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Town of Milliken
JUNE 2011
Message from the Mayor: This month’s mayor’s message is written as a plea for help from the residents of Milliken. As some of you may already know, having read an article recently published in the “Johnstown Breeze”, the US Postal Service has informed us here in Milliken that, beginning June 15, all mail for Milliken residents, and the rural routes around Milliken, will be sorted and initiated in Johnstown. We are to have “counter service only” meaning you will be able to get stamps etc. here in Milliken but most of the work will be done in Johnstown. Supposedly, this will save the Postal Service money. It would seem the effect of this change will do nothing to save money, as our route carriers will not be laid off, but just transferred to Johnstown to do this work. Our Postmaster will be the only employee at the Milliken Post Office. We are not sure, yet, where another employee here in Milliken will go. The fact is, however, this proposed change has not been thought through well. The Town received no notice of the proposed change so that any dialogue could take place. We know that everyone needs to be frugal and financially sound but our local post office has little overhead and about every inch of our facility is being used. It is disturbing to think that this proposal is moving forward when Milliken is one of the fastest growing communities in Weld County and Weld County is the fastest growing county in the state. Just this last week, we broke ground for a new business coming to Milliken. Of course, the fear is that eventually the Postal Service will decide to close our facility completely. This proposed change actually opposes one of the important statements in the strategic plan for the Postal Service that being to connect with and provide service to the communities. The local post office is a huge part of the important activities for a community. So, what can you do to help. YOU CAN WRITE THE POSTAL SERVICE AND/OR CIRCULATE NEIGHBORHOOD PETITIONS opposing this move. It is difficult to find avenues in which such opposition can be voiced with the Postal Service but I do have an address if you wish to write a letter or drop them a postcard. The address is: Patrick Donahoe, Postmaster General 475 L Enfant Plaza SW Washington DC 20260-0010 Let’s flood this office with your letters, cards and petitions. We really need to keep our local, full-service post office here in Milliken. JOY! Janie Lichtfuss, Mayor
KIDS AND COPS PARK & PUBLIC COMPUTER CENTER SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 11:00AM MILLIKEN TOWN SQUARE
PET VACCINATION CLINIC—Saturday, June 11, 8am—12Noon The annual Pet Clinic is scheduled for Saturday, June 11, 2011, 8:00am to 12:00pm at the Milliken Fire Station on South Irene Avenue. The Milliken Animal Clinic staff will be on hand to vaccinate dogs and cats. Rabies and distemper shots are each $10. Milliken's Pet Clinic last year was extremely successful, vaccinating nearly 200 animals. Town staff will be on hand to handle dog registrations and renewals. Take advantage of this opportunity!
Reminder: All dogs older than 6 months must be registered annually with the Town.
OPENING SOON:
MILLIKEN ANIMAL CLINIC, DR. MICHEALLE HOBLER, 1004 BROAD STREET, 970-518-1252
Special events and dates this month:
Wednesday, June 1 & 15, Planning Commission, Meeting House @ Police Station, 7:00 pm Wednesday, June 8 & 22, Town Board Meeting, Meeting House @ Police Station, 7:00pm Wednesday, June 15, Milliken Housing Authority, Town Hall, 8:30am Monday, June 6, 13, 20, 27, Trash Pick-up Monday, June 13, 27, Recycling Pick-up Saturday, June 11, Pet Vaccination Clinic, Milliken Fire Station, 8:00am-12:00pm Tuesday, June 14, Milliken Business Association, Town Hall, 7:00pm Saturday, June 25, Kids & Cops Park & Public Computer Center, Town Square, 11:00am Friday, July 1, Milliken Historical Society, Town Hall, 2:00pm ☺ ☺ ☺
MILLIKEN MADNESS DAY, SATURDAY, JULY 16 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 BEEF ‘N BEAN DAY, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
If you don’t have a library card NOW would be the time to get one. Why?? You will be able to access the new High Plains Library Computer Center which will be located at 1109 Broad Street. Grand Opening June 25 at 11:00am. Library cards are available at any High Plains Library or Glen A. Jones Memorial Library in Johnstown.
