2016-05-Newsletter

Adel Newsletter
Volume 284
May 2016
ADEL CITY HALL
Administration
Public Works
Compliance Officer
Parks & Recreation
301 S. 10th St., PO Box 248
Phone: 993-4525
M-F 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
www.adeliowa.org
PUBLIC SAFETY BLDG.
Police & Fire Depts.
Yard Waste Collection
Is Changed To Tuesdays
Waste Management has changed the yard
waste collection day from Mondays to
Tuesdays to better coordinate their drivers in
Adel and in other metro cities.
102 S. 10th St., PO Box 127
Phone: 993-6723
M-F 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
and 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
EMERGENCY—DIAL 911
LIBRARY
303 S. 10th St.
Phone: 993-3512
M & F 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
T-Th 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sat 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
www.adelpl.org
OTHER PHONE #’s
Honor The
Call To Serve
Serving on a City Board or Commission is a great
way to become involved in shaping the direction of
your community. Applications and more
information are available at Adel City Hall and
online at www.adeliowa.org.
(Below are the upcoming openings effective July 1, 2016)
Aquatic Center
Waste Mgmt.
993-5246
265-5267
S. Dallas Co. Landfill 993-3148
ADM will have three new foreign exchange
students coming in August to attend ADM
High School for the upcoming school year.
Applications are being accepted to host the
new students for a 10-month commitment,
a short term placement (60-90 days), or as a
back up family. If you are interested to learn
more about hosting these students, please
contact Karen Book at 515-491-1551 or
Karen.book@mchsi.com.
Trivia Question
Library Board —
Park and Recreation
Three openings
Board — Four openings
Term ends June 30, 2022 Term ends June 30, 2019
Planning & Zoning
Commission — Two
openings
(Gender balance rules will
apply to female applicants
first)
Term ends June 30, 2021
Board of Adjustment —
One opening (Gender
balance rules will apply to
female applicants first)
Term ends June 30, 2021
Provided by the Historic Preservation Commission
The answer to last month’s trivia question:
In light of the current basketball “March Madness”, when
was the last time an ADM (girls and boys) basketball team
played in the state tournament?
The last time ADM girls played in the state tournament
Historic Preservation
was in 1995 under Jerry Slater. For the ADM boys it was
Commission — Two
in 2012 under Aaron Mager.
Economic Development openings
Commission — Two
Term ends June 30, 2019 This month’s trivia question:
openings
In the 70’s, where in Adel could you purchase a double,
triple green river?
Term ends June 30, 2019
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April 12, 2016 Council Meeting Notes
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Council approved the following:
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Res. No. 16-11, Plans and Specs for Adel
Historical Museum Addition
Res. No. 16-12, Dangerous Building
Nuisance - 502 Greene Street
Res. No. 16-13, Title VI Coordinator
Res. No. 16-14, ADA & Section 504
Coordinator
Res. No. 16-15, 2015-16 Budget Transfers
Ordinance No. 307 - Water Usage Rates
Ordinance No. 308 - Sewer Usage Rates
Awarded Garbage & Recycling RFP to
Ankeny Sanitation Garbage Services
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Public Hearing Set for Budget Amendments
(Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.)
Public Hearing Set for 1215 Greene Street
Rezoning Request (Tuesday, May 10, 2016
at 6:00 p.m.)
Special Event - Sweet Corn Festival - August
12-13, 2016
Adel Elementary Tigers in Training One-Mile
Route - September 16, 2016
Final Plat for Timberview 3
Agreement with International Union of
Operating Engineers Local 234
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COUNCIL MEETING:
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
at 6:00 p.m. at Adel City Hall
ADEL CITY COUNCIL
Mayor James F. Peters
993-4436
Mayor Pro Tem Jon McAvoy
993-3977
Mike Haynes
745-9112
Shirley McAdon
993-4862
Rebecca Hillmer
(712) 830-3638
Bob Ockerman
238-9835
Reminders
The 2016 City of
Adel Pet Licenses
were due April 30,
2016. An additional
$1.00 will be added
to the original cost of
$5.00 for a spayed/
neutered pet and
$15.00 if the pet is
not fixed. Please
contact Adel City Hall
for more details or
any questions.
Social Media
Have you liked the City
on Facebook yet? Do you
follow us on Twitter?
Please follow the City on
social media to stay up-to
-date on the latest news
and information. You can
find a link to our pages
on www.adeliowa.org
Volume 284
May 2016
Adult Leagues Memorial Day
Adult Coed Summer Sand Volleyball
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Games are played on Tuesday nights at Evans Park,
beginning June 7
Season: Guaranteed 8 games
Fee: $160.00 per team
Online Registration Deadline: Friday, May 27
Adult Slow Pitch Summer Softball
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Games are played on Thursday nights at Kinnick-Feller Park,
beginning June 11
Season: 8 games
Fee: $180.00 per team
Online Registration Deadline: Friday, May 17
Free Friday
Entertainment
Series
Please join the Adel Chamber on Friday, May 27 for
the 1st Free Friday Entertainment Series event.
