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Home My WebLink About2010 [03] Mar 19 In the Know in St. Joseph Volume 4, Issue 2 March 18, 2010 SPRING CLEAN UP City Contact Information Mayor Al Rassier It is time again for the annual Spring Clean-up. All residents who are billed for 115—9th Avenue SE refuse by the City are eligible for participation. Items for collection cannot be St. Joseph MN 56374 placed curbside until the day before the pickup. This is to prevent garbage 320-267-4060 from flying throughout the neighborhoods. The Police Department will be alanrassier@yahoo.com visiting residents where garbage is placed at the curb ahead of time. This ser- vice is for residents only, persons hauling in garbage will be cited by the St. Councilor Dale Wick 1211 Dale Street East Joseph Police Department. St. Joseph MN 56374 320-363-0221 WHAT can be placed curbside: Almost anything with the following exceptions: contactdalewick@hotmail.com Appliances, tires, batteries, pollutants, yard waste, computer monitors & televisions Councilor Renee Symanietz 354—4th Avenue SE WHERE do I place the garbage: Curbside at your residence, where you normally place your St. Joseph MN 56374 receptacles. (320) 980-1461 WHEN is the Clean Up: Thursdays, May 27th and June 3rd beginning at 6 AM symanietzrenee@clearwire.net WHAT about APPLIANCES: Collected on Saturday June 5th ONLY 7 AM to 12 AM in the Councilor Steve Frank City Office Parking Lot. Residents are limited to two 606 Birch Street West appliances and ID will be required. Please note that St. Joseph MN 56374 computer monitors and televisions are no longer (320) 493-0311 accepted. However, residents may contact sfrank@stcloudstate.edu BFI/Allied directly at 252-9608 for collection and fee information. Councilor Bob Loso 301 Birch Street West Compost site St. Joseph MN 56374 Street Flooding (320) 363-8703 bobloso@q.com A sure sign of spring is the opening of the com- The Public Works Director post area. Compost permits for City residents Administrator Judy Weyrens is advising residents that are $ 15.00 with a $ 5.00 replacement fee. Per- PO Box 668 rapid snow melt combined St. Joseph MN 56374 mits may be purchased at the City Offices. with rain will cause street (320) 363-7201 When purchasing a permit please be prepared flooding. This time of year jweyrens@cityofstjoseph.com to provide the vehicle make/model that will be daytime thawing and eve- used along with the license plate number. ning freezing cause storm Police Chief Pete Jansky drains to freeze, resulting in temporary Wednesdays 2 PM—8 PM or dusk PO Box 268 street flooding. The maintenance depart- Fridays 4 PM—8 PM or dusk St. Joseph MN 56374 ment will work to keep drains open. (320) 363-8250 Saturdays 9 AM—1 PM pjansky@cityofstjoseph.com Compost site (cont’d) The compost area will be open Public Works Dir. Terry Thene as soon snow is melted and PO Box 668 Materials accepted include leaves the site is passable. The St. Joseph MN 56374 (separated from branches), twigs, branches opening will be posted on the (320) 363-7201 (3” maximum in diameter) and garden website. tthene@cityoftjoseph.com waste. No soils, rocks or construction www.cityofstjoseph.com. debris will be accepted. 1 New Utility Rates Stand up and Be Counted The City Council in December reviewed the rates for water, In March 2010, every household in sewer and refuse and established the following rates Minnesota will receive a 2010 cen-effective January 1, 2010, billable March 2010: sus form. The census envelope is Water addressed “resident” rather that Line Charge $ 5.15/month/residential unit your name. It will consist of 10 Usage $ 0.00240/gallon of water used basic questions, such as name, gender, age, date of birth, race, Sewer and if you own or rent. The census Line Charge $ 5.75/mo/residential DOES NOT ask for your social secu- Usage $ 0.00240/gallon of water used, rity number. Filling out this form is required by law and your based on winter quarter answers are protected. Billions of federal funds go to states reading. and communities based on census data. Refuse For every 100 Minnesotans who fail to answer the Census, 30 Gallon $ 14.00/month the state will lose $1 million in federal funds over the next 10 30 Gallon-Senior $ 7.50/month years. The federal government gives out approximately $300 60 Gallon $ 17.00/month billion each year based on the Census count, while the state 90 Gallon $ 25.00/month distributes many of its program funds based on population Storm Sewer Multiplier Rate counts. Counties, cities and townships where residents fail to answer the Census will lose additional state dollars. Multi-Family 2.72 $ 10.20/acre Apts/Condo/Townhome 2.72 $ 10.20/acre Election Judges Commercial 4.23 $ 15.86/acre Industrial/Educational 3.30 $ 12.38/acre Single Family 1.00 $ 3.75 Have you ever thought about serving as an election judge? If so, now is your chance. Good Neighbor Policies The City is looking for residents willing to serve as an Election Judge for both the Primary Election (August 10) and General Election (November 2). Election Grass and Boulevard Maintenance Judges work from 6:00 AM until the tabulation is complete. Property owners are required to maintain the The end times vary as it depends on the balancing of ballots grass on their property as well as the adjoining but can range from 9:30 PM to Midnight. If you are inter- boulevard areas . If the grass or weeds exceed ested in serving please contact Mary Generous at 363-7201. 10 inches, you will receive a notice to cut the grass and if the grass is not cut the Police De- Dog License partment will issue a citation and the City will order the grass to — be cut, assessing the cost back to the property owner. Just a reminder that all dogs within the City limits must be Parking on the Grass & Parking Pads licensed and expire on April 1st of each year. In applying for a dog license, the owner shall provide the name, sex, breed, Parking is not allowed on the grass or landscaped parts of the age, color and markings of the dog for which the license is yards. That includes automobiles, recreational vehicles, campers, to be procured and a certificate from a qualified veterinar- boats, trailers and snowmobiles. An option may be to install a ian showing that the dog has been given a vaccination parking pad provided that you have enough room to meet re- against rabies. License Fee: $ 10.00 quired setbacks. Garage Sale Signs Summer Ball Program You are allowed to put up garage sale signs the day of your sale but they must be removed immediately after the sale. The sign Sharon Young is again coordinating an eve- must be placed on private property, not within ning ball program for children between the the public right of way/boulevard area, which ages of 5—14. The program will include T- is approximately 15 feet in from the back of ball, softball and baseball. Registration the street curb. Make sure you get the prop- will be held on April 10, 2010 between 9 erty owners permission prior to putting up a AM and 12 noon at the St. Joseph Commu- sign. nity Fire Hall. If you have any questions feel free to contact Sharon Young at 320-293-3278. 2