Village of Mead
MEAD MESSENGER
MAY 2018
Volume 13, Issue 5
VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEET APRIL 10
A regular meeting of the Village of Mead Board of Trustees was held April 10, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Village Office. Answering roll call were Chairman Havelka; Trustees Felty, Guyle, Wielage and Wimer. Also present were Clerk Moline and Police Chief Carlson. Guests were Jody and Kacee Weible, Craig Breunig, Tom Hrdlicka, Craig Reinsch, Ed and Jodi Ruhe and Roger ad Julie Pelster.
SCHEDULED GUESTS: Craig Reinsch, Olsson Associates, presented bids for water treatment procurement equipment and discussed the timeline for the water project. Action was taken to approve the bid of $287,485.00 from AdEdge Water Tech for water treatment procurement equipment. Tom Hrdlicka introduced himself as a candidate for the Saunders County Board of Supervisors.
UNSCHEDULED GUESTS: County Supervisor Craig Breunig, Planning Commission Chair Jody Weible and homeowners expressed concerns about compost emitting odor from a field south of Joyce Circle and the large pile of compost located at AltEn.
REPORTS: POLICE / ZONING ADMINISTRATOR / NUISANCE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER – Carlson presented the monthly police report and reported on contact with homeowners regarding nuisance abatement ordinances. The board approved nuisance abatement on properties addressed in Resolutions 17-16 and 17-17. PLANNING COMMISSION – The minutes of the March 26 regular meeting and building permits were accepted. Permits being: 18-03, Scott and Dalene Selko—construct house/attached garage/fence and 18-04, New Horizons Properties – construct duplex. CLERK – Moline reported information collected on swimpads and sludge disposal cost from area municipalities, and consider amending Municipal Code 9-201 to add cost of notice in the newspaper as applicants cost for a subdivision, zoning change, variance and conditional use permit.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Action was taken to approve Ordinance No. 704, No. 705, and No. 706, Non-exclusive franchise to collect and dispose of garbage to Waste Connections, Roadrunner Transportation and S2 Recycling and Refuse.
NEW BUSINESS: A Baling Alfalfa Agreement with Terry Miller and Ballfield Preparation Agreement with Jacob Felty and accepting the bid of Roadrunner Transportation for roll-offs during Mead Clean-up Day were approved. The condition of the depot building was addressed following a recent inspection by EMC Insurance. The board agreed to seek an appraisal of the building.
The meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m.
MEAD’S ANNUAL
COMMUNITY-WIDE
GARAGE SALE
Saturday, May 5
8 am – 2 pm
Rain or Shine
Maps available at local businesses!
If you wish to be placed on the Village Garage Sale Map please contact the Village Office at 402-624-2495 or meadclerk1@hotmail.com NO LATER THAN APRIL 30.
MEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS – May 2018
NEW Library Hours – Please note this revised schedule is effective June 1.
Tuesday 10am-6pm Friday 9am-12 noon
Wednesday 5pm-8pm Saturday 9am-12 noon
Thursday 9am-5pm Closed: Sunday and Monday
Monthly Schedule
Coffee Hour is scheduled every Tuesday at 10 am. Join us for coffee and conversations.
Story Time for young children is offered every Tuesday at 4 pm. We read a book or two, make a craft, and receive a take home snack.
The Mead Public Library Board of Trustees will meet Monday, May 21, at 530 pm in the Library.
The Lunch Bunch Book Club will gather Friday, May 18, from 1130 am-1230 pm.
Special Events
Saturday, May 5 – Friends of the Mead Public Library Foundation will host the annual Books & Bake Sale Fundraiser from 8 am to Noon. Used books and baked goods will be available outside the library if the weather is nice, or inside the building if it is not.
Saturday, May 12 – Join us from 10 am – 1030 am to make a beautiful Mother’s Day Craft.
Friday, May 25 – Stop by between 11 am and 1230 pm to sign up for The Summer Reading Program and meet some Skinny Pigs!
Tuesday, May 29 through Friday, June 1 – The annual Summer Reading Camp for children entering Kindergarten through Grade 6 will meet at the library each day from 10 am to 11 am. Special guests will visit each day. In order to participate, a family member must have a Mead Public Library card and be in good standing.
NEW This Year: Adult Summer Reading Challenge and Tween/Teen Book Club. Stop by the library for details and to sign up.
New Books, Just In
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by M. McNamara, Took by M. Downing Hahn, Alaska Nights by D. Macomber, The Nina Reilly Series by P. O’Shaughnessy, plus many more!
New DVD’s: Ferdinand, Jumanji, Pitch Perfect 3 and The Star.
REMINDER— A fence is required f you currently have or plan to install a swimming pool/spa or hot tub with at least 18” of water. If the spa/hot tub has a lock attached this will forgo the fence request but the spa/hot tub must be locked at all times when not in use. A permit for the fence must be obtained from the Planning Commission prior to erecting the pool/spa/hot tub. If you are planning a building or building/deck demolition project you must contact the village office to obtain an application and to be placed on the agenda of the Planning Commission. The application must be approved by the Planning Commission prior to starting the project.
Remember to license your dog or cat!
Licenses were due MAY 1! Please deliver your proof of your dog or cat’s current rabies vaccination to the Village Office. The cost to license your dog / cat is $4.00 altered / $6.00 not altered.
VILLAGE OF MEAD CLEAN-UP DAY
Saturday, May 26
9:00am – 12:00pm
Example of permitted items: tires (disposal fee will be charged), appliances, water heaters, bicycles, batteries, furniture
Example of items not permitted: wood, grass clippings, construction refuse, tree limbs, trash (anything that can be disposed of with your weekly garbage service)
The event is open to MEAD RESIDENTS ONLY! Trustees will be present to check resident identification.
