VILLAGE
OF MEAD
MEAD
MESSENGER
February 2016 Volume 11, Issue 2
VILLAGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING HELD JANUARY 12
A Regular Meeting of the Village of Mead
Board of Trustees was held January 12 at 6:00 pm at the Village Office. Present were Chairman Havelka; Trustees
Guyle, Wielage and Wimer. Absent was
Nicola. Also present were Clerk Moline,
Utilities/Maintenance Supt. Raver and Police Chief Carlson. Guests were Lee and Bobbie Feldhaus, Rick
Miller, Melissa Konecky and Julie Ogden.
The board entered a Board of Adjustment
Meeting/Hearing at 6:02 pm.
BOARD OF ADJUSTENT MEETING/HEARING: Roll call showed the following members
present: Chairman Havelka; Board
members: Wielage, Wimer and alternate
Guyle. Absent were Nicola and Weible.
A public hearing was called at 6:03
pm. Lee and Bobbie Feldhaus requested a
hearing to address the denial by the Planning Commission for larger trailers at
C & L Villa. The Planning Commission
stated that the larger trailers would not meet front and rear lot requirements and
a green space with a park is required by the MH Zoning District. Feldhaus said they cannot locate the smaller
trailers and that liability insurance would be too high for a park within the
green space. The hearing adjourned at
6:25 pm.
Action was taken to adopt Resolution
16-01, Variance to approve placement of larger trailers within C & L Villa
as shown on the plan submitted by the Feldhauses, removal of a storage shed at
lot 12 to allow for a green space and removal of the trailer on lot 8 to allow
for construction of a storage shed.
The
meeting adjourned at 6:30 pm.
SCHEDULED GUEST: Street Supt. Julie Ogden reviewed the One and
Six Year Street Plan. Action for
approval will take place at the February 9 Regular Meeting.
REPORTS: Utility/Maintenance Supt. - Raver
reported repairs at the wellhouse.
Discussion centered on possible location for a well/water treatment
plant. Police - The monthly police report was reviewed. Discussion was held on litigation. Planning
Commission - The 2015 Building/Demolition Permit
Report was presented. Concern of a
resident erecting a shed without the required permit was discussed. Clerk - Moline reported property for sale which has a village lien, meter
repair, and upcoming meetings.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Second readings were heard on Ord. 671,
Building Permits & addition of Maintenance Code; Ord. 672, Occupation tax
on cell towers; & Ord 673, Zoning Regulations.
NEW BUSINESS: Action was taken to waive three readings and
adopt Ord. 676, Sale of personal property; adopted Resolution 16-03, Special
Designated Liquor License to Mead Fire/Rescue Dept. to host Mead Days at the
Mead park on June 17, 18 and 19; approved a Special Permit to Mead Days
Committee to close First St. from Elm St. to Vine St. during Mead Days 2016;
and acknowledged the resignation of Ken Schultz as Dumpmaster.
The board entered executive session at
7:50 pm for the prevention of needless injury to a reputation for job
performance evaluation of the Clerk/Treasurer.
The board returned to regular session at 8:00 pm.
Action was taken to waive three readings
and adopt Ord. 675 to amend Clerk/Treasurer’s wage with a 3% increase.
The meeting adjourned at 8:01 pm.
DOG AND CAT
VACCINATION CLINIC
AND LICENSE DAY
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Mead Community Building
1:30 - 3:00 PM
Green
Acre Animal Clinic, Wahoo 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. Available
will be vaccinations for rabies, distemper/parvo for dogs and rabies/distemper
for cats. Products to purchase will be
Heartgard and Frontline for your pets.
Blood tests for heartworm will also be available. Cost to license your pet is $4.00 altered,
$6.00 intact.
All
dogs and cats within the village limits are required to be licensed by May 1. If you have any questions please contact the
Village Office at 624-2495.
Softball/Baseball
Sign-up and Parent Meeting
Monday,
February 29th at 7pm at the Mead Fire Hall
All parents should attend if your child plans
to play softball or baseball this summer.
Help discussion of: Fee
increases, change in uniform process, potential co-op with Yutan for teams,
fundraiser idea sharing. Contact Angie
Siske with any questions prior to the meeting:
402-889-2081 or angiesiske@gmail.com.
MEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY
NEWS
WINTER/SPRING HOURS
Effective January 1, 2016,
library hours are:
Tuesdays 10 am-1 pm and
4 pm-7 pm
Wednesdays 3 pm-6 pm
Thursdays 11 am-6 pm
Fridays 9 am-2 pm
Saturdays 10 am-2 pm
MONTHLY
SCHEDULE
Coffee
Hour
is scheduled every Tuesday at 10 am and
in-library Story Times for young children are every Thursday
at 4 pm and Saturday at 11am.
The
Lunch Bunch Book Club will meet from 1130 am-1230 pm on Friday,
February 19. All residents are welcome to stop by and enjoy
the book discussion, dessert, and coffee.
The
Teen Advisory Board (TAB) will meet on Thursday, February 18,
from 5pm-6pm. This group gets together monthly and is open
to all boys and girls living in Mead who are in grades 5-12. Members provide
input on books, events, movies, and programs offered by the library.
Join
us on Facebook to check out more information about events and stay in
touch.
UPCOMING
SPECIAL EVENT
Creature Features
This
January-May program focuses on a different living creature each month. It
includes a visit by the creature, opportunities to learn more about how it
lives, and new books for story times in the library and at Kids’ Corner
Daycare.
January’s
featured creature was the bat and February’s creature will be the cat. Cat
visitors will be at the library on Saturday, February 27,
from 11 am-12 noon. Stop by and talk with Debora
Wilcox from Saunders Count Lost Pets (SCLP) to learn more about cats’ lives and
check out new books about them.
THANK
YOU
Thanks
to all who participated in the library’s annual spaghetti feed on Saturday,
January 23. The support of
community members and efforts of the Mead Public Schools, Library Board, and
Friends of the Library during this fundraiser were appreciated.
LIBRARY
BOARD MEETING
The
Mead Public Library Board meets the third Wednesday of each month at the library. Sessions are open to the
public. The next meeting will be Wednesday, February 17, at 5:30
pm.
VILLAGE OF MEAD MEETINGS
Village Board:
Tuesday, February 9, 6:00pm
Planning Comm.: Monday, February 22, 7:30pm
Library Board:
Wednesday, February 17, 5:30pm
Fire & Rescue:
Monday, February 8, 7:30pm
The Village Board &
Planning Commission meet at the Village Office, Library Board at the Library
and Fire & Rescue at the Fire Station.
HELP WANTED
The
Village of Mead is currently taking applications for a Dumpmaster to man the
dump on a part-time basis. Dump hours
are:
April 1 through
October 31
Wednesday 5:00 pm -
7:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am -
12:00 pm
November 1 through
March 31
First Saturday of the
month 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Please contact the
village office at 312 S. Vine St. or 402-624-2495 to obtain an application.
The Village of Mead is
an equal opportunity employer, who does not discriminate on race, sex, origin,
age, or creed.
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
Shawn
Havelka, Chairman
Gary
Guyle, 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, Ass’t Library Director
Nick
Raver, Fire Chief 402-443-9688
COMMUNITY
CHURCH SERVICES
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)
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
9:00a.m.
- Sunday School for all ages
PANERA BREAD - FREE TO THE
PUBLIC, Saturday following the second Friday of
the month - FEBRUARY 13.
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
Mead’s
Annual Community-wide Garage Sale Day is scheduled for Saturday,
May 7, 2016, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm. If you
wish to have your sale listed on the village garage sale map contact the
village office, 402-624-2495, by APRIL 29.
