It's that time of the year again! City Wide Clean Up and Yard Sales. Please Note Hazard Waste Signs and REMEMBER no personal trash, City has the right to fine person/persons of disposal of said materials. If you need Landfill contact numbers please refer to their website: Page County Landfill and Recycling Services lets keep Shambaugh beautiful! So please clean up yards etc.
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It is hereby public notice of proposed sale of 502 Main Street. Public hearing April 5, 2021 at 6pm. Thank you.
The city of Shambaugh is seeking an interim City Council member to fulfill the resignation of Kevin Johnson, this interim position will be until December 2021. Until said time person shall apply for a city election, voting at Page County. Consideration for interim City Council members will be voted by the current City Council.
City council members must have a good understanding of voting laws and what is needed to approve motions, resolutions, and ordinances. Besides, council members need to know when they should abstain from voting due to a conflict of interest. These fundamental voting regulations are pivotal to operating effective council meetings and conducting proper votes. Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances To conduct business, the city council takes one of three actions: motions, resolutions, or ordinances. Motions are used to handle the routine business of the city at council meetings and are recorded in the minutes. Actions typically addressed by a motion include approval of the minutes, claims, licenses, permits, and giving direction to city staff on a particular issue. A resolution is a statement of policy. Examples include setting council rules and procedures, setting wages and salaries, and establishing investment and other financial policies. In certain cases, the passage of a resolution is required by Iowa law, such as when adopting the annual city budget. An ordinance is a city law of a general or permanent nature. Ordinances cover all areas of municipal authority from setting speed limits on city streets to establishing water and sewer rates. Contact City Clerk or any Council Person City Hall 712-542-5535 Per our city ordinance there will be a water rate increase effective in July 3%. This rate was due last year, however due to COVID19, the rate was never implemented. This will increase water rate by $1.38 sewer rate $0.78 and flow rate per 1000 gals by $0.18. The new rates will be the following: WATER- $47.38 SEWER $26.78 and flow rate per 1000 gals $6.18. I will be note this rate increase on water bills in the upcoming months.
If you have any questions please contact me at the office Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays 9am to 1:30pm. Sandra Bilokonsky, City Clerk Over the summer I the city clerk had placed a notice on the Facebook page requesting community favorite recipes to place in a city cookbook. I did have a couple of people that have submitted and a few I have not had a chance to get in the cookbook database, however with the holidays around, I thought I would release a sample. If you like to contribute to the cookbook please email me here a recipe or drop off at city hall. I am hoping to have a complete cookbook to send to Amazon as an e-book.
Early December we will start Christmas decorating in the city hall, if you like to volunteer your time, please let me know! We have a couple of trees we need to decorate inside city hall. Also we are taking family tree decorations, if you like to drop off a tree decoration for our big tree inside city hall with your family name, we would love to honor you. Please come to our office on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays. Our office will be closed December 11. Thank you for your support!
Effective September 2020 WATER BILL DUE DATE POLICY CHANGE
The City Council has change due date policy to the following: Bills will be due on the 10th. A first notice will be sent after the 10th. First Notice will be due on the 20th. A disconnect notice will be sent after the 20th. Disconnects will be on the 30th. There will no longer be 30 day first notices. All payments are required in full, this means ZERO balance on account before disconnect can be lifted. You will still have the right to appeal in front of council during city council meetings. If you have any questions, please contact the city clerk at 712-542-5535. It is that time of the year again where the city provides roll offs to the community! Metal will be collected once again by Gary. Bins will be near recycle bins. Rules are no personal household trash, that includes food waste and items you would normally place in your every day trash. No tires, no oil, no paint and no hazard materials. Signs will be posted. If you dispose of any of the said materials, the city has a right to fine you. Yard Sales are permitted, practice social distancing and please sanitize between customers. To read the Page County yard sale guidelines see below.
One man's trash is another's mans treasure, therefore if you see something in the bins you would like to take, please do or trade with your neighbor. Remember some broken furniture can have new life, if the right person has it. So mark your calendar! JULY 24-26, 2020COVID-19: Best Practices 01. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. 02. If soap and water aren’t available, use hand sanitizer that contains at least 70% alcohol. 03. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands. 04. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. 05. Stay home when you are sick and do not return to work or school until you have been fever- free without the use of fever reducing medication for at least 24 hours. 06. Avoid large crowds. Put distance between yourself and other people if Covid-19 is spreading in your community. 07. Keep sugars to a minimum. 08. Keep your exercise regimen, if you feel well. 09. Get plenty of sleep. A good night’s sleep boosts your immune system.
