down. We have a lot of

young people walking on our

streets. The speed limits and

the stop signs are in place for

a reason, please obey them.

Recently there has been a

vehicle tearing up Rose Park

and Prairie Park, by doing

donuts in the grass and tear-

ing up the soil, please stop

this. Our parks aren’t for

mudding and tearing up they

are for families to enjoy.

We have a number of events

this spring and summer com-

ing up so let’s enjoy all of

them and be safe.

-Mayor Meador

Good Day Everyone:

Over the past few years I

have asked a number of

times to get your assistance

in keeping our city clean,

and with your help we’ve

been doing rather well,

Thank You!

Please keep up the good

work. I would like to com-

ment on a few things that

have been recently occurring

on our city streets.

A few years ago the city

passed an ordinance address-

ing the type of off road vehi-

cles that can be on our

streets. Work Site Utility

Vehicles (UTV) are legal,

with the City of McLouth

Code. (Chapter 14. Article 3)

In recent weeks there have

been a number of ATV’s and

non street legal motorcycles

on our streets. This needs to

stop please.

These vehicles are not de-

signed to be on asphalt and

concrete streets. They aren’t

safe to be driven on our

streets.

Also the people that have

been speeding on our resi-

dential streets need to slow

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A word f rom Mayor Ke i th Meador

Our wells have recov-ered and are at normal pool. We still continue to monitor them monthly to assure that they stay at the normal pool range.

We would like to thank everyone who at-tempted to keep their vehicles off the streets on the days we had to push snow.

-Gary Tullis

Winter is about over, spring is almost here time to think about summer projects. One of the main projects is to try to get some of our streets asphalted and potholes patched. The streets that appear to be in the worst need for repair are Granite from Lucy to K16 and Cedar from Cynthia to Lucy, but will depend upon bids received and budget available.

We also have Dukes Root Control coming in to check and spray some of our sewer mains for roots. This is EPA ap-proved and will not harm any trees. But roots are not our main cause of blockage disin-fecting wipes and shop towels are. Please do not flush either of them they do not dissolve they cling to the pipe and build up till they cause a blockage.

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Uti l i ty Super in tenden t Gary Tu l l i s

C a l e nda r o f E v e nt s

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P a t r i o t s D ay

J une 6 :

B B Q B l ow O ut

S e pt . 1 8 , 1 9 & 2 0 :

T hr e s h i ng B ee

D e c e mbe r 5 :

T r e e L ig ht i ng

I ns i de t h i s i s s ue :

Administrator/Clerk

2

Patriots Day 2

Information you can

use!

3

Level Payment/ACH 4

McLouth Police Dept 5-7

Fire Department 7

2015 Consumer Con-

fidence Report

8-9

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Ci ty Admin is t r a to r /C le rk K im Ever ley, CMC

Happy Spring! It’s been a long cold winter but we missed out on a lot of the snow that so many com-munities received. I would like to give you an update of future events.

Streets: We plan on doing some street repairs this year. Lovers Lane is on the list. There was a bit of

damage done by a contractor when they were working in town. I’ve kept in contact with them and they are going to take care of that issue. They have offered to pay for that section when we bring in the asphalt company for other repairs. I’m holding them to their word. Other streets to consider are listed under the Utility Superintendent’s report.

Sewer: The sewer system is something many folks don’t think about. We here at City Hall think about

it often. We conduct many preventative measures to keep the sewer flowing. This year we are going to try a new product. You might see a truck come around your neighborhood putting a foam product down the manhole. The treatment is made to prevent roots from growing in the sewer line. The company is licensed and the product is EPA approved. Not only does it kill the roots but it will also control the grease. As many of you know, we take pride in keeping our system maintained and working properly. With that said, we need your help to insure the sys-tem can do that. You can help by: 1) Not planting trees close to the sewer lines. 2) Not flushing baby wipes or cleaning wipes down the drain. 3) Don’t throw unnecessary items in the toilet. i.e.: Kleenex, cotton balls, paper towels, napkins, feminine products, and GREASE. By doing these simple things, we can keep the sewers running freely without any repair expense. Every-one knows that keeping up with maintenance is the best way to keep things running smoothly.

