Village of Mead
MEAD MESSENGER
Volume 10, Issue 4
APRIL 2015
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEET MARCH 10
The Village of Mead Board of Trustees met March 10 at the village office
at 6:00 p.m. Present were Chairman
Guyle; Trustees Nicola, Wielage and Wimer.
Absent was Trustee Havelka. Also
present were Clerk Moline and Police Chief Carlson. Guests present were Colleen Morrissey and
Perry Storm, Jr.
The Open Meeting Act was noted.
A Public Hearing was called at 6:09 p.m. to address a request from
Colleen Morrissey to replat Lot 3 in Hannan’s Subdivision. The hearing adjourned at 6:12 p.m.
REPORTS: Utility/Maintenance
Supt.: A written report from Raver
reported a 2012 bid from Maguire Iron to repair the water tower. Raver is to seek current bids to consider the
project. Meters are being repaired. Police Chief: The Monthly Police Report was presented. Carlson addressed the proposed amendent to
the nuisance code and potential nuisance properties. Planning Commission: The minutes of the February 23 Regular
Meeting and Public Hearing were reviewed as well as approved permits. Permits being: 15-02, Perry Storm to remove a house and
15-02, Perry Storm to construct a basement to set the house upon. Library: The resignations of Library Director Black
and Library Aide Miller were acknowledged.
Clerk: Moline reported
receipt of three picnic tables and need to assemble new framework on three old
picnic tables.
Action was taken to approve the purchase of three picnic tables for
$2,268.00; second reading of Ordinance 657, Nuisance Abatement; adoption of
Resolution 15-05, Replat Hannan’s Subdivision, Lot 3; Ordinance 658, Utility
Installment Payment Plan; Resolution 15-07, Loan for $100,000 from the Bank of
Mead for land settlement; and Resolution 15-08, Special Designated Liquor
License to C & J Country Store to host a wedding reception at the Community
Building on May 30. A Special Services
Contract with SENDD to complete a Community Survey seeking CDBG funding and a
Special Permit to Perry and Diane Storm to move a house from 1555 Co Rd 10 to
405 E. Fourth St. were approved. 3% wage
increases were approved for the Summer Park Custodian, Dumpmaster and Utility
Assistant.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:31 p.m.
DOG AND CAT VACCINATION CLINIC AND
LICENSE DAY
Saturday, April 4
Mead Community Building
1:30—3:00 PM
Green Acre Animal Clinic will
be present to administer pet vaccinations and the Village Clerk will be
available to issue dog and cat licenses with proof of current rabies
vaccination. Also available will be
vaccinations of rabies, distemper/parvo for dogs and rabies/distemper for
cats. Products available to purchase
will be Heartgaad and Frontline. Blood
tests for heartworm can also be completed onsite. Cost to license your pet is $4.00 altered /
$6.00 intact.
All dogs and cats within the
corporate limits are required to be licensed by May 1.
DUMP HOURS CHANGE APRIL 1
The
dump hours will revert to the April - November hours on April 1. The dump will be open Wednesday’s from 5:00
p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Saturday hours will be
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Items permitted
are tree branches, weeds, leaves and grass clippings only. All items are to be unbagged.
A
dumpster is available on-site for disposal of metal/iron products. All items disposed at the dumpsite will be
checked.
The
dump is open to Mead residents only at a charge of $2.00 per load, payable to
the dumpmaster.
MEAD’S ANNUAL COMMUNITY-WIDE GARAGE
SALE
Saturday, May 2
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Maps will be 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
NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, APRIL 24
When
bill paying . . .
You have several options to pay your
water/sewer bills. Options are: 1)
deliver to the Village Office; 2)
place your payment in the drop box by the front door of the Village
Office; 3) mail to Box 46, Mead, NE 68041-0046; or (4) deliver to the Bank of
Mead. All payments are due the 15th day
of the month. You have until the
following day at 9:00 a.m. for your payment to be in-hand to the Village
Clerk. At that time a $10.00 late fee is
added to your account and a letter mailed indicating the late fee addition and
a 10 working day timeframe to pay your bill.
After the 10 working day period, your meter will be turned off by the
Utility Superintendent. To reconnect
service you will be required to pay the delinquent amount and $50.00
reconnect fee or $65.00 if after-hours, holidays or weekends.
Marilyn
Jensen has agreed to maintain the median located at the north entrance into
Mead once again this year. Marilyn has
donated her services for several years to complete this task. THANK –YOU!
Thank
you to Pat Miller who served as the Village Library Aide for 8+ years. Good luck and know that you will be missed.
Donna McLaughlin is the new
aide for the Library. She has currently
been serving in this position during Pat’s absence. Welcome!
VILLAGE OF MEAD UPCOMING MEETINGS
Village Board: Tuesday, April 14, 6:00pm
Planning Commission:
Monday, April 27, 7:30pm
Library Board: Wednesday, April 15, 6:30pm
Fire & Rescue: Monday, April 13, 7:30pm
The Village Board &
Planning Commission meet at the Village Office, Library Board at the Library
and Fire & Rescue at the Fire Station.
MEAD LIBRARY HOURS
316 S. Vine St., Mead
TUESDAY: 10 am - 5 pm
WEDNESDAY: 3 pm - 7 pm
THURSDAY: 10 am - 4 pm
FRIDAY: 10 am - 2 pm
SATURDAY: 10 am - 2 pm
MEAD
PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
On Feb. 28th the Mead
Public Library hosted its second FREE movie matinee!.....watch for
flyers for the next attraction, coming soon!
