City of Lampasas Newsletter
 
October 2013
  
GET CONNECTED TO CITY SERVICES

 

Tune In To KACQ:
Wednesdays/ 101.9 FM 8:00 a.m. to listen to City Manager Finley deGraffenried    

                      

 

Pay Your Utility Bill/Ticket Online:
www.cityoflampasas.com

E-mail Us At:
info@cityoflampasas.com

Visit City Website:
(View agendas/minutes, employment, utility rates and ordinances)

 

CITY COUNCIL
Mayor:
Jerry Grayson
  
Mayor Pro Tem:
Chris Harrison
  
Members:
Robert McCauley
Mike White
TJ Monroe
Christian Toups
Wanda Bierschwale
  
FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS

City Hall 512-556-6831

 

Police Dept. 512-556-6235

Fire Dept. 512-556-3446

Library 512-556-3251

Municipal Crt 512-556-4909

Golf Course 512-556-3202

Public Utilities 512-556-3641

Public Works 512-556-8315

Parks Dept. 512-556-6812

Cemetery 512-556-8520

Animal Shelter 512-556-8586

 

Water Plant 512-556-3393


HannaPool 512-556-4048

Streets Dept. 512-556-2086

Elect. Dept. 512-556-3988
  
OCTOBER 2013 MEETINGS

 

October 3 

Planning & Zoning 

6:00 p.m. (tentative)

 

October 9 

Airport Board

6:00 p.m. (tentative)

 

October 14 

Workshop & Council

5:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

 

October 15

Zoning Board of Adjustments

7:00 p.m. (tentative) 

 

October 16

Lampasas Economic Development Corporation (LEDC)

5:30 p.m.

 

October 17

Parks Board

6:00 p.m. (tentative)

     

October 28

Workshop & Council

5:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

 

CITY STAFF ANNIVERSARIES

Sammy Bailey - 25 years
Thomas Kepler - 21 years
Jon-Paul Harris- 15 years
Charles Edwards- 11 years
Ursula Paddie- 10 years
Shane Brown- 9 years
Jessie Acosta- 7 years
Dean Werlinger- 5 years
Amanda Gilbert- 4 years
Brandon Kepler- 3 years
Michael Blair- 3 years
Brian Merkling- 3 years
Thomas Zimpel- 3 years
Glenn Adams- 3 years
Van Sims- 3 years
Becky Sims- 3 years
Larry Wilson- 1 year
Finley deGraffenried- 1 year
Samantha Hatton- 1 year
Jack Hall- 1 year











 
Greetings!

 

The City of Lampasas E-Newsletter is filled with information about your local government, events and activities in the community.

  
FIRE PREVENTION MONTH

   

October is fire prevention month and the following are some safety tips to keep you and your family safe.

 

Home Escape Planning

Make sure the house has working smoke alarms and everyone knows the sound they make. Sit down and plan a fire escape drill so you'll be prepared to get out quickly in the event of a fire.

 

When the smoke alarm sounds, get outside and stay outside. Plan two ways out of every room and pick an outside meeting place, at least 75 feet from the residence. Practice the fire escape drill at least twice a year. One of those drills should be at night when the family is asleep. That is the most difficult time to egress the family from the home.

 

Smoke Alarms

Almost two-thirds of reported home fire deaths result from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home. An ionization smoke alarm is generally more responsive to flaming fires and a photoelectric smoke alarm is generally more responsive to smoldering fires. For the best protection, installing both or a combination alarm is recommended. Test smoke alarms monthly and replace batteries in all smoke alarms at least twice a year.

 

BRUSH CHIPPING PROGRAM
 

The City will begin its brush chipping program in November. The pick up dates, areas and rules for the brush chipping program are as follows:

 

     Dates & Areas
   

November 4, - November 8, 2013

      Northwest section of the city. West of Key Avenue and  
      north of First Street.

 

November 11 , - November 15, 2013                          Southwest section of the city. West of Key Avenue and south of First Street.

 

November 18, - November 22, 2013                           Southeast section of the city. East of Key Avenue and south of First Street.

 

November 25, - November 27, 2013                           Northeast section of the city. East of Key Avenue and north of First Street.

 

November 28, - November 29, 2013                                  City of Lampasas will be closed for Holidays

 

December 2, - December 6, 2013                                Continue of Northeast section of the city.Finish up all sections of city brush chipping.

 

Note: City sponsored brush chipping will occur only during designated weeks and designated areas. Cen-Tex Waste Management will also pick up brush on their regular garbage    

                        

Pick-up days subject to the following conditions:

 - The brush is no longer than four feet in length

 - The brush is tied in bundles; and

 - The bundle does not exceed 35 pounds in weight.

 - The bundle must be out by the curb.

 

  
    
 PUBLIC UTILITIES REMINDER
           
Utility bills can be paid by bank draft as a convenient tool to avoid late fees, mailing time, and save a trip to City Hall. Please call the Utility office for more details at 512-556-3641.
  
OCTOBER EVENTS

Co-Ed Softball: Beginning September 11th and lasting approximately five weeks. Games will be on Wednesday nights at 7pm, 8pm, 9pm at the 580 Sports Complex. Contact Misti Talbert 512-734-1207. 

 

October 1: "BBQ for Books" tickets on sale. Contact Library 512-556-3251.

 

October 5: Lampasas County Wine Tour. Contact Chamber 512-556-5172.


