Village of Mead
MEAD MESSENGER
Volume 10, Issue 5
MAY 2014
VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEET
The Village of Mead Board of Trustees
met April 8 at 6:00 p.m. at the Village Office.
Present were Chairman Guyle; Trustees Havelka, Miller, Wielage and
Wimer. Also present were Clerk Moline,
Utility/Maintenance Supt. Raver and Police Chief Carlson. Guests present were Jody and Kacee Weible.
A Board of Adjustment Meeting was
called at 6:10 p.m. Answering roll call
were Chairman Guyle, Members: Havelka,
Miller, Weible and Wimer. Resolution
14-08, Variance for Mike Coyle, 614 S. Cedar, to amend Zoning Ordinance 11-306,
D. 2. b. for a sideyard depth of 5’ rather than required 7’ depth was
approved. The variance fee was
waived. The meeting adjourned at 6:14
p.m.
A Public Hearing was called at 6:14
p.m. Discussion was held on text
amendment to Chapter 11, Article 3, Sections 11-306, Single Family Residential
and 11-307, Multiple-family Residential with an addition of text. An application from Mike Coyle for a
Conditional Permitted Use for front yard depth for a garage was addressed. The hearing was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
REPORTS: Utility/Maintenance Supt. - Raver
requested two automatic heaters and need for pump repair at the wastewater
facility, supply electricity to the lagoon site, reported broken windows at
park buildings and receipt of mower. Police
- Chief Carlson reported the monthly police report and removal of a garage and
contact with owners of abandoned and unlicensed vehicles. Clerk - Moline reported attendance at
Clerk Academy and shared letter from MAPA.
Library - The minutes of the March 19 Library Board meeting were
reviewed. Planning Commission -
The minutes of the March 24 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing were reviewed.
OLD BUSINESS: Action was taken to approve third reading and
adopt Ord. No.’s 644 and 645, Non-exclusive franchise agreements for garbage
services with Quality Disposal and Waste Connection.
NEW BUSINESS: Action was taken to approve with waiving of
three readings and adoption of Ord. No. 647, amend Chapter 11, Article 3,
Sections 11-306 and 307 with the addition of “In existing areas of town where
construction was before ordinances there is a condition provision to add onto
the dwelling without meeting front yard setbacks if the new addition stays in
line with the other residences on that block and Ord. No. 648, Conditional Use
Permit to Mike Coyle for front yard depth to construct a garage at 614 S. Cedar
St. The following Resolutions were
adopted: Res. 14-05, Special Tax and
Assessment upon Lots 3 and 4, Block 4, Anderson and Carlson’s Addition to Mead
for delinquent water fees in the amount of $182.78 and Res. 14-09 Special
Designated Liquor License to Michael Beckman for a graduation party at the
Community Bldg. on May 17, hosted by Doug and Denise Patocka.
A bid of $5,950.00 from Miller Property
was approved to seed and fertilizer idle acres at the lagoon site. The Ballfield Preparation Agreement and
Baling Agreement to Miller Property were approved. Marilyn Jensen will maintain the median at
the north entrance into Mead.
The board entered Executive Session at
7:47 p.m. to discuss litigation regarding land purchase. The board returned to Regular Session at 7:55
p.m. The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
MEAD’S ANNUAL
COMMUNITY-WIDE GARAGE SALE
SATURDAY,
MAY 3, 2014
8:00
a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
If
you wish to be placed on the Village Garage Sale Map, please contact the
Village Office at 624-2495 NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, APRIL 25.
MEAD ALUMNI BANQUET – MAY 24
The Mead Alumni Banquet will be held
Saturday, May 24 at the Jr-Sr High Commons.
Banquet tickets are $20.00 if purchased by May 11, $25.00
thereafter. Tickets can be purchased at
the Bank of Mead, Country Store or Konecky Oil.
PET CLINIC A HUGE SUCCESS!
Thank you to all who
attended the Dog / Cat Vaccination / License Day on April 4. We had a great showing of dogs and cats
getting their shots and owners obtaining pet licenses.
REMEMBER: All
dogs and cats living within Mead city limits are required to be licensed by MAY
1st. Purchase the tags at the
Village Office. Cost is $4.00, altered
animal and $6.00 for unaltered animal.
