KIRKSVILLE CONNECTION
News & Information from the City of Kirksville
Volume 23, Issue 8 August 2017
In This Issue: For Back-To-School, Shop Kirksville and
Save!
Beat the Heat This August! Recycling Is Easy! Welcome Students and New Residents! Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Important Dates Contact Us
Beat the Heat This August! Sales Tax Holiday: Shop Kirksville for all your back-to-school needs!
For Back-To-School, Shop Kirksville and Save!
Beat the heat this August with Parks and Recreation programming!
During the Sales Tax Holiday, you will pay no sales tax on qualifying back-to-school purchases in Kirksville! Qualifying items include: school supplies (not to exceed $50 per purchase); clothing (any article having a value of less than $100); software (taxable value of $350 or less); personal computers or computer peripherals (not to exceed $1,500); and graphing calculators (not to exceed $150). The Sales Tax Holiday runs from 12:01 am, Friday, August 4, 2017, through Sunday, August 6, 2017.
Enjoy cool summer nights at our Movie in the Park series, Saturdays at dusk through August 26, 2017, in Rotary Park! Then wind down in the evening with Family Fitness Hour in Rotary Park, August 1 and 8, 2017, at 6:30 pm! Of course, you won’t want to miss the Brashear Park Block Party on August 13, 2017, followed by the Doggie Luau on August 19, 2017!
Shopping local helps your community and everyone who depends on our local economy. Don’t spend money on gas to leave town when you can shop Kirksville and save!
For more information, contact Parks and Recreation at 660.627.1485.
It might be hard to believe, but it’s time to start shopping for back-to-school! Take advantage of the City’s Sales Tax Holiday and save on all your back-to-school needs!
Visit http://dor.mo.gov/business/sales/taxholiday/school information on the Missouri sales tax holiday.
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Recycling Is Easy! Recycling is easy in Kirksville! It’s also the right thing to do for our environment. Isn’t it great when it’s easy to do the right thing? For cans, paper, and plastic, Advanced Disposal picks them up curbside every two weeks along with your trash. Be sure to call Advanced Disposal at 800.778.7652 to signup! For glass recycling, simply visit City Hall at 201 S. Franklin St., signup for our new glass recycling program, and purchase a glass recycling tote for $3.99! Your new glass recycling tote will be picked up by Advanced Disposal on the first Monday, or following Tuesday, of each month. If it is not picked up on the first Monday, simply leave it curbside to be picked up the next day. For more information, contact the Codes & Engineering Department at 660.627.1272.