Southeastern Idaho Votes

Pursuant to established procedure, Notice is hereby given, that the Montpelier City Council will hold a Public Hearing in the Montpelier City Hall on November 19, 2008 at 7:30 pm.

The purpose of this hearing is to consider new constructions permit fees that are consistent with the International Building Code. The establishment of these fees will help defray the cost of required inspections to new building sites by a building inspector.

Leslie Tueller
Montpelier City Clerk
Written or verbal comments may be presented at said meeting.

Publish November 5, 2008
Legal No. 1065

Published 5 November 2008 in The News-Examiner

Sample Ballot Information for Bannock County General Election

November 4, 2008

Polls Open From 8am to 8pm

Bannock County Precincts 1-3 and 34-68 are in Legislative District 29 and will vote for all offices on the ballot except those for Legislative District 30. Legislative District 29 generally includes all of Bannock County except for the downtown areas of Pocatello.

Precincts 4-33 are in Legislative District 30 and will vote for all offices on the ballot except those for
Legislative District 29. Legislative District 30 includes primarily downtown areas of Pocatello.

Information about precinct voting locations is available on the Bannock County Website.

The official Bannock County Sample Ballot (a PDF file) is also available on the Bannock County Website

THE GRACE CEMETERY DISTRICT BOARD
CARIBOU COUNTY, ID
TO LEVY AN OVERRIDE:
Be authorized and empowered to levy an override as permitted by law in the amount of $8,000 for the purpose of paying maintenance, operation, and necessary capital expenditures for the Grace Cemetery District.

Dated this 19th day of October, 2008.

To be voted on Nov. 4, 2008

/s/ Diane S. Lloyd
Secretary

Published Oct. 23 and 30, 2008 in the Caribou County Sun.

Published 30 October 2008 in the Caribou County Sun.

Caribou County residents will vote three ballots in the General Election on November 4th, 2008.

Sample Ballot Information for Caribou County General Election
November 4, 2008

Nonpartisan Judicial Ballot

Mosquito, Vermin and Vector Abatement District

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 659

An ordinance of the City of Chubbuck a municipal corporation of the state of Idaho, repealing Chapter 13.20 of the Chubbuck Municipal Code and adopting a new Chapter 13.20 “Pretreatment Regulations” which parallel the City of Pocatello’s Ordinance No. 2837 adopting recommendations made by the Water Pollution Control Department Superintendent for the City of Pocatello, and which pretreatment regulations Chubbuck is required to adopt by its agreement with Pocatello to utilize the Pocatello Wastewater Treatment Plant; providing for the repeal of conflicting ordinances; providing that all other provisions of Chapter 13.20 not amended shall remain in effect; providing for the severability of the provisions of this ordinance; providing that this ordinance shall be in effect after its passage, approval and publication.

The full text of this ordinance is available at the City Clerk’s Office, Chubbuck City Offices, 5160 Yellowstone, Chubbuck, ID 83202.

I have reviewed the foregoing summary and believe it provides a true and correct summary of Ordinance No. 659 and that the summary provides adequate notice to the public of the contents of this ordinance.

DATED this 15 day of September, 2008.

/s/Thomas J. Holmes
Thomas J. Holmes, City Attorney

September 23, 2008
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City of Pocatello
Public Transit Department
POCATELLO REGIONAL TRANSIT
PUBLIC NOTICE OF ROUTE CHANGES AND AMENDED FEES CHANGES-
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Route Changes

Pocatello Regional Transit Announces the following changes in its Fixed Route Weekday and Saturday Schedules Effective November 8, 2008:

Due to low boardings and budgetary constraints the following Weekday Fixed-Route Changes are proposed per the effective date above:

Route “B” will make its last stop evenings at 6:23pm at Student Health–Monday thru Friday.

Due to low boardings and budgetary constraints the following Saturday routes or hours are proposed to be dropped or changed per the effective date above:

Route “A” Tripper will no longer be provided on Saturdays

Route “J4/E” will no longer be provided on Saturdays

Route “S” first stop begins at 10:23am at Student Health instead of the current 10:09am

Route “A” first stop begins at 10:30am at Student Union instead of the current 9:30am

Printed Schedules and Website Schedules will be adjusted accordingly.

