Street Dance on Main Street in front of the Legion from 8 to Midnight. Live music by The Likely Suspects. Burgers and Brats served from 5:30 to 7:30. And here is my favorite video in front of the Legion.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Hit me up with events and news
Seems a little slow on the blog lately. I know there are events and such going on around town. If you would like me to publicize them here, I'd be happy to do so.
June 27 Council meeting
Not a lot on the docket, but we continue to move forward on a couple things.
Found out the electrical in the old library building is in reasonably good shape. So we continue to go forward in potentially moving City Hall into that building.
Also we are going forward with the hazard mitigation grant. Not a done deal that we will get it. But if we do, we would like to update the sewer main from Maple all the way to the sewer plant. This will help backups all over town. We need to be somewhat in a hurry, because it is possible some money could be redirected to the flooding along the Missouri. But we are looking at getting about a $300,000 grant. That would be nice, needless to say.
With the new fiscal year approaching, the city council approved a 3% pay raise for the staff working out of City Hall.
Found out the electrical in the old library building is in reasonably good shape. So we continue to go forward in potentially moving City Hall into that building.
Also we are going forward with the hazard mitigation grant. Not a done deal that we will get it. But if we do, we would like to update the sewer main from Maple all the way to the sewer plant. This will help backups all over town. We need to be somewhat in a hurry, because it is possible some money could be redirected to the flooding along the Missouri. But we are looking at getting about a $300,000 grant. That would be nice, needless to say.
With the new fiscal year approaching, the city council approved a 3% pay raise for the staff working out of City Hall.
Fireworks on July 3
Fireworks will be around 10PM on Sunday July 3. For now, slight chance of showers, so hopefully we will be good to go.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Boards and Commission openings
Some terms are expiring on June 30 for the various boards and commissions in Roland. If you have an interest in any (Library, Pool, Planning and Zoning, Park, Board of Adjustments) let me know. Also if you care to volunteer someone else's name, that would be good too.
June 13 Council Meeting
Been busier than a one-armed paper hanger lately with my real job, and baseball umpiring. So posting here moved down the food chain. So a bit late, but here is a run down of the June 13 council meeting.
We are going to get some work done on the approach to the bridge over Bear Creek on Maple here coming up soon. That will involve some brief traffic disruptions.
We have budgeted for a new truck for the water department. That will be arriving soon. We are also selling our old S-10 on trade in. Got more that we expected, so that is nice.
We finalized the sale of the property near Britson Park. We also moved forward with the sale of the property on Cottonwood. It takes a long time to move property when government is involved. Probably a good thing to avoid corrupt stuff, but still a little painful that it takes so long. Having City Clerk Deneen out of the office doesn't help matters either. We are still missing her knowledge and experience in such matters.
We got a good report back on the structural on the old library building. The council is still moving forward with the possibility of moving City Hall into that building. We are getting the electrical checked next.
We approved a resolution closing Main Street for a street dance on July 2.
And we are still moving forward with the mitigation grant to help us cover improvements to the sewer system, which will hopefully help prevent sewer backups, and the damages that go with that, in high rainfall times.
We had a few other administrative things, but those are the highlights.
We are going to get some work done on the approach to the bridge over Bear Creek on Maple here coming up soon. That will involve some brief traffic disruptions.
We have budgeted for a new truck for the water department. That will be arriving soon. We are also selling our old S-10 on trade in. Got more that we expected, so that is nice.
We finalized the sale of the property near Britson Park. We also moved forward with the sale of the property on Cottonwood. It takes a long time to move property when government is involved. Probably a good thing to avoid corrupt stuff, but still a little painful that it takes so long. Having City Clerk Deneen out of the office doesn't help matters either. We are still missing her knowledge and experience in such matters.
We got a good report back on the structural on the old library building. The council is still moving forward with the possibility of moving City Hall into that building. We are getting the electrical checked next.
We approved a resolution closing Main Street for a street dance on July 2.
And we are still moving forward with the mitigation grant to help us cover improvements to the sewer system, which will hopefully help prevent sewer backups, and the damages that go with that, in high rainfall times.
We had a few other administrative things, but those are the highlights.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Another census stat
I was looking at the census stats some more, and one really came out and hit me. And I think it is a reason we have the lowest crime rate per capita in Story County. 94% of the housing units in Roland are owner-occupied. The people that live here have a vested financial interest in this community, and want to make sure it is a great and safe place to live. That's awesome.
I just as well post the info. HERE it is.
I just as well post the info. HERE it is.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Roland census stats
Was looking thru some of the census stats for Roland that were recently released. High level stuff of note:
1284 people, 192 aged 60 and over, 317 aged 14 and under
629 males, 655 females
Median age 35.9 (this means half are older, half are younger)
98.4 of people are white
503 total occupied households, 308 of those households have a husband/wife type family, 191 of the occupied households have a child living in the house
1284 people, 192 aged 60 and over, 317 aged 14 and under
629 males, 655 females
Median age 35.9 (this means half are older, half are younger)
98.4 of people are white
503 total occupied households, 308 of those households have a husband/wife type family, 191 of the occupied households have a child living in the house
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
City Wide Garage Sales
On Friday the 10th, and Saturday the 11th is Garage Sale Day in Roland. I picked up a flyer in City Hall listing the locations of the sales. Also the Kiwanis Club will be selling hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and drinks on Friday from 4-7, and Saturday from 10 to 3 at the corner of Cottonwood and Maple.
HERE is a link to the locations, and what is for sale--from the city website.
HERE is a link to the locations, and what is for sale--from the city website.
Pool update
Replacement parts for the failed pump at the pool are coming from California. The hope is that they arrive on Thursday, and they will be worked on that day. If the chlorine levels can be adjusted to normal overnight, the pool may be opened on Friday of this week. That is the hope and the plan.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Pool Temporarily Closed
The pool is going to have to be temporarily closed. Here is an email I got on the topic....
The impeller on the circulating pump at the pool kind of exploded, in a way, over night (apparently 10 years of chlorine eats away at metal). This means that the pool is closed until the pump gets fixed. It is on its way to DM now, but will probably not be back until Monday afternoon but more likely Tuesday. They have to tear it apart to see how many parts broke before they order new parts, so they will probably not get ordered until tomorrow and have them arrive Monday. I told them to have them shipped overnight to get them here ASAP.
The impeller on the circulating pump at the pool kind of exploded, in a way, over night (apparently 10 years of chlorine eats away at metal). This means that the pool is closed until the pump gets fixed. It is on its way to DM now, but will probably not be back until Monday afternoon but more likely Tuesday. They have to tear it apart to see how many parts broke before they order new parts, so they will probably not get ordered until tomorrow and have them arrive Monday. I told them to have them shipped overnight to get them here ASAP.
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