CHURCH SCHEDULES
MEAD COVENANT 1540 Co Rd 10
www.covmead.org / 402-624-6125
10:00a.m. – Sunday Encounter Service
Wednesday’s
6:00p.m. – We’d like to treat you to a FREE meal!
7:00p.m. – Adult Groups, Jr & Sr High Youth Group
7:15p.m. – Kids in Action (elementary age children)
JAMES CATHOLIC 213 E. Eighth St.
www.sjamescatholicchurch.com / 402-624-3555
5:30p.m. – Saturday Vigil
9:00a.m. – Sunday Mass
Weekly Schedule
7:00a.m. – Daily Mass – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
8:00a.m. – Daily Mass – Saturday, when scheduled
ALMA LUTHERAN 219 W. Fifth St.
www.almalutheran.com / 402-624-3015
8:30a.m. – Sunday Worship – First Sunday of the month
9:15a.m. – Sunday School for all ages
10:30a.m. – Sunday Worship – All other Sundays
PANERA BREAD AVAILABLE FREE TO THE PUBLIC – ALMA LUTHERAN CHURCH, MAY 12, 10-11 a.m. (the Saturday following the second Friday of the month).
Dump Hours Effective April 1
Dump Hours began on the April—November schedule on April 1. The dump will be open Wednesday’s from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm and Saturday’s 8:00 am – 12:00 pm. Items permitted are tree branches, weeds, leaves, and grass clippings ONLY! All items are to be unbagged.
A dumpster is also available on-site to dispose of metal and iron products.
The dump is to be used by MEAD residents only.
VILLAGE OF MEAD STORM WARNING PROCEDURES
In case of severe weather, the fire siren will be sounded and go up and down a few times This is only to alert members of the Fire Department to be on the watch It is also a good idea to keep tuned to a local channel/radio station if we are in a watch area. Many residents can receive updates via their cell phones from local television or radio stations.
If a funnel is actually spotted, the firemen will sound a steady blast on the siren. This is your signal to take cover at once. For those residents or businesses without basements go to the Alma Lutheran Church basement, 219 W. Fifth Street. The doors are opened during a storm warning.
All-Terrain Vehicles, Utility-type Vehicles and Golf Car Vehicles are required to be licensed within the Village of Mead. Contact the Village Office to obtain or renew your permit by APRIL 1. The permits are good for 1 year.
Not permitted: Motorbikes, Mopeds, Scooters, dirt bikes, and go carts!
312 S. Vine St., P.O. Box 46
Mead, NE 68041
Phone: 402-624-2495
Fax: 402-624-2024
www.meadnebraska.net
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Shawn Havelka, Chairman
Gary Guyle, Trustee
Jason Felty, Trustee
Richard Wielage, Trustee
Rod Wimer, Trustee
June Moline, Clerk/Treasurer 402-624-2495
Nick Raver, Utility/Maint. Supt.402-443-9688
Jerry Carlson, Police Chief 402-443-6846
Laurie VanAckeren, Library Director 402-624-6605
Lori Moseman, Ass’t Library Director
Joel Konecky, Fire Chief 402-443-9659
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Village Board: Tuesday, May 8, 6:00 pm
Planning Commission: Monday, May 21, 7:30 pm (due to Memorial Day Holiday)
Library Board: Monday, May 21 5:30 pm
Fire & Rescue: Monday, May 7, 7:30 pm
The Village Board & Planning Commission meets at the Village Office, Library Board at the Library and Fire/Rescue at the Fire Station.
EASTER EGG HUNT THANK YOU!
Thank you again to all those who helped and donated with this year’s Easter Egg Hunt! Mead PTO, Easter Egg Hunt Committee, Megan Bukaske, MPS—Connie Weiss, Bank of Mead, Mead Fire Dept., Charles Surveying, Village of Mead, Karen Porter – Amcon Distributing, C&J Country Store. We are blessed to have such a caring community to help keep this event going!
Sara Nicola, Event Coordinator
TRASH HAULING RATES – MAY 1, 2018 THROUGH APRIL 30, 2019
Annual trash hauling rates were approved at the April 10 board meeting. These rates are in place from May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019. The amounts listed are the maximum the provider is allowed to bill a customer. If you find they are in error please contact your service provider.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION AND S2 RECYCLING AND REFUSE FOR AGREEING TO DUMP THE GARBAGE AT THE VILLAGE OF MEAD SITES AND ALMA LUTHERAN CHURCH, MEAD COVENANT CHURCH AND ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH AS AGREED UPON IN THE INITIAL AGREEMENT FOR NON-FRANCHISE GARBAGE HAULERS.
ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION: (1) 35-gallon mini cart $11.50 per month; (1) 95-gallon cart $16.00 per month; (2) 95-gallon carts $21.00 per month; (3) 95-gallon carts $27.00 per month; (1) 95-gallon cart and (1) can $18.00 per month; (1) can (not over 35 gallons) $13.50 per month
S2 RECYCLING AND REFUSE: (1) 96-gallon container $25.00 per month; (2) 96-gallon containers $33.00 per month; (1) 300-gallon container $75.00 per month; Recycling 96-gallon container $15.00 bi-monthly
WASTE CONNECTIONS: (1) 95-gallon toter $16.00 per month picked up weekly; (1) 95-gallon toter $16.00 per month picked up every other week; (2) 95-gallon toters $22.00 per month picked up weekly; Residential recycle service every other week (1) 95-gallon cart $15.00 per month
AGAIN THIS IS THE MAXIMUM THESE PROVIDERS ARE ALLOWED TO BILL YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, NOT NECESSARILY THE RATES THEY ARE CHARGING YOU!