STILL TALKING TRASH……..

Thank you for your patience as we make the transition to Lake Shore Disposal! We appreciate your understanding during this time. The transition comes with some changes for our residents, since Lake Shore operates with much larger machinery. Because they use an automated truck that mechanically picks ups the garbage cart from the right side, the carts must be placed in more accessible areas. To receive the best service possible, the following changes are being made:

Ų Carts should be placed near the front of the sidewalk, lid opening toward the street, with about two feet of clearance between carts to allow room for the mechanical arm to reach them.

Ų Residents on Church, Orchard and Cherry Streets should all place their carts on the south side of the street. Since there is no room to turn around, the truck will back down those streets, dumping the carts from the right (south) side of the street.

Ų Those living on Dalton should place their carts on the west side of the street. Lake Shore will drive to the corner of Dalton to access those carts and then back up back to South Street.

There are some private driveways that are not accessible by the larger truck. Those residents will be contacted to place their carts in a more suitable place. We urge your cooperation in this matter. Lake Shore is trying to accommodate our needs as best they can, but obviously the use of the larger truck, combined with our narrow streets and driveways, will require some adjustments.

The new pickup day is Friday. However, if there is a legal holiday during the week that closes the landfill, the garbage will be picked up on Saturday. Lake Shore will be providing a holiday pickup schedule, so please contact City Hall if you have questions.

Again, we appreciate your patience during these times as we work through the transition process. We look forward to work with Lake Shore officials, who come to Riggins with a cooperative, positive attitude. It is our goal, and Lake Shore’s, to provide the best service possible at a rate our citizens and business community can afford.

NEW COUNCIL SEATED

Newly elected City Councilors, Larry Barnard and Carolyn Friend, were sworn in to office January 14^th. They take over the positions previously held by Suzann Underwood and the late Bob Harper. We welcome these two new members to the Council and appreciate the experience they both bring. Certificates of appreciation honoring the service of Bob Harper and Suzann Underwood were also read, with Lorry Harper accepting the award on Bob’s behalf. Mayor Crump expressed the community’s thanks and gratitude for their leadership and willingness to serve.

RIGGINS URBAN RENEWAL BOARD APPOINTMENTS…..

City Councilor Carolyn Friend and Norm Klobetanz (the citizen representative) have been appointed to serve three- year terms on the Riggins Urban Renewal Board. These appointments were made to replace Bob Harper and Suzann Underwood, whose terms had expired. The Urban Renewal Agency meets the second Monday of each month at 6:00pm, just prior to the City Council meeting. All meeting are open to the public, and you are always invited to attend to hear about projects being planned for the Urban Renewal District.

February brings the Science Fair!

The 2007 Riggins Recreation Science Fair begins Wednesday, February 6^th and runs through Friday, February 8^th. It begins at 9:00am each morning, in the High School Multi-Purpose Room, with the Pre-school thru 6^th Grade scheduled on Wednesday, the 7^th and 8^th Grades on Thursday, finishing with the High School on Friday. Visitors are welcome to attend this interesting event, which is sponsored by the City Recreation Department. It is a great showcase for the talent of our budding scientists, and you will be amazed at their creativity.

BREAKING NEWS FROM THE SEWER DEPARTMENT…….

Our application for $500,000 ICDBG Grant funding to help finance the sewer renovation project has advanced into the second round of consideration! Competition is fierce for this Idaho State grant funding, with many applications being rejected in the first round of consideration. This is great new for Riggins, in that our application has advanced into the second and final round of consideration. Final selection for the projects funded by the Department of Commerce will come in May. If the grant funding is obtained, the Council anticipates engineering design to begin at once, with bidding and construction following in the fall and winter.

GOT THE WINTER BLAHS?

The Salmon River Public Library is a great place to hang out during these long winter days. It is open M-F 10:00am – 5:00pm, filled with books, all the best sellers, magazines, VHS videos, DVDs, audio books, computers for public access and warm hospitality. Librarian Susan Long invites you to stop in and check out the services our wonderful library offers!