October 5: Republican Party 4-Person Scramble at 8:00am. Contact Golf Pro Shop 512-556-3202.

  

October 9: "Pumpkins" preschool library story time at 10am at the Library. Contact Library 512-556-3251.


October 12: 1st Annual Mule Deer Association 3-Person Scramble at 9:00am. Contact Golf Pro Shop 512-556-3202.

 

October 12: Herb & Art Festival at the downtown courtyard square. Contact Chamber 512-556-5172.

 

October 14-19: Library Teen Read Week & bake sale. Contact Library 512-556-3251.

 

October 15: (Teen Read Week) Pumpkin carving/painting at the Library. Time TBA. Contact Library 512-556-3251.

 

October 16: (Teen Read Week) Lampasas Stories. Time TBA. Last year, Mrs. Warner's 7th grade class wrote stories about people and places of Lampasas, and some of the students (now 8th graders) will be reading their own stories.

 

October 17: (Teen Read Week) Teen author Cynthia Leitich Smith at LHS library at 6pm. Contact 512-556-3251.

 

October 21: "BBQ for Books" at the Library. Pick-up orders 11am-1:30pm. Contact Library 512-556-3251.

 

October 23: "Owls" Library preschool story time at the Library at 10am. Contact Library 512-556-3251.

 

October 26: Pet Adoption, 10am-2pm at the Library. Lampasas Animal Shelter will be at the library with animals that are up for adoption. Contact Library 512-556-3251.

 

October 26: Squared Silly at the downtown courtyard square. Contact Vision Lampasas 512-556-3360.

October 26: Cattle Women's Night Golf Tournament. Contact Golf Pro Shop 512-556-3202.  

 

   
CITY NEWS

 

Public Interactive Mapping: The City of Lampasas now provides an on-line mapping application that provides citizens with access to geographic data & mapping capabilities. The mapping application contains a wealth of information regarding the City of Lampasas. For more information please visit https://tx-lampasas.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=244      
   

Animals For Adoption: You may view our animals for adoption by visisting the City of Lampasas website www.cityoflampasas.com  or by visiting www.petango.com/lampasasanimalshelter.com .

 

Free Public Wi-Fi: Available at the Lampasas Public Library. Contact Library 556-3251. 

 

Sign Up To Receive City Notifications: Check out the City of Lampasas new website, and sign up to receive notifications via email and/or sms text message. Click on 'Notify Me' located on the City of Lampasas home page www.cityoflampasas.com , enter your email address and choose how you would like to be notified and which notificaitons you would like to receive (employment opportunities, calendar events, bid notifications, emergency alerts, news flash, etc.) Contact the City of Lampasas Technology Department 512-556-6831 for more information or email monica@cityoflampasas.com .

 

City of Lampasas Facebook: Please 'like us' on Facebook! Lampasas, TX - City Government. Anything that is posted on the City of Lampasas homepage such as events, job opportunities, agendas, news items, etc. will be available on our Facebook page.

 

City of Lampasas Twitter: Follow Us on Twitter! @CityofLampasas. Short notifications pertaining to City of Lampasas news, events, and job opportunities!

 

City of Lampasas Bid Postings: Visit www.cityoflampasas.com to sign up to receive notifications via email and/or sms text message on bid postings through Notify Me! For more information please contact City of Lampasas Technology Department 512-556-6831 or email monica@cityoflampasas.com .

 

Community Voice: Visit www.cityoflampasas.com and click on Community Voice located on the homepage to participate in citizen idea submission, discussions and input on topics pertaining to the City of Lampasas. For more information please contact City of Lampasas Technology Department 512-556-6831 or email monica@cityoflampasas.com .

 

Report A Concern: Visit www.cityoflampasas.com and click on 'Report a Concern' on the homepage to report a problem. The problem will be routed to the appropriate City staff member for review, and status and action taken will be communicated to you. For more information please contact City of Lampasas Technology Department 512-556-6831 or email monica@cityoflampasas.com .

 

Submit a Local Event: Visit www.lampasas.org , and click on calendar/submit your event.  

 

Library Online Catalog: Check out the Library online catalog. When you log in, you can access your account,place reserves, and renew materials... all online, from the comfort of your home. Go to www.cityoflampasas.com/library and navigate to the online catalog. To log in, you will need your library card number and phone number. Questions? Contact Library 556-3251.

 

Photo-of-the-Month Contest: Enter our photo-of-the-month contest by visiting www.cityoflampasas.com for contest rules and emailing your photo to photocontest@cityoflampasas.com . The City Council will announce the monthly winning photo at the first regular City Council meeting. Winners will receive a City of Lampasas insulated tumbler w/straw and posting of their photo on the web site.

 

First Call Emergency Notification System: In an effort to improve communication with the public, during emergency situations, the City of Lampasas is implementing the FirstCall Emergency Notification System. In the event of an emergency FirstCall will send alerts to you via phone, email, or text notifications.To be sure that all affected citizens of the city and county can be contacted, we are encouraging everyone to sign up for the FirstCall system by filling out the registration form found at http://alertregistration.com/LampasasTX/ .

 

Can You Be Located In An Emergency? The owner of every house or building within the City is required to have a house number placed theron that is readily visible from the public right-of-way on which the structure fronts or faces. The numbers shall be a minimum of three inches in height and contrast with the background on which they are placed, made of material that will not tarnish, corrode or deteriorate unreasonably. Not only will this assist emergency personnel but the US Postal service as well.