November 2009 Newsletter
Calendar of Events…
November 2 - City Workshop Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
November 3 - Ambulance Meeting 6:00 p.m. - Ambulance Bldg
November 6 - Chamber of Commerce 7:00 a.m. - Feeding Station
November 9 - Jaycee Club Meeting - Jaycee Club
November 10 - Park and Rec Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
November 10 - Senior Pinochle - Tekoa Community Church
November 11 - Tekoa Fair Association 7:30 - Prairie Grain Office
November 11 - Caregiver Coffee 10:00 a.m. - Tekoa Retirement Apartments,
Community Room
November 16 - City Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
November 19 - Distribute Commodities 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - City Hall
November 24 - Senior Pinochle - Tekoa Community Church
November 24 - School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. - District Board Room
November 30 - Ambulance Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Ambulance Bldg
IN ORDER TO KEEP YOUR WATER METERS FROM FREEZING
OVER THE WINTER, THEY MUST BE INSULATED. THE METERS
HAVE BEEN READ FOR THE LAST TIME, PLEASE INSULATE
THEM BEFORE WE HAVE A HARD FREEZE. IF YOUR METER
BREAKS, YOU WILL BE CHARGED THE COST OF REPLACING
YOUR METER.
********************NOTICES*******************
***Please note: City Hall will be closed on November 11, 2009, in
remembrance of Veterans’ Day, and November 26 and 27 for the
Thanksgiving holiday.
***Garbage: If your garbage is not picked up, please call city hall
@ 284-3861. Empire Disposal number: 509-397-3200.
***NOTICE: The Whitman County Treasurer would like to remind you
that the second half property taxes must be postmarked by October 31, 2009.
Please join their October food drive. Donate at least one food item to F.I.S.H.
***Kate’s Cuts & Curls is opening on Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m. starting
October 27 with stylist Cathy Haxton. For an appointment call 284-3313.
***COMMUNITY CLOSET - FREE CLOTHING FOR ALL at N 404 2nd
in Fairfield, on Nov. 3 and Nov. 15 from 11a.m. to 3 p.m., and
Nov. 10 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The burn ban has been lifted by the fire chief. Please follow the burning
guidelines they have set.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: A public hearing will be held during the
November 16, 2009, council meeting after 7:00 p.m. at the council
chambers. The public hearing will be to set the tax levy rate for 2010.
All citizens are encouraged to attend.
We will be having a water/sewer budget workshop on Monday,
November 2 at 7:00 p.m. at the Tekoa Council Chambers.
At that time, we will be discussing raising water and sewer rates
in 2010. Please plan to attend, so your opinion can be heard.
***2010 US CENSUS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES***
Testing will be held at the Tekoa City Hall council chambers
November 4 and 18 at 2:00 p.m. Lister/Address Canvasser
$11.75 per hour Crew Leader $13.25 per hour
The Missoula Children’s Theatre is coming to Tekoa. This year’s
play will be The Princess and the Pea. Auditions will be held for
area students K-12 at the Empire Theatre on November 9 at 3:15 p.m.
Performances will be on November 13 at 7:00 p.m., and November 14 at
3:00 p.m. Adults $8, seniors $6, and children $4. Package prices
for both shows: adults $10, seniors $8 and children $6.
Preschoolers free with adult admission.
Please call Dianne Webber at 284-2040 with any questions.
~Messages from the Mayor~
~~~Please remember to vote on our 2010 street levy. I’m not supposed to
promote this or any other item on the ballot, but I can encourage people to
vote!
~~~I was somewhat surprised with the City’s financial commitment to the
Golden Rod Cemetery budget. Eighty percent of the budgeted $17,631 comes
from the utility tax. This tax is what you pay monthly with your
water/sewer/garbage bill, telephone bill, and Avista bill! Most of the utility
tax monies that come to the city go in our current expense account.
~~~Contract with Whitman County Sherriff’s Office
Whitman County Sheriff, Brett Meyer, presented the council with a proposed
contract for 2010. For their services, we paid $43,856.00 in 2009, and it will
remain the same figure for 2010! Just a reminder, two years ago our contract
with the Whitman County Sheriff’s Department was $80,000! The current price
is more manageable, and it doesn’t appear that the service we receive has
diminished to any great extent.
~~~Linda Zehm Resigns her Council Position
We have lost a valuable contributor on our city council! The only good news
with this resignation is that she will serve until a replacement is appointed. She
has agreed to continue to be on the committee that oversees the Golden Rod
Cemetery! It needs to be noted that Linda is very active in Tekoa’s Chamber
of Commerce and highly involved in the Slippery Gulch Celebration.
I’m sure you are aware that Melinda Wilkins didn’t run for election, and
Eileen Soldwedel is on the ballot for her council position. Melinda did an
excellent job as a councilperson, partially because of her close ties to
so many people in the community. Melinda is also very active with the
Slippery Gulch Celebration (co-chairman) besides her involvement
with the Tekoa Royalty Program.
It will be a pleasure having the experience Eileen will bring to the council.
I might be getting ahead of myself, but Eileen is running unopposed for
the council position!
~~~I want all our constituents to know that our next workshop meeting is
scheduled for November 2 at 7:00 p.m., and we’ll focus on both the water
and sewer budgets for 2010. Included in this meeting will be a discussion of
our current rates paid by home owners. We encourage concerned/interested
patrons to attend this very important workshop.
~~~Also note that the final 2010 budget public hearing will be during the
regular December council meeting. The hearing will be after 7:00 p.m. on
Monday, December 21, 2009, at the city hall council chambers.
~~~And finally, any interested patron who has an interest in becoming a
councilperson to fill Linda Zehm’s position needs to contact City Hall for an
application. The council will appoint someone prior to the new year!!
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