are subject to change – see city website for meeting schedules***
FALL TREE PRUNING: While trimming your trees and bushes this fall, please remember to trim along the streets and back off of street signs. Branches along streets must be trimmed twelve (12) feet up off the ground. Bushes along streets must be trimmed down to a height of no more than 3 feet. Thank you!
ALLEY CLUTTER: We have noticed that many of the city alleys are being used to park campers, trailers, fire wood and other debris. Please remember that these city easements are for utility
services, city equipment and emergency equipment only. Please park and place all personal items on your own property, not in alleys. Please also do not fill alleys after fall city cleanup until two weeks before next fall’s clean-up. **Storing debris on streets or alleys is a violation of city code 3-1-13:A. Storing items on streets or alleys is a violation of city code 6-1-2:A.**
CITY CLEANUP: The date for city cleanup to begin is October 19th. There will no longer be a spring cleanup. Please do not put items out on the roads or alleys more than two weeks ahead of time. If you have items that you need to discard before the city cleanup, please note that we have a dumpster on the west side of Silo Park off of North Front & C Street. Please follow the guidelines below for items to be removed or placed in the dumpster.
Due to regulations, we cannot pick up:
∙ leaves and grass clippings (in or out of bags) please take to city dumpster at the location mentioned above, ∙ tree limbs that are longer than six (6) feet,
∙ large remodeling materials, roofing, large pieces of concrete and tires,
∙ hazardous waste such as paint, chemicals, batteries, & used oil.
Please keep piles away from fences, sheds or other items to alleviate the potential for damage. If items are placed close to fences, sheds, utility boxes, they will not be picked up and the homeowner will have the responsibility to remove the debris within one week of city cleanup before being cited.
BURNING WITHIN THE CITY: County guidelines must be followed. You can register and read regulations for burning at the following website: http://fdmadison.org/.
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS: When winterizing your sprinkler systems, please have your backflow preventer checked if you didn’t have a test done this summer or last year; please email your report to city hall (ajacobson@sugarcityidaho.gov). 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.
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.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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