VILLAGE OF MEAD
MEAD MESSENGER
Volume 10, Issue 9
SEPTEMBER 2015
Village
of Mead Board of Trustees Hold Meeting
The Village of Mead
Board of Trustees met at the Village Office on August 11 at 6:00 p.m. Present were Chairman Guyle; Trustees
Havelka, Nicola and Wimer. Absent was
Trustee Wielage. Also present were Clerk
Moline, Utility/Maintenance Supt. Raver, Police Chief Carlson, Library Director
Moseman and Ass’t. Library Director Van Ackeren. Also present were Ed Schroeder, Dale Rawson,
Denise Patocka and Jenny and Andy Carritt.
A BUDGET WORKSHOP was called at 6:05 p.m.
Accountant Schroeder reviewed the 10/1/15 through 9/30/16 budget. Discussion was held by the Trustees and
public. The workshop was adjourned at
6:45 p.m. with the budget to be finalized at a later date.
SCHEDULED GUESTS: Mead Public Schools Supt. Rawson and Board
Chair Carritt discussed a future proposal of selling district property to allow
for housing. Four phases of development
were presented.
REPORTS: Utility/Maintenance
Supt. - Raver reported water volume concerns
at N. Third Circle, DHHS Deficiencies Notice, repairs at wellhouses, street
repair, 2 and 10 Year Water System Plan, meter maintenance and burn site
evaluation. A bid was received from Big
Red Home Improvement to replace sidewalk in the downtown area. Police/Zoning
Admin./Nuisance Officer - The
monthly report and zoning violation was discussed. Planning
Commission - The July 27 Regular Meeting minutes
and Permits issued were re-viewed. Permits being: 15-09, Alma Lutheran Church to demolish and construct
a garage at the parsonage and 15-10, Aaron and Sherri Seamann to erect a
privacy fence. Library - The minutes of the July 15 Library
Board Meeting were reviewed. Clerk - Moline reported status of the
Community Survey and need to adjust starting morning hours on specific mornings
for a month.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Action was taken to discontinue the community
recycling service.
NEW BUSINESS: Action was taken to approve Use of Section 8
Housing Choice Vouchers; approve Jerome Moline as Substitute Dumpmaster;
established rate of $150.00 hour, minimum of one hour, to mow residential and
commercial properties; adopted Ordinance 668, amend Chapter 3, Article 1,
Section 3-116.02, Placement of water wells; adopt Ordinance 669, 25-year
agreement with OPPD to conduct a retail electric energy supply business with
the village and accept bid of $9,000 from Big Red Home Improvement to replace
sidewalk along the east side of Vine St. from Third St. to Fourth St. and reset
four decorative lights.
Discussion centered on a delinquent water/sewer account,
request from Bob Hannan to hire older generation to help with maintenance
needs, tree concern blocking vision at an intersection and payment for tires.
The meeting adjourned at 8:26 p.m.
Village Office CLOSED September 7 to observe Labor Day
The Village Office
will be closed September 28 - October 2.
Plans are to open the office on Saturday, October 3.
In case of
an emergency, please leave a message on the office phone as Nick will check the
messages daily.
MEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
BACK TO SCHOOL
BACK TO SCHOOL
We wish all students, families, and staff a positive
start to the new school year. Mead Public Library provides a
quiet and supportive location for completing homework, so please stop by to
study.
FALL
LIBRARY HOURS
Effective September 1-December 31, the library will
move to fall hours:
Tuesday 10:00 am-1:00 pm and
5:00 pm-8:00 pm
Wednesday 2:00 pm-6:00 pm
Thursday 12:00 noon-6:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am-2:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
For
fall, Story
Time will move from Tuesdays to Thursdays at 4:00-4:45 pm. On Thursday, September 3, we
will be reading Beatrice
Doesn’t Want To.
All ages are welcome for the story, activity, and snack. Coffee Time will continue to
be every Tuesday from 10:00 am-11:00 am.
