NEW INFORMATION:
June 3, 2009
Effective June 3, 2009 for approximately three weeks, there will be single lane closures at the intersection of Park Avenue and McHose Drive. If you have any questions, comments, or
concerns please contact City Hall at 515-432-4211.
May 22, 2009
New Rates for Water and Sewer begin July 1, 2009. For the new rate charts and ordinace information click here.
Prairie Meadows Community Betterment Grant:
Any organization that is involved with the City of Boone in anyway will need to submit their completed Community Betterment grant application to the Boone City Council. Completed grant applications will need to be received by the City of Boone Administration Office by June 19, 2009 by 2:00pm for consideration at the council's July 6, 2009 meeting.
Prairie Meadows has implemented a new process for school districts, cities and counties when seeking funding from their Community Betterment Grant Program. A completed resolution and the accompanying Community Betterment Grant Applications must be submitted to Prairie Meadows by the city council on or before August 15, 2009 for consideration in the Community Betterment Grant Program.
Prairie Meadows 2009 Community Betterment Grant Application and Guidelines may be found on their website at: www.prairiemeadows.com/aboutus/communitybetterment.
Questions can be directed to Gina Rooney, Prairie Meadows Grants Administrator, at (515) 967-8630, or The City of Boone, Administration Office, at (515) 432- 4211 ext. 101 or by emailing clerk@city.boone.ia.us or visiting www.boonegov.com .
May 13, 2009
Effective May 11, 2009 and until further notice, Division Street will be closed from Mamie Eisenhower Avenue to 10th Street due to sanitary sewer improvements. No eastbound or westbound traffic will be permitted to cross Division Street during this closure. Traffic will be detoured east on Mamie Eisenhower Avenue to Greene Street, north on Greene to 11th Street, and then west to Division Street. The intersection of W. 2nd Street and McPherson St. will also be closed, but is anticipated to reopen May 14, 2009. Please be advised that additional temporary closures may also occur as necessary for construction. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please contact Andy Pelleymounter at 515-343-7359 or apelleymounter@foth.com.
May 12, 2009
This morning there was a large phone line cut just east of the Boone County Hospital. As a result, the hospital, Public Health, Home Care, Boone Middle School, lifeline customers and a large area of residential customers have lost phone service. Currently the main hospital number is being answered at the Boone Police department, Home Care and Public Health main number is being answered at the adult daycare center and the calls to the Boone Middle School are being routed to the high school.
The above priority locations are estimated to be back in service by the middle of the afternoon but the non-priority and residential customers could be without service for many hours. The Qwest representative would not give me an estimation as to when all service will be restored but I have been told that it may be midnight or later.
The area involved appears to be east of Marshall Street, south of Mamie Eisenhower and north of the golf course. I am not sure how far east the outage goes and it does include DSL Internet in that area.
David E. Morlan, Coordinator
May 8, 2009
Did you have flood damage between May 24 and August 14, 2008? Did you apply for FEMA assistance?
78 Counties are ready to accept applications for Iowa's Unmet Needs Disaster Grant Program.The grants are designed to help cover unmet needs in counties declared presidential disaster areas for Individual Assistance between May 24 and Aug. 14, 2008. Applicants must have applied for FEMA assistance and have a FEMA number. However, applicants do not need to have received money from FEMA in order to qualify. Income guidelines apply. For more information please click here.
May 5, 2009
**For information about H1N1 Influenza go to the Iowa Department of Public Health Website.
There are important actions Iowans can take to protect the health of themselves and their family:
. Wash your hands frequently, and always wash your hands after coughing or sneezing.
. Cough or sneeze into a tissue, or your sleeve or elbow.
. If you feel ill, even if you think you could 'tough it out' at work, stay home! Don't send your children to school if they feel ill.
. If you have an illness in which your temperature rises above 100 F, along with other symptoms, including a cough, sore throat, and extreme tiredness, contact your health care provider to be seen and tested in a way that will not endanger the health of others.
An influenza hotline - 1-800-447-1985 - has been established to answer public questions about the disease.
April 22, 2009
Beginning today the ban on garbage trucks in the alleyways has been lifted. Alleyway surface conditions have improved and garbage trucks are now allowed back in the alleyways.
April 13, 2009
Effective April 6, 2009 and until further notice, Division Street will be closed from Mamie Eisenhower Avenue to 6th Street due to sanitary sewer improvements. Traffic will be detoured east on Mamie Eisenhower Ave. to Greene Street, north on Greene to 11th Street, and then west to Division Street. West 2nd Street will also be closed from McPherson Street to Division Street, but is anticipated to reopen, weather permitting, April 30, 2009. Lane closures will also be in place periodically during this time period on 9th and 11th Streets, on both the west and east sides of Division Street. Please be advised that additional temporary closures may also occur as necessary for construction. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please contact Andy Pelleymounter at 515-343-7359 or apelleymounter@foth.com .
March 13, 2009
The City of Boone Fire Department is looking for individuals who would be interested in joining a Paid on Call (POC) force to supplement and assist the career fire department in the delivery of emergency services to its citizens. If interested please call 515 432-3436 for additional information and /or stop by the Fire Department’s administrative office located at 923 8th Street, Boone, Iowa, to obtain an application. All applicants will be subject to a background check and physical exam, including drug screening. Candidates must be physically capable of completing strenuous job tasks.
In the event you have a sewer backup at your residence, please call the City of Boone first to see if it is a City issue. City personnel will be sent out at no charge to the residence.
During the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. please call: 433-0601.
After 5:00 p.m and holidays please call the non-emergency number at the Communication Center: 433-0527. |