MASKS ARE REQUIRED WHEN VISITING CITY HALL COMMUNITY HALL IS CLOSED FOR RENTAL UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Clean
The operation, maintenance, and management of the community wastewater system are the responsibilities of the city council. We are taking steps to insure that the operation, maintenance, and management of the system will be done as efficiency as possible. However, we cannot do it by ourselves. This sewer system is your system; it is not the sole property of the city council or any one person. It is essential that we have your cooperation by not disposing of cigarette butts, paper towels, disposable diapers, sanitary hygiene products, grease, paint, varnish, plastics, cat litter, coffee grounds, rags, or any material of a nondecomposable or toxic nature into the sewer system. The sewer system is not a receptacle for trash. Also, water from area drains, eave spouts, sump pumps discharging water from footing drains, and other clear water sources must not discharge into the sewage system. These types of water sources do not contain contaminants that have to be treated, but by discharging them into the system requires additional pumping and storage costs. Keep in mind that waste discharging from toilets, bathtubs, showers, sinks, dish and clothes washers must discharge into the wastewater system. Instruct your children to follow good practices in the bathroom. Avoid flushing the following items down the toilet:
1. Paper Towels Surprised? Don't be. Yes, they look and feel like toilet paper, but they should never go down the toilet. Believe it or not, paper towels do not have the same characteristics as toilet paper and do not disintegrate easily down the sewer line. 2. Cosmetic Wipes Wet wipes are one of the worst problems in modern sanitary systems. They are responsible for causing half of the global blockages that lead to build-ups of fat, also known as fatbergs. Cosmetic wipes do not dissolve in water and have a very negative impact on the sewage treatment process. 3. Baby Wipes They're smooth, gentle, and soft but they don't break down like toilet tissue. And just because wipes are not harmful to babies, it doesn't mean they won't hurt the environment. Baby wipes are not decomposable, so they shouldn't be flushed. 4. Condoms Not only it is disgusting because they wind up in public waterways, but they're also non-biodegradable. Latex causes severe problems in the sewer network, so keep it private and dump it in the garbage. 5. Tampons and Pads The disposal of feminine products has always been a problem for women. But they're also an issue for plumbing because they can rapidly obstruct the pipes. Wrap your tampons or pads, put them in a small sanitary bag, and then dump them in the trash can. 6. Dental Floss Dental floss is usually made of Teflon or nylon. When flushed down, it mixes with wet wipes, paper towels, hair and other items, creating huge balls that will clog pumps and sewers. 7. Contact Lenses Around 125 million people use contact lenses on a daily basis worldwide. As a result, billions of daily contacts go down the toilet every year. But what few people know is that discarding used lenses down the drain contributes to the creation of trillions of microplastics, one of the major environmental concerns in today's world. 8. Cotton Swabs They're small and flexible, block drains, and don't break down quickly. Cotton swabs are responsible for many clogged toilets. 9. Diapers Yes, there are still people who flush diapers down the toilet. And those who do it will clog a toilet in no time. To get things worse, modern baby diapers are made from materials that will expand when in contact with water. 10. Tissues They're soft, delicate and absorbent. But tissues won't disintegrate like toilet paper. Do you have a cold? Sneeze or cough into a tissue, but then throw it in the trash can. 11. Medication Expired medication or recently used pharmaceuticals should never be flushed down the toilet because they will contaminate the wastewater even more. Ultimately, it will have a toxic impact on the water resources and the water you drink. So, if you've got pills, sedatives, antibiotics, antidepressants, painkillers, and other drugs that you want to get rid of, just pour them into a bag, close it, and throw it in the garbage. 12. Cigarette Butts Cigarette butts are a plague. They're everywhere - on the beach, on the streets, and in the water. A cigarette butt is comprised of a filter made from cellulose acetate, two layers of wrapping made of paper and/or rayon, nicotine, carcinogens, and hundreds of toxins. 13. Hair Just because it's organic matter, it doesn't mean it won't hurt the environment. Unfortunately, it does. In a way similar to dental floss, hair helps form giant balls which create massive blockages in the sewage network but also traps unwanted odors in your plumbing. Whenever you're combing your hair or cleaning your brushes, remember to keep it away from the toilet. 14. Chewing Gums As a cohesive substance, gum is a bit like glue. And it gets stuck in the pipes, blocking the natural flow of wastewater. The gum goes in the bin. 15. Cooking Grease and Oil When fat solidifies, it becomes hard as a rock. Now, imagine the impact of that scenario in your plumbing system. 16. Bleach Pouring bleach is a disastrous idea. Not only it can be extremely corrosive and damage your pipes, but it can also react with other substances in your plumbing, creating and releasing toxic fumes. 17. Band-Aids Band-aids are primarily made from non-biodegradable plastic, and they shouldn't be flushed down the toilet. Their place is in the trash. 19. Paint Paint is a complex mixture of pigments and extenders, binders, solvents, and additives. Some leftover house paints can be considered hazardous waste. Try to find a paint drop-off site where you can leave it to rest. 19. Cat Litter Cat waste may contain the Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that affects humans with compromised immune systems. And because many water treatment plants can't handle these kinds of pollutants, dumping parasitic infections into the waterways represents a threat to public health. |
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