Iowas 2011 Tourism Community of the Year

Community Update
January, 2014

City Information
City of Lake View 305 Main Street PO Box 18 Lake View, Ia. 51450 Ph: (712) 657-2634 Fax: (712) 657-2744 lvcity@iowatelecom.net www.lakeviewlifestyle.com

A Message from the Mayor,

John Westergaard, Mayor City Council Lynn Gus Cleveland Jerry Huss Terry Reis Ken Steinkamp Dave Woltman
City Council Meetings 1st & 3rd Mondays Scott Peterson City Clerk/Administrator Erin McCullough City Attorney Lon Buse Public Works Director Bill Leners Electric Superintendent Ted Helmich Police Chief Jim Garrels Fire Chief Ruth Green Parks Manager Kay Montano Librarian

Welcome to 2014! As we look forward to the new year, the City Council and I are addressing new challenges and opportunities, many dealing with our municipal utility systems. These challenges will involve some large capital projects and the City needs to raise revenues to cover the costs of these projects. The Council is working through the process to increase fees for water, sewer, electric, and garbage. These fees will show on the March 1st utility bills. Water: A 5% increase in water rates will help to pay for water tower maintenance. It is estimated to cost over $160,000 to paint the interior and exterior of the tower. For a customer using 3,000 gallons of water per month, this will increase the bill by 86. Sanitary Sewer: The City is looking at a major project at the sewer treatment plant in the coming years. This may be a renovation of the existing plant or potentially even a mulit-million dollar new plant. This will involve substantial increases in sewer fees in the coming years. The City would like to begin placing money in a capital fund for this project. Sewer rates will also increase by 5%. For a customer using 3,000 gallons of water per month, sewer rates will also increase by 86. Electric: Electric rates have been increased over the past few years to pay for dramatically increasing wholesale power costs and to pay expenses from the severe 2010 Ice Storm which depleted the Electric Fund. As wholesale power costs continue to rise, a small increase in retail rates is still needed. Electric rates will increase by 2%. For a residential customer using 1,200 kWh per month, their bill will increase by $1.24. Garbage: The City entered into a contract extension with Rudd Sanitation which increased the contract cost. To fund this increase, the retail base fee will increase by $1.25 per month. The cost for garbage bags will be unchanged. The City Council and I are committed to provide safe, reliable utility services at a reasonable fee. Look for more information as we work through these large capital projects.

John Westergaard, Mayor

Lake View: It's a Lifestyle

The 25th Annual Arctic Open is Saturday, February 1st.

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Police Contract Extension

The Lake View Police Department has provided police services to Wall Lake since 2005. Both cities have recently agreed to extend this arrangement until June 30, 2016. Contract fees will increase by 4% each year.

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Options for Paying Your Utility Bill
CreditCard:CityofLakeViewutilitycustomers arenowabletopaytheirutilitybillsonlineusinga creditcardoranecheck.Goto www.lakeviewlifestyle.comandclickonthelinkfor OnlineUtilityBillPay.Youwillthenenteryour utilityaccountnumberandproceedwithpayment. Thereisa$4conveniencefeetousethiscreditcard paymentoption.(Thisfeeislessthanbeing assessedthepenaltyforlatepayment.) AutoPay: The City offers automatic payment of your utility bill. The bill is paid from your bank account on the 20th of each month. There is no charge for this autopay service. Complete this form and return to City Hall if youd like to participateinautopay. Budget Billing: Also, the City offers a "budget billing" plan. This helps the family budget as the customerpaysthesameamounteachmonthbased on the average bill from the previous year. Customers' accounts are "squared up" in January. Please contact City Hall (6572634) and Kay will computeyourbudgetbillingamount. Whynotsignupforboth!?!Combiningbudget billingandautomaticpaymentmeansthatthesame amountisautomaticallywithdrawnfromyourbank accounteachmonth(exceptthe"squareup"month inJanuary).

Iowas 2011 Tourism Community of the Year

Lake View is fortunate to have a congregate meal site for our seniors. The 60+ Meals serve a nutritional meal at the American Legion Hall weekdays at 11:30 a.m. The suggested contribution is $3.50 per meal. Everyone is welcome to attend 60+ meals. Interested or need more information? Contact Betty Mesenbrink (665-2547). Come for lunch and stay for Bingo and socializing.

Sixty Plus Meals

Here are several reminders to keep everyone safe this winter: 1. Vehicles may not be parked on the streets when snow is falling or predicted, or during snow removal operations. Vehicles parked on the street may be subject to a $20.00 parking ticket. 2. Please keep your sidewalk clear. Residents are reminded that they are to remove any ice and snow accumulations from their sidewalks within a reasonable period of time. 3. Do not push snow in the street. City Code prohibits the placement of snow in the streets as it can create a traffic hazard.

Its That Time of the Year: Snow!

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UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, Jan. 6 7:00 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20th 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20th 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb 1st
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Regular City Council Meeting at City Hall Community Club Meeting Regular City Council Meeting at City Hall 25th Annual Arctic Open

If your church or organization has a special event you want listed here, please call City Hall, 657-2634

Have a safe & happy 2014!