THANK
YOUs
Thanks to patrons
for donating books, Liz Gibney for providing treats for story times, and
Friends of the Library for weeding and cleaning-up the garden grounds this
month. We appreciate the time Natural
Resources District (NRD) staff spent with us on August 13 sharing a program on
reptiles and thank Shyla Bidrowski for bringing her pet hedgehog to the library
on August 5. Twelve kids attended this special meet and greet and enjoyed the
hedgehog cupcakes Shyla had made for the event.
NEW
COLLECTION MATERIALS
Books: Day Four by Sarah Lotz, Daddy’s Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark, Secret Brother by VC Andrews, and The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer,
DVDs: Safe Haven, Gremlins, Home,
The Outsiders, Taken 2, The Expendables 3, Disney’s Planes, Fire and Rescue
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Friday,
September 11-“Oldie but Goodie Movie” for adults at 10:00 am. Coffee and snacks will be provided.
Saturday,
September 26-Family Lunch at 11:00 am-11:45 am with a Family Movie to
follow at 12:00
noon. RSVP to the Library 2 days before by calling
402-624-6605, texting 402-320-8105, emailing MeadLibrary@outlook.com or stopping by the library.
Please bring a rug or blanket for children (chairs available for adults)
and your own
covered drinks. Movie is rated PG.
MEAD
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
Meetings of the Board are open to the public. The next meeting is September 16 at 6:30pm
at the library.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOLD SPECIAL MEETING -
A
Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees was held August 18 at 6:00 p.m. at the
Village Office. Present were Chairman
Guyle; Trustees Havelka, Nicola and Wimer.
Absent was Trustee Wielage. Also
present were Clerk Moline, Utility/Maintenance Supt. Raver, Police Chief
Carlson and Planning Commission Chairperson Weible. Also present were Jerry Johnson, Levi Durnal,
Jim Halbmaier, Jason Felty, Dale Rawson, Kacee Weible and Gabriel Gonzales.
SCHEDULED GUEST: Jerry Johnson discussed the clean-up process
at 1020 Co Rd M. He asked that the board
consider appointing 1-2 members of the Board of Trustees, along with the
Village Nuisance Enforcement Officer, to form a team with Mr. Johnson and two
additional, concerned gentlemen to go onsite and review what needs to be
removed in order to satisfy the nuisance and zoning violations prior to the
August 31 deadline. The board informed
Mr. Johnson that they will not participate in partaking as a committee to
review the site.
Action was
taken to approve a request from Windstream to place buried communications
facilities on public right-of-way within corporate limits at 603 S. Cedar St.
BUDGET WORKSHOP: A Budget Workshop was called at 7:12
p.m. Discussion centered on department
budget requests for the 10/1/15 through 9/30/16 fiscal year. The Workshop adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting
was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
COMMUNITY CHURCH
SERVICES
ST.
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
10:30a.m. - Sunday
Worship - All other Sundays
9:30a.m. - Sunday
School for all ages, RALLY DAY
September 13 with snacks, games, balloon lift-off
PANERA BREAD - FREE
TO THE PUBLIC, available the
Saturday following the second Friday of the month. SEPTEMBER 11
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)
Thank you to
everyone for completing their Community Surveys. The surveys have been forwarded to Southeast
Nebraska Development District who will compile the results to see if the
village qualifies for grants or low interest loans for future projects.
VILLAGE
OF MEAD UPCOMING MEETINGS
Village Board: Tuesday, Sept. 8, 6:00pm
Planning
Comm.:
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:30pm
Library
Board: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 6:30pm
Fire
& Rescue: Monday, Sept.
14, 7:30pm
The
Village Board & Planning Commission meet at the Village Office, Library
Board at the Library and Fire & Rescue at the Fire Station.
VILLAGE OF MEAD
312
S. Vine St., Box 46
Mead,
NE 68041-0046
Telephone 402-624-2495
Fax 402-624-2024
Telephone 402-624-2495
Fax 402-624-2024
E-mail: meadclerk1@hotmail.com
Web: www.meadnebraska.net
Gary
Guyle, Chairman
Shawn
Havelka, Trustee
PJ
Nicola, 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
Lori
Moseman, Library Director 402-624-6605
Laurie
Van Ackeren, Assistant Library Director Nick Raver, Fire Chief 402-443-9688