The next Windsor Heights City Council Meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 18th at 6:00 p.m.  Click here to review the agenda. 

  

  

Spring is not so far away in Windsor Heights! In fact, the annual Spring Clean-Up of the Windsor Heights community has been announced for Saturday, April 16 from 8:30 to 10:30 AM.

 

It has been said "many hands make light work,"so the more the merrier. Bring your family, your nonprofit group, your friends or anyone interested in making a difference in our community! Meet us at our home base in the white tent north of Burger King on 73rd Street at 8:30 - 10:30 AM on April 16. You'll get gloves, refuse bags and an assigned clean-up area.

 

Refreshments will also be available at the meeting site.

Two hours of work from each of us will help keep Windsor Heights beautiful! Thanks for doing your part - please spread the word! The cleanup day is sponsored by Keep Windsor Heights Beautiful committee. Refreshments and supplies are being furnished by Grounds for Celebration, HyVee and Sam's Club. We are appreciative of our corporate citizens!

  

  

What: Annual Windsor Heights Easter Egg Hunt
Where: Colby Park
Time: 9:00 a.m. (don't be late!)
Date: Saturday, April 23
Ages: Three Age Groups: 3 years and under; 4-7 years old; 8-12 years old
Prizes: Eggs marked with stars get a prize!

  

  

Help for Sewer Problems:  Starting on July 1, 2011, the City will begin a partnership with the Neighborhood Finance Corporation, Polk County, and the Windsor Heights-Urbandale Sanitary Sewer District to help homeowners with sanitary sewer problems. The goal of the program is to eliminate the inflow and infiltration of stormwater into sanitary sewer lines. When sanitary sewer lines become overwhelmed with stormwater, it increases the likelihood of a sewer backup in basements. Also, all of the water flowing through the sanitary sewer lines must be treated, which increases costs and is not environmentally sound. Additionally, when stormwater gets into sanitary sewer lines, it is not absorbed into the ground, recharging the aquifers which are so important for clean drinking water.

The new program beginning July 1, will help a homeowner replace or slipline a sanitary sewer line from a person's home to the main near the street and/or decouple sump pumps and perimeter tiles/drains from the sanitary sewer. The program will include a partially refundable loan to the homeowner, creating the opportunity for significant cost savings. Continue to read the city newsletter, website and Facebook page for details on this exciting new program.

  

Planning and Zoning:  The next Planning and Zoning Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 20th at 4:30 p.m.  The commission will continue its discussion of the comprehensive plan.