Proof of current rabies vaccination must be provided prior to license
issue.
THANKS . . .
Thank you to Angie Siske and her support group for sponsoring the Annual
Easter Egg Hunt held at the park on Saturday, April 12. A large number of families attended with many eager hunters and happy finders.
SUMMER READING CAMP
June 9 - 13
10:00 a.m. - Noon
June 14th Party, 11:00 - Noon
SIGN UP NOW at Mead Public Library
MEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS by Nancy Black, Library Director
April 21st, 2014 is the
2nd annual Teen/Tween Fashion Party! Join us here at the Mead Public Library
when our friendly fashionista April will be bringing all the new Spring/Summer
styles for us to look at, try on and buy! Clothes coming hot off the racks from
Amour Apparel & Accessories in Fremont, NE. No school, sleep in, then join us from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. on
Monday April 21st for the Teen/Tween Fashion Party!
Summer is just around the corner...The
library is happy to announce that Mrs. Pat Carlson will once again be here at
the library to lead our Summer Reading Camp activities!
Please mark your calendars for Monday June 9th - Friday June 13th 10:00 a.m. - Noon daily!
SUMMER READING CAMP IS FREE!!!! Sign up for Summer Reading Camp at the Mead Public Library or give us a call at 402-624-6605. Watch for flyers and we'll see YOU at the library!
Please mark your calendars for Monday June 9th - Friday June 13th 10:00 a.m. - Noon daily!
SUMMER READING CAMP IS FREE!!!! Sign up for Summer Reading Camp at the Mead Public Library or give us a call at 402-624-6605. Watch for flyers and we'll see YOU at the library!
The "Meet the
Author" event was a big success here at the library. Joy Johnson had us
all laughing and enjoying the companionship of women. 16 ladies attended the
event and a good time was had by all, thanks to everyone for helping to make
the afternoon a success. Thank-you to Joy for visiting and thank-you to Carlann
Johnson for supplying us with her wonderful cinnamon rolls to go with our
coffee.
March/April New Materials:
"The Draining
Lake" by Arnaldur Indridason (donation); "The Invention of
Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd; "Giraffes Can't Dance" by Giles
Andreae; "Starting Over" by Robin Pilcher; "Julie and
Romeo" by Jeanne Ray (donation); "Troubleshooter" by Gregg Hurwitz
(donation); "The Neighbor" by Lisa Gardner (donation);
"Sizzle" by Julie Garwood (donation); "Dantes' Inferno" by
Sarah Lovett (donation); "Point Blank" by Catherine Coulter
(donation); "Escape" (DVD); "Will & Whit" by Laura Lee
Gulledge; Morpheus Road
(series) "The Blood", "The Light" and "The Black"
by D. J. MacHale; "The Wild Princess" by Mary Hart Perry; "Your
Pregnancy and Childbirth" (donation); "Enemy Women" by Paulette
Jiles (donation); "Ice" by Linda Howard (donation); "The Killing
Edge" by Heather Graham (donation); "The Book Thief" (DVD);
"12 Years a Slave" (DVD); "Ripley's Believe It or Not! Special
Edition 2014"; "Catching Fire" (DVD); "The President has
been shot! The Assassination of J.F. Kennedy" by James L. Swanson;
"Shadow Spell" by Nora Roberts (Book on CD); "Killer" by
Johnathon Kellerman (donation)
Community Church Services
EVANGELICAL
COVENANT 1540 Co Rd 10
Ec34720@windstream.net / 402-624-6125
9:00 am - Coffee &
Visiting
10:00 am - Worship
Service (grade school age children dismissed for Kids Alive @ 10:30, nursery
available during the service)
Weekly Schedule
Wednesday
6:00 pm - Dinner 4 Change
(free to everyone)
7:00 pm - Life Group /
Bible Study
ST. JAMES
CATHOLIC 213 E. Eighth St.
www.sjamescatholicchurch.com
/ 402-624-3555
5:30 pm - Saturday Vigil
9:00 am - Sunday Mass
Weekly Schedule
7:00 am - Daily Mass -
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
8:00 am - Daily Mass -
Saturday, when scheduled
ALMA LUTHERAN 219 W. Fifth St.
