November 2021 Kirksville Connection

KIRKSVILLE CONNECTION

Volume 27, Issue 11 November 2021

News & Information from the City of Kirksville

In This Issue:  A New Look for the Online Utility

Payment Portal!

 Offices Closed for Holidays  Winterizing Your Water Meter  Recycled

Purchased!

Content

Picnic

Tables

 Curbside Recycling is Easy!  Important Dates  Contact Us

Offices Closed for Holidays

The redesigned, secure Online Payment Portal.

Mobile enabled: pay anywhere, anytime!

A New Look for the Online Utility Payment Portal!

Starting November 8, 2021, the City’s online utility payment portal will have a new look!

If you currently use the online payment portal, all of your information will remain the same, and will be as safe and secure as ever. Making payments is easier with the redesigned utility payment portal, and you can do so on more devices!

To sign up, visit the City’s website at www.kirksvillecity.com, click “Utilities”, and then “Pay Online” to access the online portal and create your login. If you are a new customer, you must receive one paper bill before signing up. Once registered, you can view your account activity, store payment profiles, and sign up for paperless bills.

For more information, contact the Finance Department at 660.627.1251.

In observance of Veterans Day, all City offices will be closed on Thursday, November 11, 2021. All City offices will reopen Friday, November 12, 2021, for regular business hours.

In observance of Thanksgiving, all City Offices will be closed on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26, 2021. All City offices will reopen Monday, November 29, 2021, for regular business hours.

We wish everyone a happy, and safe, Thanksgiving!

Winterizing Your Water Meter

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Now is the time to winterize your water meter! If your water meter is prone to freezing, you should take the following precautions to prevent the meter from freezing and breaking:

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Make sure you have a tight-fitting lid on your meter pit.

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Fill the meter pit with fiberglass insulation, especially if your lid doesn’t fit well.

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Place a blanket or straw bale on top of the lid for insulation.

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Following these simple steps will help protect your water meter. As a reminder, if your meter freezes, the meter replacement and / or repair is the responsibility of the tenant / owner. For more information, contact the Finance Department at 660.627.1251.

Important Dates  11/1—Council Meeting, 6:00 pm  11/2—LPRC Meeting, 12:00 pm  11/8—Council Study Session, 6:00 pm  11/9—ATC Meeting, 12:00 pm A new picnic table made from recycled content in Brashear Park.

Recycled Content Picnic Tables Purchased!

The City’s Parks and Recreation Department recently purchased and installed 26 new picnic tables made from recycled tire and plastic materials, at Brashear, P.C. Mills, Jaycee, and Memorial Parks that were funded entirely by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Non-Playground Scrap Tire Material Grant. Parks and Recreation was awarded the same grant for 2022 to install 20 new benches—also made from recycled tire and plastic material—along City trails and in Rotary Park. This recycling effort has ensured that over three tons of crumb rubber tire material was diverted from a landfill, while providing attractive public furnishings throughout the City.

For more information, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 660.627.1485.

Curbside Recycling is Easy!

Curbside Recycling is easy! Your recycling tote must be placed curbside, every other week, by 6:00 am, on your scheduled day of garbage collection. If you have more recycling than what will fit in your tote, you are allowed to set additional recycling beside the tote in clear plastic bags.

Also, be sure to remember the following: • All recyclables must be clean of ALL food waste and other debris.

• Cardboard and newspapers should be bundled.

 11/10—P&Z Meeting, 6:00 pm  11/11—Veterans Day, Offices Closed  11/15—Council Meeting, 6:00 pm  11/18—Watershed Meeting, 5:30 pm  11/25-11/26—Thanksgiving, Offices Closed  11/26—Monthly Siren Test, 10:00 am

Contact Us: Airport

660.665.5020

Business Licenses

660.627.1251

City Manager

660.627.1225

Codes/Inspections

660.627.1272

Economic Development

660.627.1224

Engineering

660.627.1272

Fire Department

660.665.3734

Human Resources

660.627.1458

Parks & Recreation

660.627.1485

• Shredded paper must be bagged separately for collection.

Planning

660.627.1272

Acceptable Items Include:

Police Department

660.785.6945

• Plastics #1 & #2, Aluminum Cans, Steel Cans, Paper, and Corrugated Cardboard

Public Works

660.627.1291

Unacceptable Items Include:

Water/Sewer Bills

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• Plastics #3-#7, Styrofoam, Glass (Glass Recycling is a separate program), Diapers, Paper Towels, Paper Plates, Pizza Boxes, etc.

Trash Service (RTS)

660.784.2474

Glass items can be recycled as a free service within the City of Kirksville. A glass recycling tote must be purchased at the front counter of City Hall, located at 201 S. Franklin St., for a one-time fee of $3.99. All colors of drinking glasses, vases, and food and beverage containers are accepted, but windshields, mirrors, ceramic, porcelain, or milk glass are not.

For more information, contact RTS Waste Services at 660.784.2474, or contact the Community and Economic Development Department at 660.627.1272.

This document is published by: City of Kirksville Public Information Office 201 S. Franklin St. Kirksville, MO Phone: 660.627.1224 Fax: 660.627.1026

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