Antique Furniture The Town of Milliken is seeking donations of furniture for the new Public Computer Center at the retired Town Hall/Police Station. Preferred Items: • Solid wood dining chairs, preferably with no upholstered seat. • Cafe tables that seat 2-4 people. Wood tables preferred but some vintage tables of a different material, i.e. metal trimmed Formica kitchen tables. If you would like to make a donation please contact Caree Rinebarger at (970) 660-5045 or [email protected]
Save Milliken’s Post Office! The U.S. Postal Service is moving the mail carrier and sorting operations from the Milliken Post Office to the Johnstown Post Office. This move may eventually lead to closure of the Milliken Post Office. In addition to writing to the Postmaster General, you can voice our concern directly to the Postal Service by going on-line at www.usps.com and at the top of that webpage click on “Customer Service” and then “Send Us an E-mail”. Select “Problem” on the drop down menu, then “Business” or “Receiving Mail” and follow the prompts to type your message of opposition. Your comments are important!
Trash Removal: Need extra service? Beginning June 1, 2011, residents who need additional waste services can call Waste Management. They will work with you to schedule and pre-pay for additional waste services needed. With advance notice and customer pre-payment, Waste Management can pick up anything from an extra bin of trash to bulk items such as appliances (without freon), water heaters, toilets, mattresses, couches and other items.
Here’s what you do: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Call (866) 482-6319 Schedule pick-up Arrange for pre-payment: *$25 per large/bulk item *$1.75 per extra bag - 40 lbs. or less Bring your item to the curb on your service day
ALL FIREWORKS ILLEGAL IN TOWN As the 4th of July approaches, be aware that MILLIKEN HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY ON THE POSSESSION, USE, PURCHASE OR SALE OF ANY FIREWORKS. This helps keep our kids safe and reduces the fire hazard presented by fireworks. Just because fireworks are available for sale in other jurisdictions does not legitimize their use within Milliken Town Limits. Please leave the fireworks to the professionals. Police officers will aggressively identify violators who will be cited and fireworks will be confiscated.
POOL
Beef & Bean Day
Join us for cool fun in the hot sun!
Saturday, August 13 Attention Vendors!
The pool will be operated by Mile High Wakeboarding in 2011. For pool schedule, prices, lessons, open swim, passes, rental/pool party and other information, please contact 970-587-0707 or www.millikenpool.com or www.milehighwakeboarding.com
Call 970-587-4331 for application information or visit the Milliken Website, www.millikenco.gov for more information!
Town of Milliken
JUNE 2011
Message from the Mayor: This month’s mayor’s message is written as a plea for help from the residents of Milliken. As some of you may already know, having read an article recently published in the “Johnstown Breeze”, the US Postal Service has informed us here in Milliken that, beginning June 15, all mail for Milliken residents, and the rural routes around Milliken, will be sorted and initiated in Johnstown. We are to have “counter service only” meaning you will be able to get stamps etc. here in Milliken but most of the work will be done in Johnstown. Supposedly, this will save the Postal Service money. It would seem the effect of this change will do nothing to save money, as our route carriers will not be laid off, but just transferred to Johnstown to do this work. Our Postmaster will be the only employee at the Milliken Post Office. We are not sure, yet, where another employee here in Milliken will go. The fact is, however, this proposed change has not been thought through well. The Town received no notice of the proposed change so that any dialogue could take place. We know that everyone needs to be frugal and financially sound but our local post office has little overhead and about every inch of our facility is being used. It is disturbing to think that this proposal is moving forward when Milliken is one of the fastest growing communities in Weld County and Weld County is the fastest growing county in the state. Just this last week, we broke ground for a new business coming to Milliken. Of course, the fear is that eventually the Postal Service will decide to close our facility completely. This proposed change actually opposes one of the important statements in the strategic plan for the Postal Service that being to connect with and provide service to the communities. The local post office is a huge part of the important activities for a community. So, what can you do to help. YOU CAN WRITE THE POSTAL SERVICE AND/OR CIRCULATE NEIGHBORHOOD PETITIONS opposing this move. It is difficult to find avenues in which such opposition can be voiced with the Postal Service but I do have an address if you wish to write a letter or drop them a postcard. The address is: Patrick Donahoe, Postmaster General 475 L Enfant Plaza SW Washington DC 20260-0010 Let’s flood this office with your letters, cards and petitions. We really need to keep our local, full-service post office here in Milliken. JOY! Janie Lichtfuss, Mayor
KIDS AND COPS PARK & PUBLIC COMPUTER CENTER SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 11:00AM MILLIKEN TOWN SQUARE
PET VACCINATION CLINIC—Saturday, June 11, 8am—12Noon The annual Pet Clinic is scheduled for Saturday, June 11, 2011, 8:00am to 12:00pm at the Milliken Fire Station on South Irene Avenue. The Milliken Animal Clinic staff will be on hand to vaccinate dogs and cats. Rabies and distemper shots are each $10. Milliken's Pet Clinic last year was extremely successful, vaccinating nearly 200 animals. Town staff will be on hand to handle dog registrations and renewals. Take advantage of this opportunity!
