I went to the recent Town Board meeting on April 27. I saw a group of interested and concerned people working together to make the best decisions for the town - that was impressive.
The board members, town manager, town clerk and attorney spend several hours working through the business of running the town, and it would be great if more people took an interest.
- Did you know there is discussion about putting in separate water meters for landscaping? If you are a homeowner in Olathe, you may find this useful to know. And if you have an opinion about this, you should let the Board know.
- Bobbi Sale of the Activities Department was there to tell us how the Corn Fest is shaping up for this year.
- Did you know there is work in progress to put pipes in irrigation ditches to reduce the leaching of selenium into the water system? There was a very interesting report presented at the meeting. I'm sorry I missed the woman's name and organization.
- Did you know the Olathe Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the car show event during Corn Fest this year?
- Did you know that the budget for the town is on target for the 1st quarter of 2009?
- Did you know the Town is pressuring our government leaders to help Olathe put the dormitory into use as it was originally planned?
- Did you know that the organization that used to provide senior meals at the Olathe Community Center has changed, and a new group (Volunteers of America) have taken it over?
You would have learned that and much more by attending Monday's meeting. Maybe you aren't interested in every topic they discuss and decide on, but all of it is important to the life and health of our community.
- Let's get involved in how the town is run, give the board some support and input about what you want that is good for the town.
Anyone interested in how the town is run, and want input on which decisions are made, should go to these meetings; they are very informative yet sparsely attended.
Meet me at the next board meeting - they are held the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month, 6:30pm at the Town Hall. The board has a "working meeting" prior to that, and the public is welcome there too.
See you there!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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I don't know the name of the lady at the meeting, but I'm sure that if you contacted the Uncompaghre Valley Water Users you would find out. Many of the farmers in the valley are going to pipes for lots of reasons, some of which is the selenium issue. I know that on our farm west of Olathe we put in pipes to help stop water seepage from our ditches. East of town there have been many factions that have pushed for the piping of water because of our selenium issues. One report done in the '70's stated that 80% of all the selenium in the river was from the irrigation of the adobe flats east of town.
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I watch the meetings on tv. Although we do occassionally attend when something that directly affects us is on the agenda. We agree that more people should attend the meetings. The more involved in we are the better the community will be. For some reason it's sometimes hard to get people in Olathe involved in things and those that are seem to be the same old group.
ReplyDeleteL.N.