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Wednesday, January 6, 2016
> Chamber of Commerce
Continued from page
depends on the natural
resources available, the
abilifji to produce goods
and 4 services, and the
purchasing of goods
and services within an
economic area. All add
to the ability to bring
money into an area,
or to" keep the money
circulating producing a
multiplying effect. We,
the citizens of Adams
County, have little control
of our economic system.
Washington DC controls
our natural resources;
the ownership of the few
factors of production are
mostly located outside our
economic area, and we
tend to spend our money
online, or down below
sending our wealth to
other areas.
I have participated
in many conversations
where we solved the
world’s problems, but
after downing that last
cup of coffee, we leave,
and nothing is'. done.
Chamber’s of Commerce
in America were born
from the needs of the
Great Depression.
Citizens joined with
Business Leaders to
improve the economic
conditions of their
community. They didn't
look for a hand out; they
worked to create the
ability to improve their
economic futures. We
can do the same. The
Council Chamber of
Commerce is looking for
your ideas, your assistance
in creating solutions, and
your financial help to fund
them.
Join us at the Legion
Hall on January 8th, at
6:00 PM, and tell your
friends, and neighbors
to come, and share your
and their ideas. We are
anxious to hear from you, ‘
and‘to assist you with your
concerns by organizing
to help Council become
great again. If you do want
to add your voice, you
can join us at that time.
You don’t have to own
a business; a concerned
citizen can join as an
individual for $15 per year.
The many, each giving a
little, can create much!
Iim Mahon is the 2016
President of the Council
Chamber of Commerce
~ spring
> Water bills
Continued from page
switching the way water
use was calculated, from
measuring cubic feet of
water to a straightforward ~
measuring of the actual
gallons used through
each of the new meters.
7A problem occurred when
the existing water rates
which had been calculated
based on cubic feet of
water were not updated
for calculating bills using
the actual gallons used
through the meter.
If your water billing
was for more than 29,920
gallons in the December
billing cycle (which was
the minimum gallons for
the past four months) you
will have an erroneous
billing amount this month.
City Clerk, Tami Testa,
discovered the billing
error and is correcting the
accounts for those who
had used 'more than the
29,290 minimum during
the four month period.
Customers will receive a
corrected billing which
has the gallon rate applied
to? their billing.
The new metering
system‘allows the city to
prepare timely billings
each month, and gives
water customers a better
reading on their actual
usage, even during the
winter months. After
this initial glitch, the
correction will make the
bills easier to understand
and will help to eliminate
problems the city had in
the past when water leaks
had happened during the
winter months that could
only be detected in the
spring, which had resulted
in custOmer unable-to pay
for leaking systems.
Providing and
maintaining a municipal
water and sewer system
is a big job, and one that
will have a quirk or two
from time to time. The
city staff caught and fixed
the problem this time,
and future billings should
be correct. using the new
system from now on out.
A New Year calls for upgrades on your current services!
Give us a call and we can help you save even more in
2016 than you did in 2015!
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Boise (208) 229-1000
> Water
Continued from page
it Was not a new artesian
that suddenly
graced the town with a
new source of clear, pure
water. Being the kill-joys
that such authorities can
be, they decided there
must be a leak in a city
waterline.
'And so-the word was
spread throughout the
kingdom that aid was
needed. Four lads of good
standing stepped forward.
City Clerk Mac Qualls
flagged traffic while City
Councilman Brad Steiner,
city employees Doug Buys
and Leonard Wallace
brought the city backhoe
to the scene and started
digging...well, scratching
actually. The ground was
frozen into something
resembling concrete.
Steiner figured if a weed
The Adams County Record
City Council Member Brad Steiner heats the
street. A weed burner had to be used to thaw the
frozen-hard ground so it could be excavated.
a ’3” split from which
water gushed. While the
damaged section of pipe
burner would kill weeds, —— including a 20—year—old
it might thaw frozen
ground...and it did, but
very slowly.Notonly
did the job require digging
through pavement, but
there was also a road base
that seemed to contain
concrete, all frozen into a
barrier designed to defeat
any attempt to disturb it.
A few hours of
.backhoe, jack hammer
and shovel work later,
the hole reached the
errant pipe, revealing
connector that looked
like a rust-encrusted blob
dredged up from the
Titanic — another pipe
union about two inches
away started spitting icy
water at the boys. Oh well,
two repairs for the price of
one hole.
After the repairs were
competed, the hole was
filled, but no asphalt will
be put over the spot until‘
next spring or summer.
Mac Qualls estimates the
cost of overtime, holiday
pay, materials, etc. will
add up to $5,000 or'more.
Only one customer was
affected by this service
main break.
The boys would like
to thank Darcy from
Granite Mountain for
the Hot Chocolate,
Patty Steiner for the hot
coffee, Chrystal Roff for
the sandwiches, Council
Member Brad Steiner
for the extra help, Bear
Loper & Chase Albright
for the bobcat operations,
Meadow Creek POA for
the use of a jack hammer.
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