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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNewsletter City_September 2017Mayor’s Message M AR K YO U R C AL E N D AR S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7 City Council Meeting September 6th & 20th @ 6:30 pm in the council chambers Arts & Recreation Signups online at Rexburg.org Experience Rexburg on September 16th . Blood Drive on Sep- tember 12th in Coun- cil Chambers. FREE Open Gym Night at the Zone September 22nd 6p-9p Sign up for Chili Cook -off on September 16th!!! Contact City Hall @ 359-3020 Hello Everyone, Well, we all survived and even enjoyed the Eclipse! It was definitely an interesting experience. We had so many visitors from all over the country and the world here in Rexburg. We had a very nice family from Vermont right next to us at Riverside Park and it was very fun to visit with and get to know them. Now, we have some new friends from Vermont! They were very complimentary of how clean and beautiful our city is and how well organized and ready we were to handle all the people who came to Rexburg. I was surprised by the quietness of our downtown area on Sunday. I thought there would be more people looking for places to eat lunch and dinner but what seemed to be the case was that most of the people were staying with all of you or they were campers who came prepared with their own food. The one big demand we saw was people lined up out the doors of our restaurants on Monday morning looking for breakfast and coffee! Everyone I talked to said their church congregations were overflowing that Sunday so that’s where a lot of the peo- ple were…and that’s a good thing. We have received many letters complimentary of how well folks were treated here in Rexburg, the following is just one: Mayor Merrill- We watched the Eclipse in Rexburg with friends from out of state. We summer in Island Park. Our friends visited Rexburg on Sunday to find the parks where watching would take place and then we all ventured south early Monday morning for the Eclipse. Both days, our visitors commented on the friendly residents and friendly businesses and the loveliness of the city. The community was prepared for tourists and welcomed us to the Eclipse watching areas. We ended up at Smith Park. The readiness was not an accident- your community planned and worked hard to do such a great job. Thank you, Karen and Tom Duncan I would like to commend all of our city staff and other cooperating agencies who helped make the Eclipse experience so nice for all of these visitors. You all made it a great experience too, as noted in the Duncan’s letter by being kind and friendly…thank you for just being you! Now… back to football, soccer, volleyball, cross country, school, work and all the normalcies of our beautiful Rexburg Fall. We’ll see you around town and as I love to say…..Life is Great…..in Rexburg, Idaho!!! Mayor Jerry Merrill 35 N 1st E Rexburg, Idaho 83440 208.359.3020 / fax 208.359.3022 customerservices@rexburg.org Monday-Thursday 7:30am-5:30pm Friday 7:30am-12:30pm Sept 6th - Jazz House Big Band Tabernacle @ 7pm Blood Drive-September 12th from 10:30AM-3:30PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall. To make an appointment call City Hall at 359- 3020. Utility rates for water, sewer, and garbage will be increasing 10-1-17. These new rates will first be reflected on the bill you will receive in November. You can find the new rates at www.rexburg.org/utility-rates . A sample bill showing the rate changes can be found at www.rexburg.org/ub-sample-bill . To see the changes for a specific property, please contact the Utility Billing Clerk in the City of Rexburg Finance Department.