Storm Drain work
on Forum Drive
nearing completion
The City of Rolla’s Street Department will continue the installation of new storm drain pipes along Forum Drive near the intersection of 10th and Forum through Wednesday, July 20.
Due to this construction project, Forum Drive will be closed periodically (weekends excluded) to vehicular traffic from 10th Street to Hauck Avenue. After the storm drain project is completed, Forum Drive will be open to vehicular traffic.
The Street Department will begin constructing a new round-about at the intersection of 18th and Forum Drive in early August. The City appreciates your patience and caution as these important infrastructure projects are completed.
For regular updates on road closures and construction schedules, please also feel free to contact the Public Works Dept. at 364-8659 or visit the City’s Website at www.rollacity.org.
Grandparent’s Day
Special at SplashZone
July 17
The hot weather we experience in July and August remind us that we live in Missouri, but fortunately there’s plenty of opportunity to cool off at SplashZone – Rolla’s refreshing outdoor water park.
Located in beautiful Ber Juan Park at 14th and Holloway Streets, this fun-filled water park remains open throughout the summer months Monday through Friday (noon-7 p.m.) and Saturday and Sunday (noon-6 p.m.). Please also mark your calendars for Sunday, July 17, which is “Grandparent’s Day Special” at SplashZone – grandparent is free with child’s admission.
Be sure to bring lots of sunscreen whenever you’re spending time outdoors. For more information, please call 364-8222 or 341-2FUN.
Parks & Recreation Dept.
taking registration
for last session of
Youth Tennis Program
The City of Rolla Parks and Recreation Department is currently taking registrations for the last session of the Youth Tennis Program. The final session will start Monday, July 25 and will run through Friday, July 29. The deadline for registration is Friday, July 15.
The five- and six-year-old class will run from 8:30-9 a.m.; the seven- and eight-year-old class form 9:30-10:15 a.m. and the nine- and 10-year-old class from 10:30-11:30 a.m. The cost is $40 with Centre members receiving a $5 discount.
Information on these classes is available at The Centre (1200 N. Holloway). Space is limited. For more information, or to register for this class, please contact the Rolla Parks & Recreation Department at 341-2386 or via e-mail at parks@rollacity.org.
Upgrades to
city roads
continue through
summer months
By Mayor Bill Jenks, III
If you live in and around the area of Forum Hills between Forum Drive and McCutchen Drive, or if you travel regularly on Forum Drive from 10th Street to 18th Street, you have no doubt noticed the temporary road closures and significant construction work being completed by the City’s Street Department.
Members of the Street Department, working in 100-degree-plus temperatures, have been very busy installing 36-inch-wide storm drain pipes along Forum Drive near the intersection of 10th and Forum. A six-foot-wide concrete storm drain was also installed at the corner of 10th and Forum Drive to ensure proper drainage and flow in the months and years to come. The entire storm drain project near the corner of Forum and 10th Street, which has required the temporary closure of that section of Forum Drive, should be completed sometime next week. The Street Department will also begin constructing a new round-about at the intersection of 18th and Forum Drive in early August. This new round-about, which will be funded by the City’s Street Fund, will also greatly improve the capacity and safety of this heavily traveled area and intersection. It is part of the planned roadway improvements on Forum Drive from Soest Road to 18th Street. The City’s Street Crew will also be repairing curb and gutter and driveway aprons, and work along Forum Drive will continue for several more weeks. Once all of the additional repairs and improvements are completed, Forum Drive will receive a new overlay. This project should greatly enhance the infrastructure of this area as well as improve the driving surface and safety of Forum Drive.
Elsewhere in the City the Street Department will begin asphalt micro-surfacing on several City streets beginning next week. The area will include all streets in Rolla south of 10th Street to Missouri Highway 72, and east of Forum Drive and Pinetree Road. It will also include the Johnson/Laird subdivision. The micro surfacing project is being completed by Donelson Construction Company. It is a quick set surfacing system that will provide an approximate one-quarter-inch-thick pavement resurfacing. Micro-surfacing is an economical alternative to hot asphalt mix overlays, which typically applies a minimum of two inches of pavement resurfacing.
