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Hastings Highlights April 2010 |
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201 East State Street, Hastings, MI 49058 Phone: (269) 945-2468 <=
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Thursday, May 6, 2010&=
#8212;5 to 9 p.m. Is your ̶=
0;inner girl” repressed, forgotten or just yearning to bask in her ow=
n brilliant light? Let her loose and celebrate her spirit. Gather you=
r “girlfriends” and treat them to a fabulous evening out in Dow=
ntown Hastings for Girls' Night Out. |
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April 2010 =
02 Friday=
- City Hall Closed- Good Friday 05 Monday - Planning Commission =
7:00 PM 12 Monday - Council Meeting 7:00=
PM 13 Wednesday – Nature Area=
Bd. 7:00 PM 19 Monday - Library Board 4:00 P=
M 19 Monday – Cable Access 7=
:00 PM 20 Tuesday – ZBA 7:00 PM 21 Wednesday – LDFA/BRA 8:=
00 AM 22 Thursday – DDA Meeting =
8:00 AM 26 Monday -=
Council Meeting 7:00 PM 28 Wednesday - Airport Commissio=
n 3:00 PM |
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Spring Compostable Yard Debris Pic=
kup &=
nbsp; City crews will be picking up co=
mpostable yard debris beginning April 19, 2010. We again request that=
residents limit the debris to only bio-degradable yard waste such as grass=
, leaves, and small limbs and brush. &=
nbsp; Residents should limit the size =
of brush placed out for pickup to 6 inches in diameter or less. This is the maximum size that our brush=
chipper can satisfactorily handle. =
We also request that residents place all loose materials in Kraft bi=
odegradable bags. No bags mad=
e of plastic or other non-biodegradable material used to contain the yard d=
ebris is acceptable and will not be picked up. &=
nbsp; Residents should place the mater=
ial either very near to the curb in the parking lane or immediately behind =
the curb on the curb lawn. We=
ask that residents not place material in any traveled lane or adjacent to =
intersections where it might present a vision obstruction. Material may be placed for collection anytime=
after April 12, 2010. &=
nbsp; The spring yard debris pickup ge=
nerally takes about two weeks to complete.=
We anticipate beginning the pickup in the 2nd Ward north of the river on Mill Street=
, and progressing north through the 1st Ward.=
After completion of the 1st Ward, we will proceed through the rema=
inder of 2nd Ward south of the river, then proceed =
through 3rd Ward and finish in the 4 |
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Testing of Torn=
ado Siren =
The Hastings Fire Department will be te=
sting the Tornado Siren starting Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 1:00 PM and the=
first Saturday of every month after that through September. If we are unde=
r a Tornado Watch or Warni=
ng, the siren w=
ill not be tested. If we would go to a Condition Red |
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Mayor’s C=
orner Do you know someone who goes above and =
beyond to help their neighbors or community? Send me a letter to nominate t=
hem for the “Outstanding Citizen Award”. There will be one citi=
zen from Hastings chosen every month. Nominations can be mailed to: &=
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Please Fill Out and Return Your Census Forms &nbs=
p; By now you have probably recei=
ved your U.S. Census forms in the mail.&nb=
sp; Please take time to fill out the forms and return them as soon a=
s possible. Returning the for=
ms helps to make sure that your community is accurately represented during =
the Census process. Census in=
formation is used for many purposes, including the allocation of various fo=
rms of funding from State and Federal sources. Filling out the Census forms ensures that the appropriate=
funds are available for use here locally.=
Our local hospitals, job training centers, schools, senior ce=
nters, emergency services providers and even our local roads and bridges wi=
ll benefit. This is especially important in this time of deep financial nee=
d. Please take a few minutes =
and fill out the forms today. Your help is greatly appreciated. <=
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