Reminder: All dogs older than 6 months must be registered annually with the Town.
OPENING SOON:
MILLIKEN ANIMAL CLINIC, DR. MICHEALLE HOBLER, 1004 BROAD STREET, 970-518-1252
Special events and dates this month:
Wednesday, June 1 & 15, Planning Commission, Meeting House @ Police Station, 7:00 pm Wednesday, June 8 & 22, Town Board Meeting, Meeting House @ Police Station, 7:00pm Wednesday, June 15, Milliken Housing Authority, Town Hall, 8:30am Monday, June 6, 13, 20, 27, Trash Pick-up Monday, June 13, 27, Recycling Pick-up Saturday, June 11, Pet Vaccination Clinic, Milliken Fire Station, 8:00am-12:00pm Tuesday, June 14, Milliken Business Association, Town Hall, 7:00pm Saturday, June 25, Kids & Cops Park & Public Computer Center, Town Square, 11:00am Friday, July 1, Milliken Historical Society, Town Hall, 2:00pm ☺ ☺ ☺
MILLIKEN MADNESS DAY, SATURDAY, JULY 16 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 BEEF ‘N BEAN DAY, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
If you don’t have a library card NOW would be the time to get one. Why?? You will be able to access the new High Plains Library Computer Center which will be located at 1109 Broad Street. Grand Opening June 25 at 11:00am. Library cards are available at any High Plains Library or Glen A. Jones Memorial Library in Johnstown.
Antique Furniture The Town of Milliken is seeking donations of furniture for the new Public Computer Center at the retired Town Hall/Police Station. Preferred Items: • Solid wood dining chairs, preferably with no upholstered seat. • Cafe tables that seat 2-4 people. Wood tables preferred but some vintage tables of a different material, i.e. metal trimmed Formica kitchen tables. If you would like to make a donation please contact Caree Rinebarger at (970) 660-5045 or [email protected]
Save Milliken’s Post Office! The U.S. Postal Service is moving the mail carrier and sorting operations from the Milliken Post Office to the Johnstown Post Office. This move may eventually lead to closure of the Milliken Post Office. In addition to writing to the Postmaster General, you can voice our concern directly to the Postal Service by going on-line at www.usps.com and at the top of that webpage click on “Customer Service” and then “Send Us an E-mail”. Select “Problem” on the drop down menu, then “Business” or “Receiving Mail” and follow the prompts to type your message of opposition. Your comments are important!
Trash Removal: Need extra service? Beginning June 1, 2011, residents who need additional waste services can call Waste Management. They will work with you to schedule and pre-pay for additional waste services needed. With advance notice and customer pre-payment, Waste Management can pick up anything from an extra bin of trash to bulk items such as appliances (without freon), water heaters, toilets, mattresses, couches and other items.
Here’s what you do: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Call (866) 482-6319 Schedule pick-up Arrange for pre-payment: *$25 per large/bulk item *$1.75 per extra bag - 40 lbs. or less Bring your item to the curb on your service day
ALL FIREWORKS ILLEGAL IN TOWN As the 4th of July approaches, be aware that MILLIKEN HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY ON THE POSSESSION, USE, PURCHASE OR SALE OF ANY FIREWORKS. This helps keep our kids safe and reduces the fire hazard presented by fireworks. Just because fireworks are available for sale in other jurisdictions does not legitimize their use within Milliken Town Limits. Please leave the fireworks to the professionals. Police officers will aggressively identify violators who will be cited and fireworks will be confiscated.
POOL
Beef & Bean Day
Join us for cool fun in the hot sun!
Saturday, August 13 Attention Vendors!
The pool will be operated by Mile High Wakeboarding in 2011. For pool schedule, prices, lessons, open swim, passes, rental/pool party and other information, please contact 970-587-0707 or www.millikenpool.com or www.milehighwakeboarding.com
Call 970-587-4331 for application information or visit the Milliken Website, www.millikenco.gov for more information!