Randy Burk and the Prisoners will be performing at
the Adel Stage and Pavilion from 7:00 p.m. to
10:00 p.m. This is a free, family-friendly event
organized by the Adel Partners Chamber of
Commerce and sponsored by Raccoon Valley Bank.
We hope to see you there!
At the Adel Public library, we are looking
towards summer and anticipating all of
our fun summer activities and programs.
Join the Rebel Alliance or pledge your support to the Empire at our
May the Fourth be With You Star Wars Party early out
activity on Wednesday, May 4 at 2:00 p.m. Come dressed as your
favorite character and join us as we watch Star Wars, the Force
Awakens on the big screen!
The American Legion Post 464 will
hold Memorial Day services at Oakdale
Cemetery near the flagpole on Monday,
May 30 at 9:00 a.m. If inclement weather threatens,
the event will be held in the Old Middle School Gym.
Graves may remain decorated for Memorial Day from
Friday, May 27 through Sunday, June 5. Mowing will
resume on Monday, June 6. Flowers and items left on
graves will be disposed of at this time.
Permanent plantings such as trees and bushes must
be approved by the City. Annuals and perennials may
be planted directly in line with the stone only. No
other sod displacement is allowed. For more
information, please contact Adel City Hall.
Waste
Management
Waste Management’s final pick up
days will be June 27, 28, & 29. Their intent will
be to pick up the carts as they empty them on the
final normal pick up days. Ankeny Sanitation will
be delivering new bins that same week.
Linda Powell has been a lifelong butterfly enthusiast and has been
involved in a number of monarch and pollinator initiatives and she
will be in the library reading garden on Monday, May 16 to present a
program called Monarchs and Milkweed: Helping Monarchs
Survive at 6:30 p.m. Ms. Powell will explain the monarch life cycle,
including their amazing migration to Mexico, share information about
research and programs designed to help increase the number of
monarchs and butterflies, and discuss some of the varieties of
milkweed most desirable for the home garden.
The annual meeting of the Friends of the Adel Public Library The TRACES Center for History and Culture will be at the library on
Friday, May 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to present its newest
Foundation which will be on Monday, May 5 at 6:30 p.m. where
BUS-eum exhibit “At Home in the Heartland: Forgotten
we’ll elect new officers.
Stories of How Iowans Got to Be ‘Us’.” “The BUS-eum exhibit
examines how the Midwest developed in ways different from other
Dallas County Library Association and 4 R Kids ECI are hosting our
regions, how Iowa’s settlement distinguished it from its neighbors,
third annual Dallas County Toddler Festival on Saturday, May 7
from 10:00 a.m. to Noon in the community buildings at the Dallas
and what both blesses and burdens us today.” This program is
County Fairgrounds. We’ll have two hours of free activities dedicated sponsored by the Friends of the Adel Public Library Foundation.
to toddlers and their caregivers, including visitors from the Blank
Our Evening Book Club meets on Thursday, May 26 to discuss the
Park Zoo, the Science Center of Iowa, and some of our favorite
fairytale princesses and super heroes. Each child will receive a free
classic novel Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote at 7:00 p.m.
book just for attending the festival!
Our On Your Marks, Get Set, Read Summer Reading Program
starts soon and the library is excited to host Blank Park Zoo at our
Our next Classic Movie Monday on the big screen will be on
Monday, May 9 at 2:00 p.m. when we’ll watch “Spencer’s Mountain.” Kick off programs in June. Last year over 600 people participated in
our programs and read over 10,000 hours! Ms. Paula, Ms. Michelle,
This will be the last Classic Movie Monday until the fall.
and Mr. Trever are busily planning all kinds of exciting events and
activities for each of the four age groups; babies, kids, teenagers, and
The library is pleased have an Author Visit from DeSoto High
School graduate and Madison County native Dr. Richard Fleming for adults. Sign-ups for all Summer Reading programs begin on Tuesday,
a reading and discussion of his new historical novel WETZEL on
May 31!
Wednesday, May 11 at 3:00 p.m.
Your library will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on
The next gathering of the Brown Bag Book Club is at Noon on
Monday, May 30.
Thursday, May 12 when we’ll be discussing Same Kind of Different as
Me by Ron Hall and Denver More. Take your lunch break at the
As always, more is available on our website at www.adelpl.org or you
library and come share your love of books with us.
can follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Come to the library on Thursday, May 12 for our My Favorite
Things Book Swap from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2.
Dig through your house for paperback books to bring, swap, and
share your love of reading with others!