Fee Changes:

Due to budgetary constraints the following Night and Saturday Premium Services Fees are proposed to be changed effective November 8, 2008 as well as the addition of a fee in a previous no-fare zone effective on the same date:

Weekday Premium Night Service Door-to-Door from 6:45pm through 1Opm– Oneway Premium fare increases from $2.50 to $4.00; Extra Needs Prepaid Cards increase from $50.00 to $80.00 per 20 rides.

Saturday Premium Door-to-Door Service 9:00am through 10am and 5:30pm through 6:30pm– One-way fare increases from $1.50 to $4.00.

J/4 Route when boarded off campus or when boarded on campus to leave the ISU campus will be raised from Free Fare to .25 cents per boarding.

Downtown Free Fare Zone is eliminated and the standard fixed-route fare is applied.

Public Hearing on the Route Adjustments and Fee Changes will occur at the regular City Council meeting of November 6, 2008 at City Hall, 911 North 7th Avenue, Pocatello, Idaho. Written Comments may be mailed to: Ronald Binggeli, Public Transit Director, PO Box 4169, Pocatello, Idaho 83205

October 5, 12,2008
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CITY OF CHUBBUCK NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the Ordinances of the City of Chubbuck and the Laws of the State of Idaho, that the City Council of the City of Chubbuck will hold a public hearing of the Chubbuck City Hall, 5160 Yellowstone Ave, Chubbuck, Idaho at the hour of 7:30 p.m. October 14, 2008,

The City of Chubbuck, along with the City of Pocatello and Bannock County, have determined there is an immediate and pressing need, due to concerns about contaminations of the ground water aquifer that serves the source for the potable water for Chubbuck, Pocatello and Bannock County, to provide a means to collect sewage generated within the Chubbuck Area of the City Impact and deliver it for treatment to the sewer treatment facility owned and operated by the City of Pocatello.

A more detailed description of the above proposed sewer connection fee is on file in the City Clerk’s office at Chubbuck City Hall, 5160 Yellowstone Ave., and is available for inspection during regular business hours. Any and all interested persons shall be heard at said public hearing and the public is welcome and invited to submit testimony.

City Hall and the council chambers are accessible for persons with disabilities. Any person needing special accommodations to participate in the meeting should contact City Clerk Ron C. Conlin at 208-237-2400 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Dated this 24 day of September, 2008

/s/ Ron C Colllin
Ron C. Collin, Ciyy Clerk

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO CREATE A NEW TAXING DISTRICT

Pursuant to Idaho Code #39-2812, on June 15th, 2007, the Board of Power County Commissioners adopted a Resolution creating an emergency County-wide interim (two-year) mosquito abatement district to control West Nile Virus. The question to make this a permanent abatement district will be put before the voters in conjunction with the 2008 General Election on November 4th, 2008. Polling places will be open on November 4th, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., and are as follows:

Power County Precinct # 1 - Emergency Services Building
560 North Oregon Trail, American Falls, Idaho

Power County Precinct #2 - Hillcrest Elementary School
1045 Bennett Avenue, American Falls, Idaho

Power County Precinct #3 - William Thomas Middle School
355 Bannock A venue, American Falls, Idaho

Power County Precinct #4 - Rockland City Hall
Main Street, Rockland, Idaho

Power County Precinct #5 - Arbon Elementary School
Arbon Valley, Idaho

Power County Precinct #6 - Pocatello Municipal Airport
Eastern Power County, Idaho

Absentee ballots for said election are also available at the office of the Power County Clerk, Power County Courthouse, 543 Bannock Avenue, American Falls, Idaho, 83211.

The maximum amount of taxes that may be raised by the proposed MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT is $625,000. The tax increase that would occur on that amount, as calculated by the Power County Assessor, is one hundred dollars ($100) per one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of taxable value, above any exemptions.