A complete list of streets that are scheduled for micro-surfacing in Rolla is posted on the City of Rolla’s Website at www.rollacity.org. While this work may take several days to complete, streets that are being sealed will remain open with temporary one-lane traffic established. Flagmen will be present to direct traffic, and motorists and pedestrians are urged to remain cautious when traveling through the areas of work. Delays up to 20 minutes should be expected. For more information, please call the Public Works Department at (573) 364-8659 or visit www.rollacity.org.
In closing, I’d like to mention that with the rapid growth of unsightly weeds, extremely long grass, and overgrown vegetation throughout various areas of the city of Rolla, the City’s Code Enforcement Division and Street Department are enforcing City codes that will ensure compliance with proper yard and business maintenance. The City’s code “Permitting Growth of High Weeds, etc., Prohibited” (Article II, Section 28-14) states that all weeds, brush, or rank vegetation will be cut and maintained at a height of 12 inches or less. Failure to comply with these codes (Section 28-11 to 28-17) may result in a City abatement or a summons being issued.
I’d also like to remind everyone that SplashZone – Rolla’s refreshing outdoor water park, located in beautiful Ber Juan Park at 14th and Holloway Streets, remains open throughout the summer months Monday through Friday (noon-7 p.m.) and Saturday and Sunday (noon-6 p.m.). Please also mark your calendars for tomorrow, Sunday, July 17, which is “Grandparent’s Day Special” at SplashZone – grandparent is free with child’s admission. Be sure to bring lots of sunscreen whenever you’re spending time outdoors. For more information, please call 364-8222 or 341-2FUN.
Have a safe week!
City’s Street Dept.
installs new storm drain
on Forum Drive
Working in 100-degree-plus temperatures members of the City of Rolla’s Street Department is nearing completion on the installation of several 36-inch-wide storm drain pipes along Forum Drive near the intersection of 10th and Forum. A six-foot-wide concrete storm drain was also installed at the corner of 10th and Forum Drive to ensure proper drainage and flow in the months and years to come.
The entire storm drain project near the corner of Forum and 10th Street, which required the temporary closure of that section of Forum Drive, should be completed by next week. The Street Department will also begin constructing a new round-about at the intersection of 18th and Forum Drive in early August. The City appreciates your patience and caution as these important infrastructure projects are completed.
For more information, please call 364-8659 or visit www.rollacity.org.
City urges residents
and businesses
to maintain yards and
properties
The full force of another hot, humid and wet Missouri summer is upon us and so is the rapid growth of grass, weeds and vegetation. Unsightly weeds, extremely long grass, and overgrown vegetation throughout various areas of the City of Rolla has prompted the City’s Code Enforcement Division and Street Department to enforce City codes that will ensure compliance with proper yard and business maintenance.
The City’s code “Permitting Growth of High Weeds, etc., Prohibited” (Article II, Section 28-14) states that all weeds, brush, or rank vegetation will be cut and maintained at a height of 12 inches or less. Failure to comply with these codes (Section 28-11 to 28-17) may result in a City abatement or a summons being issued.
“We would like to remind home owners and property owners throughout the City to please be vigilant regarding the maintenance and upkeep of your yards, businesses and properties,” said John Butz, City Administrator.
For more information regarding this issues, please contact the City’s Community Development Department at (573) 364-5333.
Rolla’s Public Works Dept.
begins micro surfacing
City streets
The City of Rolla Public Works Department will begin asphalt micro-surfacing on several City streets beginning next week. The area will include all streets in Rolla south of 10th Street to Missouri Highway 72, and east of Forum Drive and Pinetree Road. It will also include the Johnson/Laird sub division.
The micro surfacing project is being completed by Donelson Construction Company. It is a quick set surfacing system that will provide an approximate one-quarter-inch-thick pavement resurfacing. Micro surfacing is an economical alternative to hot asphalt mix overlays, which typically applies a minimum of two inches of pavement resurfacing.
A complete list of streets that are scheduled for micro-surfacing in Rolla is posted on the City of Rolla’s Website at www.rollacity.org.
While this work may take several days to complete, streets that are being sealed will remain open with temporary one-lane traffic established. Flagmen will be present to direct traffic, and motorists and pedestrians are urged to remain cautious when traveling through the areas of work. Delays up to 20 minutes should be expected.