February/March New Materials:
May I Please Have a Cookie by Jennifer E. Morris ; My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish; Fins of Fury by Mo O'Hara; Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim; The Maze
Runner (DVD); If I Stay (DVD); Big Hero 8 (DVD)
NEW Library
Hours
Sunday and Monday CLOSED;
Tuesday 10 to 5; Wednesday 3-7; Thursday 10- 4; Friday 10 - 2 Saturday 10
-2
SEE YOU AT THE
LIBRARY!
COMMUNITY CHURCH SERVICES
ALMA
LUTHERAN 219 W. Fifth St.
www.almalutheran.com
/ 402-624-3015
8:30a.m. - Worship - First
Sunday of the month
9:15a.m. - Sunday School for
all ages (no Sunday School first Sunday of the month)
10:30a.m. - Worship - All other
Sundays
PANERA BREAD - FREE TO THE
PUBLIC, available
the Saturday following the second Friday of the month. APRIL 11,
10:00 am—11:00 am in the church basement.
MEAD COVENANT 1540 Co Rd 10
www.covmead.org /
402-624-6125
9:00a.m. - Coffee & Visiting
10:00a.m. - Worship Service (grade
school age children dismissed for Kids Alive @ 10:30, nursery available during
the service)
Wednesday’s - MCC serves a free meal
to anyone in the community from 6:00 - 6:45 pm.
(Please join us, there are no requirements or expectations! If you’re coming for the first time, please
consider calling the church office at 624-6125 to let us know how many are
attending so we can prepare accordingly.
If you cannot call prior to coming the first time, it’s okay, come
anyway.) 6:45 pm - Kids in Action; 7:00
pm - Student Ministries (Jr/Sr High); 7:15 pm - Adult Group
Thursday’s - 7:00 pm - Prayer
Encounter
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 CHURCH
EASTER
SERVICES
April 2 -
7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday Worship Service
April 5 -
9:00 a.m. Breakfast served by Youth, followed by Easter Egg Hunt
April 5 -
10:30 a.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion
MEAD DAYS UPDATE from Dalene
Selko
We are looking for donations for Mead
Days 2015. Donations can be in cash or
Bingo items and can be dropped off at the Bank of Mead. We are really excited about this year’s events
and look forward to hearing your feedback on our new events that we have scheduled. We are adding a Princesses show on Saturday
in which Cinderella, Snow Princess Elsa and Rapunzel will be there. We are also adding a wine tasting event on
Sunday. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
THE VILLAGE OF MEAD NEEDS A PLANNING
COMMISSION MEMBER
The Village of Mead is in need of a
member of the Planning Commission. If
you are concerned about the community and are willing to learn zoning
regulations, this is the opportunity for you.
You must reside within the corporate limits of Mead. Terms are three-years, with this term ending
May, 2017.
Contact the Village Office, a member of the Board of Trustees or a
member of the Planning Commission to express your interest.
The
Village of Mead is undertaking a Community Survey seeking CDBG funding
for numerous projects. The surveys will
be mailed in the near future. It is
imperative that ALL residents of Mead complete and return the surveys in order
to be considered for the grant funding.
As you know, infrastructure and community projects cost money; so any
funding the community may receive through grant funding will help offset the
cost.
Mead
Community Group - March 2015
We’ve
been reading the book, “Tag, You’re It!” but what is that supposed to
mean? From the book : “The kind of “tag” I’m talking about isn’t
just for little children and it doesn’t involve running away from anyone; it’s
played by adults on behalf of young people, it’s both fun and rewarding. (Once you become “it” you know what to do,
right? You connect with someone else.) Consider yourself “tagged.”
So
here are a few more suggestions to help us connect with young people in our
live, and hope that they then connect with others in the same way:
Learn and use names. Are there young people we meet occasionally
or regularly who would be surprised to hear us say, “Thank you, Carlos” or
“Emily” at the café or grocery store?
All of us like the sound of our own names; it makes us feel a little bit
special and valued. How easy to pass
that along.
Help them to see the “long view”. Rarely do young people see beyond their here
and now and understand the consequences of seemingly trivial actions – a failed
test, a missed appointment, etc.
Sometimes we can share our own “aha” moment when the future became a
little clearer.
Send a card. Who doesn’t love to get mail! You might read about someone’s accomplishment
in a local newspaper or school news and decide to send a “Congratulations” or
“Good Job” card. There are “Thinking of
You” cards that would brighten a life on any day, and of course graduation and
birthdays are perfect for letting a young person know you care.
Say what you value. It doesn’t have to be “preachy,” but
sharing those things that we value and shape our lives might leave a lasting
impression on young people searching for answers. The world provides so many options it must be
hard for our youth to sort things out on their own.
Agree to disagree. If there is understanding that we don’t have to always agree,
then we can afford to share our thoughts and opinions openly, without being
disagreeable. This is important in
any relationship, but with the young people in our lives it is critical to
keeping lines of communication open. And
who knows, their opinions just might be better than our own.
What great ideas, right? Now to try to put them into practice –
there’s the challenge.
The
next Mead Community Group meeting will be April 7, 7:00 PM at the Mead High
School Commons.
VILLAGE OF MEAD
312 S. Vine St.,
Box 46
Mead, NE 68041-0046
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
Nick Raver, Fire
Chief 402-443-9688