Water: We all love water. Baths, laundry, drinking and all of the many wonderful ways that we use wa-ter. We need to make certain that our children and grandchildren have water as well. Be sure to shut it off, when you are not using it. Brushing your teeth and leaving the water running is one of the biggest wastes of water. Be conscious of the water that goes straight down the drain -that is money flowing away. Improvements have been made at the water plant. Gary has in-stalled new heaters and added a propane tank. If you all remember last winter, as cold as it was, we had heater failure. This caused freezing and problems. We should not have an issue like that again. We have no scheduled water projects. We will conduct regular maintenance items but nothing big has been planned. Let’s hope it stays that way.

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“Big Day in a Small

Town”

McLouth

Patriots

Day

April 18, 2015

Way s YOU can he lp ! Baby Wipe and Cleansing Wipes

Little reminder that some

of these products “claim”

to dissolve when flushed.

That really is not the case.

We do not want anything

going down the drain that

could cause issues. Please

make certain you throw

them away….not flush

them away. Thank you!

Know your Number

I am referring to your house number. Long ago, the City worked with the County to establish the house num-bers for the 911 Emergency Service. Over time, some of the house numbers have become incorrect. It is im-portant that you display your house numbers, on the front of your home. In the event of an emergency, you want the emergency personnel to locate your home quickly and without question. In addition to emergency situations, you need to make certain your information is correct for correspondence reasons. In talking with Westar, I found that many of the addresses listed for homes and businesses where not correct. This can cre-ate confusion when you want to change or disconnect services. Please take a little bit of time and:

Verify your address with your City Bill, if in question call: 913-796-6411

Display the correct address, in large numbers, on the front of your home Check your mail, many residents receive their mail to a P.O. Box, check the account address to make certain that your address is correct. Rest easy, knowing that if you have an emergency, help can find you!

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Do not flush

Throw it in the Trash!

Water leaking from dripping faucets, show-

erheads and worn toilet flappers in one aver-

age American home can account for more

than 10,000 gallons of water wasted every

year, or the amount of water needed to wash 270 loads

of laundry. These types of leaks are often easily cor-

rectable, in many cases requiring only a few tools and

hardware that can pay for themselves in water savings.

Fixing household water leaks can save homeowners

about 10 percent on their water bills. Fix it and Save!!!

When to Vote: April 7, 2015

Where to Vote: McLouth Fire Station

104 W. Lucy Street McLouth, KS 66054

Time to Vote: 7am to 7pm

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City of McLouth: 3 Council Positions

5 Candidates – George Bowen, Dixie Jones, Don Nowak, J. Michael Woodhead, Harlan Woodring

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USD 342:

Position 1 Nathan Jolley, 20216 K92 Hwy, McLouth, KS 66054

Position 2 Andy Sullivan, 8459 259th St., McLouth, KS 66054

Position 3 Dean Wolfe, 17024 54th St, McLouth, KS 66054

Position 7 Michael Clark, 5727 Wellman Rd, McLouth, KS

66054

Position 7 Kim Troupe, 9601 Wildhorse Rd, McLouth, KS 66054

Position 7 Scott Weissenbach, P.O. Box 104, McLouth, KS

66054

*this information per the Jefferson County Web Site

Need to dig? Call 811 first!

It’s free—They will notify all of the utility

companies that you need to stay safe.

Dumpster Etiquette: We all want to clean up!

Please make certain that everyone gets a chance. The City is

provided with 6 dumpsters a year, free of charge, per our S.M.

Ball contract. Dumpster Usage is for:

-Utility Residents only! - No businesses!

-ONE Truck load per day, per household!

No: Tires, Oil, Paint or Combustible

Fluids, if in doubt, do not put it in the dumpster!

Leve l Pay /ACH

Level Payment Time -

Does it seem hard to juggle the winter time

bills? During the month of March, up to mid

April, the City of McLouth, offers enroll-

ment for LEVEL PAYMENT. We calculate

your level payment amount based on your

past 12 months account history. Call or Stop

by City Hall to see what that amount will be.

Sign an agreement form. We can start the

agreed amount on your next billing, it’s that

easy!