For more information, please call the Public Works Department at (573) 364-8659 or visit www.rollacity.org.
Rolla City Council
Mtg. set for July 18
The next Rolla City Council meeting will be held on Monday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Rolla City Hall, 901 N. Elm Street.
Rolla City Council meetings are ordinarily held the first and third Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. except when there is a conflict with an observed holiday. To review a copy of the City Council agendas or the full agenda packet, please visit http://www.rollacity.org/admin/agenda.shtm. For more information, please contact Rolla City Administration at 426-6948.
City Council meetings are also broadcast live on Rolla Channel 16 (RC16). To check to see when the City Council meetings are rebroadcast, please check the RC16 Program Guide online at http://rollachannel16.pegcentral.com.
Summer Reading Program
continues at
Rolla Public Library
The Rolla Public Library Summer Reading Program continues as children up to age 12 will travel around the world, learning about different people, places and cultures through stories, activities and crafts.
The Summer Reading Program, which is held in the Leola Millar Children's Addition on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. through July 28, is free of charge.
For more information, please call 573-364-2604 or stop by the Rolla Public Library at 900 North Pine Street.
Rolla Sesquicentennial T-shirts
and posters available
at City Hall
Rolla Sesquicentennial commemorative T-shirts and posters are still available to the public for purchase at Rolla City Hall, (901 N. Elm Street). The vintage Heather grey T-shirts that showcase the Sesquicentennial logo designed by Angi Yowell, Graphic Design Instructor at Rolla Technical Institute, are selling for $5 a piece in the following sizes: small, medium, large, and X-large, XX-large and xxx-large (while supplies last).
The 4-color, 11x17 glossy Sesquicentennial commemorative posters are selling for $2 each. In addition to the T-shirts and posters, a limited number of newly designed and printed Rolla City flags are available for purchase as well. City flags may be purchased in the Community Development Department (2nd Floor) at Rolla City Hall for $40 each.
Proceeds from the sales of Sesquicentennial T-shirts and posters will be used to offset costs and expenses incurred for Rolla’s Sesquicentennial Celebration held on Saturday, June 4, 2011.
The City of Rolla, which was incorporated 150 years ago on Jan. 25, 1861, continues to celebrate its Sesquicentennial Anniversary, which began on Jan. 25, 2011. For more information, please call Scott Grahl, Communications Officer, at 426-6943 or visit the City’s Website at www.rollacity.org and click on the Rolla’s 150th tab.
2011 Environmental Services Dept.
List of Important Dates:
(Clip & save for easy reference!)
Sept. 5, 2011 - Labor Day: Monday’s trash will be picked up Tuesday; Tuesday’s trash will be picked up Wednesday.
Oct. 1, 2011 - City-wide Fall Clean-Up: Saturday (residential only)
Nov. 24, 2011 – Thanksgiving Day: Thursday’s trash will be picked up Wednesday.
Dec. 25, 2011 – Christmas Day (Observed Dec. 26): Monday’s trash will be picked up Tuesday; Tuesday’s trash will be picked up Wednesday.
Holidays NOT affecting trash
or recycling collection:
Oct. 10, 2011 – Columbus Day
Nov. 11, 2011 – Veterans Day
Nov. 25, 2011 – Day after Thanksgiving
Hotline number: 341-1168
Upcoming Events 
JULY 2011
July 17 – Grandparent’s Day Special at SplashZone (364-8222)
July 18 – Rolla City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
AUGUST 2011
1 - City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
14 - Mother’s Day Special at SplashZone (364-8222)
15 - City Council Mtg.
SEPTEMBER 2011
5 - City Hall closed for Labor Day Holiday
5 - Environmental Service closed for Labor Day; Monday’s trash picked up Tues.; Tuesday’s trash picked up Wed.
6 - City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
10 - Canine Plunge at SplashZone (noon-3 p.m.); early registration required
(364-8222)
19 - City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
24 - Celebration of Nations (11 a.m.-5 p.m.)
OCTOBER 2011
1 - City-wide Fall Clean Up (items to curb by 6 a.m.); residential only
3 - City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
8 - Downtown Autumn Arts Festival (9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
17 - City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
Scott A. Grahl
Communications Officer
City of Rolla, Missouri
(573) 426-6943
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