www.almalutheran.com /
402-624-3015
8:30 am - Worship - First
Sunday of the month
9:15 am - Sunday School
for all ages
10:30 am - Worship - All
other Sundays
PANERA BREAD, MAY 10,
10-11 AM
in the Church Basement
(FREE TO ALL)
ALMA LUTHERAN VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will be held June 2 - 6 from 1:30 -
3:00 p.m. Kids age 3 to going into 6th
grade are invited to join us! We will
have activities, snacks, and music every day.
Registration is available on the Alma Lutheran Church website at
www.almalutheran.com. Hope to see you
there!
Graduation exercises for Mead High
School will be held Saturday, May 17 in the school gymnasium. Baccalaureate begins at 1:30, with
Commencement to follow at 2:00.
VILLAGE OF MEAD
312
S. Vine St. P.O. Box 46
Mead,
NE 68041-0046
Phone: 402-624-2495
Fax: 402-624-2024
E-mail: meadclerk1@hotmail.com
Web: www.meadnebraska.net
Gary
Guyle, Chairman
Shawn
Havelka, Trustee
Adam
Miller, Trustee
Richard
Wielage, Trustee
Rod
Wimer, Trustee
June
Moline, Clerk/Treasurer 402-624-2495
Nick
Raver, Ut/Mnt. Supt. 402-443-9688
Jerry
Carlson, Police Chief 402-443-6846
Nancy
Black, Library Director 402-624-6605
Nick
Raver, Fire Chief 402-443-9688
VILLAGE
OF MEAD UPCOMING MEETINGS
Village Board:
Tuesday, May 13, 6:00pm
Planning Commission: Monday, May 19, 7:30pm
Library Board:
Wednesday, May 21, 6:30pm
Fire & Rescue:
Monday, May 12, 7:30pm
The Village Board & Planning
Commission meet at the Village Office, Library Board at the Library and Fire
& Rescue at the Fire Station.
The Mead Days Committee is
looking for donations for Bingo or cash donations. Donations can be dropped off at the Bank of
Mead and made payable to Mead Days 2014.
All proceeds from the weekend go to the youth programs, Fire Department
or back into the community for improvements.
The following businesses or individuals have already contributed to 2014
Mead Days and we want to say THANK YOU!
Bank of Mead, Alma Lutheran Church, St.
James Church, Village of Mead, Kent and Linda Sweet, Husker Water, Insulfoam, AWS Well, Frontier Coop, Buckmaster
Construction, Mead Cattle, Subbert Well Service, Vera and Ray Huckeby, SECO, Big
Rig
The Mead Days Committee is
also looking for volunteers to collect our Wahoo donations. Please let Dalene Selko, (402) 624-2255, if
you would like to help out. Hope you too
can support our local fundraiser and community event.
THANK-YOU!
By Angie Siske, Coordinator of
Easter Egg Hunt
Well
over 100 kids joined in the Mead Community Easter Egg Hunt. A big thank you to the Village of Mead, Bank
of Mead, Mead Volunteer Fire Dept., Charles’ Surveying, Todd Valley Farms,
Friends of the Mead Library, Mrs. Weiss, Wahoo Civic Center, Mead High School
students, and many other individuals from the Mead community for donating
money, candy, prizes, and time towards the event for our
children in the community!
VILLAGE OF MEAD CLEAN-UP DAY
SATURDAY, MAY
31, 2014
9:00 A.M. - 12:00
P.M.
312 South Vine
Street
(downtown in front
of Village Office)
Items not accepted
are wood, grass clippings, construction refuse and tree limbs.
There will be a
fee charged for disposal of tires.
The event is open
to MEAD RESIDENTS ONLY!
Resident
identification will be checked by Board of Trustees.
RELAY FOR LIFE FUNDRAISER
SUNDAY, May 18
Mead Park
11:30 am - 5:00 pm
This is a fundraiser for Relay
for Life. Activities include bounce
house, games and food. For additional
information, contact Roberta Havelka at 402-624-2278. Come and support the cause!