You’ll receive your monthly bill, it will pro-

vide you with your usage information along

with your amount due, per your agreement. It

will also provide you with the balance in

your utility account.

If you decide Level Pay isn’t for you, con-

tact City Hall. The account balance will be

refunded, minus any balance due and you

can resume your regular monthly payment.

ACH – The most convenient way to pay

your City Bill! Fill out the form, attach a

voided check, bring it all to City Hall. We

will take it from there. You will be mailed

your monthly bill, it will include all of

your usage and inform you of the amount

and date your account will be drafted. The

draft will be made at midnight on the 15th

of every month. If that date falls on a

weekend or holiday, it will draft the next

day. You will never be charged a late fee

again!

Bundle Level Pay with ACH and your City

bill will be taken care of!

Set up your Level Payment agreement,

provide your ACH information, that will

start the process. Your account will be

drafted the same amount, at the same time,

every month. No late fees, no large bills,

no surprises!

As you have read before the City has been forced to change soft-ware. Thomas Reutter, our cur-rent software company, has de-cided to discontinue supporting Cities. What does this mean to you? It means that we may not be able to address your needs as quickly as you would like for the next couple of months.

CIC, Computer Information Con-cepts, Inc. is the winning soft-ware company. I reviewed, tested, talked with and renegotiated with 3 companies. CIC seems to offer the best programs, for a city of our size, at the best price. The new installation has already started. We are in the conversion phase of the budgeting program. Once the software is installed

and our data has been converted from the old system to the new system, training has begun. This is where patience comes into play. We will be learning a new system at the same time that we are assisting customers on the old system. Other programs that will be converted are Bank Rec-onciliation, Payroll and Utilities.

We will be training on the new system for the next couple of months. Training should be over at the end of May when our May bill will be processed. It will be process using the new CIC sys-tem

We do appreciate your under-

standing during this very busy

and time consuming learning

time.

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On line services available:

Www.CityofMcLouth.org

A convenience fee will apply

Pet Registration

renewal time is here!

Permits expire on June 30

Bring a copy of the Rabies Vaccination

with you, upon registering

Fees:

$8.00 fertile

$5.00 spayed or neutered

Late Fee:

$2.00 per month/per animal

Register your animal in June

to prevent late fees

Registration is good

from July 1st to June

30th (Annually)

SPRING 2015

MCLOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT

Marcus F. Koch – Chief of Police

Greetings to everyone in McLouth! It is always great to feel warmer temperatures and see more people out and about as the weather becomes nicer. Please, be cognizant of increased vehicular and pedestrian traffic as you move around town.

COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND ENFORCEMENT:

As your police department, we are committed to protecting people and property and it is our duty to enforce the laws that are established by our governing bodies. As a community, we all have a role in maintaining that equation. What we do does have an effect on others. Some people choose to promote and increase safety and closely obey the laws. Others choose to ignore these aspects of good citizenship and ultimately decrease safety by doing what they want because, for some reason, they act as if the law does not apply to them or it is an inconvenience to them. We would like to see everyone make every effort to make McLouth a safe and pleasant place to live, work and go to school and church by abiding by the laws that are ultimately in place for the overall good of everyone in the community.

NEW POLICE OFFICER:

After several months of being short-handed, I have added a new police officer. In the middle of November, Joel Gill was hired to fill the full-time position that was vacated at the end of July. If you do not already know him (and many of you do), Joel is from McLouth and a 2006 graduate of McLouth High School. Joel served several years as a correctional officer for the Kansas Department of Corrections at Lansing Penitentiary. On April 10

th, Joel will graduate from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center after very competently com-

pleting the vigorous 14-week training program. Joel is excellent in working with young people, having already been an assistant athletic coach at the school so you will see him interacting at many school games and func-tions. I am confident that Joel will be very dedicated and employ a community-policing and a pro-active ap-proach to his duties, with a focus on public safety. The increased police coverage should be evident.

CODE ENFORCEMENT:

As winter gives way to spring, it becomes a great time to start or continue the cleanup process in town. At the direction of the City Council and the ordinances, it is the responsibility of the officers of this city to see that codes are enforced and to take action when violations are observed and/or reported.