EXAMPLES:

This notice is being provided to you in accordance with Idaho Code #63-802(c).

Sincerely,

CHRISTINE STEINLlCHT
Power County Clerk
543 Bannock Avenue
American Falls, ID 83211
(208) 226-7962

Published by undated letter to taxpayers

ORDINANCE NO. 2008-5

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAVA HOT SPRINGS, IDAHO, REPEALING SECTION 10-2-5A, AND SUBSTITUTING A NEW SECTION THEREFOR ESTABLISHING SEWER CONNECTION FEES; AMENDING SECTION 10-2-5C TO DELETE REFERENCE TO ADDITIONAL FEES CONTAINED THEREIN; AND ADDING A NEW SECTION TO CHAPTER 2, TITLE 10, OF THE CITY CODE OF LAVA HOT SPRINGS, IDAHO, TO PERMIT THE CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH AN EQUIVALENT USER SCHEDULE, AND TO SET SEWER CONNECTION FEES AS WELL AS OTHER FEES FOR USAGE OF THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CITY BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; WAIVING THE RULE THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE READ ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE;

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAVA HOT SPRINGS, IDAHO, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1: Section 10-2-5 A is hereby repealed and the following section is substituted therefor:

Section 10-2-5. Sewer Connection Fees

A. Fee Established: The sewer connection fee for a user inside the City shall be as follows:

Section 2: Section 10-2-5 C, City Code of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, is hereby amended as follows:

C: Cost of Connection; Additional Fees: The foregoing fees are for the privilege of connecting with the city sewer, and all work necessary for making proper connection shall be done to the satisfaction of and under the supervision of the city inspector and shall be paid for by the person desiring such connection; and further such person shall pay a permit fee of five dollars ($5.00) and inspection fee of five dollars ($5.00).

Section 3: The connection fees referred to in Section 1 above shall be effective as of October 1, 2008. The City Council is hereby authorized to set an equivalent user schedule for users of the sanitary sewer system of the City, and to establish connection fees as well as other fees for users of said sanitary sewer system by resolution of the City Council.

Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.

Section 5: The rule requiring that this Ordinance be read on three separate occasions is hereby waived.

Section 6: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication according to law.

PASSED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and City Council of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, this 24rd day of September, 2008.

CITY OF LAVA HOT SPRINGS, IDAHO
By: /s/Marshall Burgin, Mayor

ATTEST: /s/Canda Dimick, City Clerk

September 30, 2008
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Published 30 September 2008 in the Idaho State Journal

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given of a public hearing which will be held on October 15, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. at the Grace City Hall, 108 East Center, Grace, Idaho. The hearing will serve as a forum for collecting comments from the general public on the completed City of Grace Comprehensive Plan. The Plan is meant to serve as a guide for the management of growth in the City of Grace and shall work to enhance property values and protect private property rights.

The Plan, mandated for municipalities by the Idaho Local Land Use Planning Act, addresses thirteen elements specifically: Private Property Rights, Population, School Facilities and Transportation, Economic Development, Land Use, Natural Resources, Public Services, Facilities, and Utilities, Recreation, Hazardous Areas, Transportation, Housing, Community Design and Special Sites, Plan Implementation. Copies of the Comprehensive Plan are available at Grace City Hall, 108 East Center, Grace, Idaho between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. and 3:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.

All interested persons are invited to attend the hearing to express their views regarding this proposal. Oral testimony may be offered at the hearing. Written testimony of less than two single-spaced, typewritten pages may be submitted up to the time of or at the hearing; other written testimony must be submitted to the City of Grace Mayor and City Council no later than five days prior to the Hearing.

City Hall and the meeting room are accessible to persons with disabilities. Interpreters for persons with hearing impairments and/or taped information for persons with visual impairments can be provided upon three days notice.

City of Grace, Mayor and City Council

(s) CHARLES TITCOMB
Mayor
108 East Center Street
Grace, Idaho 83241

Published Sept. 25 in the Caribou County Sun.