I have delegated the majority of the Health and Welfare code enforcement to Police Officer Paul Juedes and have designated him as the Code Enforcement Officer. He is charged with the administration and enforce-ment of specific codes that will address a number of situations that are or become out of compliance. Special attention will be given to the downtown area as we continue to work on the improvement of this area.

If you were to be contacted by our department regarding a code violation, please be respectful of the process and/or of the officer performing his job. I am asking everyone’s help and cooperation to see that everyone is in compliance with the code. Areas of concern include, but are not limited to the following:

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HEALTH NUISANCES:

Unlawful:

Exterior conditions (yard)

-the scattering over or the parking, leaving, depositing or accumulation on the yard of any of the following:

1. lumber, wire, metal, tires, concrete, masonry products, plastic products, supplies, equipment, machinery, auto parts, junk or refuse

2. abandoned motor vehicles

3. furniture, stoves, refrigerators, televisions, sinks, bicycles, lawn mowers, or other such items of personal property

4. nauseous substances, carcasses of dead animals or places where animals are kept in an offensive manner

Exterior conditions (structure)

-deteriorated, dilapidated or unsightly:

1. exteriors of any structure

2. exteriors of any accessory structure

3. fences, walls, or retaining walls

Unlawful:

Junked motor vehicles on private property

(does not apply to vehicles enclosed in a garage or other building; parking or storing for 30 consecu-tive days or less; businesses in compliance with existing zoning regulations or with placement behind sufficient screening from public view and to prohibit access by children):

-Junked, wrecked, dismantled, inoperative or abandoned

*Any one of the following conditions shall raise the presumption that a vehicle is junked, wrecked or inoperable:

1. absence of a current registration plate

2. absence of one or more parts of the vehicle necessary for the lawful opera-tion of the vehicle upon street of highway

Unlawful

Weeds and grasses on or about residential property which, because of its height, has a blighting in-fluence on the neighborhood. Any such weeds and indigenous grasses shall be presumed to be blighting if they exceed 12 inches in height

ANIMAL CONTROL:

All dogs and cats that are owned and kept within the city limits are to be registered at City Hall; which would in-volve providing proof of rabies vaccination, the payment of a nominal license fee and then displaying the reg-istration tag on the pet’s collar or harness

Prohibited: dogs and cats that run at large within the city limits

Prohibited: more than 3 dogs kept at a residence/location within the city limits

Prohibited: pit bull-type dogs (dogs which have the appearance and characteristics of being predominantly of the breeds of dogs known as Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier or American pit bull terrier) that are kept within the city limits

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Even though we have seen cold temperatures this winter, we did not get the moisture that we needed. With that being stated, the grass is

very dry. The fire departments have already been very busy since February with out of control grass fires. You MUST have a burn permit

to be able to burn outside and then you have to call the day you are wanting to burn to see if burning is allowed that day.

Per City Code 7-205. OPEN BURNING, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES. (a) Open burning within the City Limits shall be permitted only under the following conditions: 1. A permit must first be obtained from the City Clerk during normal business hours, and from the Fire Chief or Assis-tant Fire Chief at all other times. 2. Issuance of a permit shall be at the discretion of the City Clerk or Fire Chief or Assistant Fire Chief, and based upon the Fire Danger Index for the day requested. The Fire Danger Index is based upon current temperature, wind speed and humidity conditions. 3. Permits shall be valid for one calendar year. 4. Burning shall be permitted only during daylight hours. 5. Burning shall be limited to brush, tree limbs, lumber, leaves. Paper and cardboard materials may be burned only in an enclosed container covered by a wire mesh or similar, non-combustible material. (b) This section shall apply to all residential and commercial persons and entities. (c) Violation of this section shall be enforced by any member of the Police Department, Fire Department, or city build-ing inspector, irrespective of how reported or discovered. Violators shall be issued a Notice To Appear in Municipal Court. (d) Violation of this section shall constitute a code violation, with the maximum penalty to be a determinate jail term of not more than 30 days, and/or a fine not to exceed $500. Each separate date of a violation shall constitute a distinct and separate offense, punishable as a separate violation. (Ord. 2001-04; Code 2012) Individuals to contact about a burn permits are: Keith Meador, City Fire Chief, at 913-683-9403; Marie Meador, Cap-tain, at 913-683-9268 or 913-796-6982; Patrick Bartlett, Township Fire Chief at 785-691-8979; or City Hall at 913-796-6411. Jefferson County now has a new Code Red Weather Warning which will alert you to local emergencies for example: evacuation notices, severe weather conditions, bio-terrorism alerts, boil water notices or missing child reports. Go to the http://www.jfcountyks.com/ and click on the Code Red Weather Warning symbol in the lower right corner of the page. Then just fill in the requested information. You can get alerts to your home phone, cell phone or e-mail. This a great way to stay informed on emergencies in your local area.

Fire department

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2015 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)

Per KDHE, the City of McLouth must distribute our CCR report

to all utility customers.

Additional copies may be picked up at City Hall, USD 342,

Leavenworth-Jefferson Electric Coop or the Library. Copies will

be included in the Spring Newsletter for the City of McLouth.

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played for not more than sixty (60) days.

17-103. GENERAL SIGN REQUIREMENTS.

1. Traffic Safety. No sign shall be maintained at any location where it may interfere with the view of, or where it may obstruct view of, or interfere with, mis-lead or confuse traffic. Nor shall any sign be placed in the visibility triangle as defined in these Regulations, or project into said area unless the bottom edge of the projecting sign is at least twelve (12) feet above the centerline grade of the intersecting streets.

6. SIGNS NOT TO BE LOCATED WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. No sign shall be erected, constructed or main-tained within the right-of-way of any street, avenue, highway, alley, or upon public ground within the City.

17-104. PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.

PERMIT and fees not required per paragraph 5 of this section and line 1 which states:

1. Political signs, when located on private property with the permission of the owner or tenants, provided that not more than four (4) signs shall be allowed for each street frontage per zoning lot. Total area of all signs shall not exceed sixty-four (64) square feet per zoning lot. All signs shall be removed within seven (7) days following the election in which the candidate is elected to office or is eliminated from further participation in the election as a candidate.

*Note: This section is not a complete listing of the zon-ing laws for signage. For a complete copy of the zoning laws please review the Zoning Book for McLouth, Ks. Located at McLouth City Hall, Chapter XVII DISTRICT SIGN REGULATIONS in its entirety.

S cra p Met a l

D ea l er ’ s

R eg i s t ra t i on

_________________

Per the State of Kan-

sas & the City of

McLouth Code 2012

There is requirement

from the state of Kan-

sas, anyone who en-

gages in the business

of buying and dealing

in regulated scrap

metal and purchases,

gathers, collects, so-

licits, or procuring of

regulated scrap metal,

must have a permit.

The permit may be

purchased, at City

Hall, FOR $250.00,

after completing the

application process.

Please see Chapter 5,

Article 3 of the City

of McLouth Code.

On-line or at City

Hall, for details.

* FYI…Several laws pertaining to POLITICAL SIGNS as per the McLouth City Zoning Book are as follows:

Chapter XVII. DISTRICT SIGN REGULATIONS

Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

17-101 SCOPE, OBJECTIVES:

2. To prevent the obstruction of traffic visibility and confusion with traffic control devices resulting from improperly placed and designed signs.

17-102 DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Article, certain terms, phrases and words used throughout this Article shall have the meaning assigned them in this section.

1. GENERAL h. Sign. Any advertising device or surface placed out-of-doors, when in view of the general public, which conveys information or identi-fication. Included in this definition of “sign” shall be any structure used for said display and all sign sup-ports.

2. CLASSIFICATION OF SIGNS.

a. Functional Types of Signs.

(10) Political Sign. A sign pertaining to the announce-ment of an individual being a candidate for an elec-tive political office. Any such sign exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet of gross surface area shall be classified as an off-site sign and regulated accord-ingly.

(14) Temporary Sign. Any on-site sign, including, but, not limited to, signs of lightweight cardboard, air-borne, plastic or paper material, intended to be dis-

City of McLouth

110 N Union Street

McLouth, KS 66054

Phone: 913-796-6411

Fax: 913-796-6131

Web: www.cityofmclouth.org

Email: Clerk@cityofmclouth.org

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