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Fall Citywide

Cleanup Day

 

Saturday, September 29, 8:00 am to Noon

Where: City Sewer Plant, 80^th and Line

 Citywide Cleanup is for Belle Plaine Residents Only.

    Please bring proof of residency. It is required prior to unloading your items.

    Customers will be allowed one pickup load of items free of charge. Additional loads will be    

     charged a rate of $30 per load. Debris must be unloaded in the containers.

Dumping on the ground and leaving will not be allowed. The City Maintenance Department will be on site to monitor, assist you, and help with traffic flow. Dumpsters will be located next to the City Sewer Plant, which is at the intersection of 80^th and Line Street.

The City Police Department will be available to assist the elderly and physically challenged. Please call City Hall at (620) 488-3433 before 4 p.m. on September 28, 2018 to make a request for assistance.

Prohibited Items: Tires, vehicle engine or body parts, wet paint, barrels/drums,  appliances containing Freon, or other hazardous materials.

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Local Town Hall Meeting

on biofuel plant set for Aug. 14

A Town Hall Meeting will be held Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Belle Plaine Community Center on the proposed biofuel plant.

Greg Northrup, president of VNA Corporation is scheduled to attend to talk about the proposed plant and the company’s plans for the Belle Plaine area. Information from the company’s website about the Sumner County project, can be found by clicking here.

VNA Corporation has been working with Sumner County Economic Development as it develops its local plans. Stacey Davis, director of Sumner County Economic Development, presented information on the plant to the Belle Plaine City Council on Thursday, Aug. 2. Information from SCEDC can be found on its website by clicking here.

The VNA Sumner proposal will go before the Sumner County Planning Commission on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m. at the Raymond Frye Complex. The decision by that group goes to the Board of Sumner County Commissioners at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4. The location of that meeting has yet to be determined.

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The City of Belle Plaine is again preparing an application for a Housing Rehabilitation grant for local residents and landlords and pre-applications are still needed from the northwest side of town.

The target area for this grant round is north of 4th Avenue (K-55 Highway) and west of Merchant (to include Merchant).

As part of that process, local residents and landlords in the target area are encouraged to submit pre-applications for housing rehab. Residents are asked to submit the pre-applications and urge their neighbors to do the same.

The City is applying for $300,000 in Housing Rehabilitation funding.

The application will be finalized soon, so the pre-applications from homeowners need to be turned in to City Hall as soon as possible.

The program is designed to help low to moderate income residents, whose income is below the following guidelines:

2018 LMI Income Guidelines for Sumner County
1 Person	2 Persons	3 Persons	4 Persons	5 Persons	6 Persons	7 Persons	8 Persons
$38,300	$43,800	$49,250	$54,700	$59,100	63,500	$67,850	$72,250

Note: a qualifying household income level is the combined adjusted gross income, from all sources, for all individuals within the household, excluding full time students. 

 

For the pre-application for homeowners, click here.

For the pre-application for landlords, click here.

 

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All dogs and cats whose owners live inside the City Limits of Belle Plaine, Ks. are required to have a city license for each pet. Licenses are $5 each if the pet is spayed or neutered. Pets which are not spayed or neutered are $10 each to license.

A current vaccination certificate is required for licensing.

Licensing ensures that all pets are vaccinated and provides a listing for Belle Plaine City Police so owners can be contacted efficiently should their pet escape from their yard.

Contact Belle Plaine City Hall at 620-488-3433 for additional information.

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The annual Consumer Confidence Report has been released by the City of Belle Plaine.

This newsletter is for Calendar Year 2017 and includes testing results for the City water. The newsletters have been mailed to every resident with a Belle Plaine mailing address and a copy can be found at the bottom of this page or by clicking here.

Included with the Consumer Confidence Report is a newsletter from the City. It features information on changes in the law, several dates and events to remember, information on changes to trash rates for out-of-town customers, and other items of interest to local residents.

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The City of Belle Plaine has purchased a new storm siren, bringing a critical update to safety during storm season.

The new siren has been installed at 5th and Washington, in an area which allows better sound coverage for all areas of the community. The new siren is also more efficient in operations and dependability.

Sirens will be tested over the coming weeks, as the new equipment is installed and the old sirens evaluated for backup use. Routine testing will be done on the first Monday of each month at 11 a.m., beginning May 2.

   The new Middle School gym at 8th and Merchant will serve as the community storm shelter during severe weather. Enter at the entrance facing 8th Street.

Belle Plaine Police will no longer be opening the local churches which formerly served as shelters. The gymnasium is designed to withstand an F5 tornado and meets FEMA standards for such buildings.

Pets can be taken to the shelter, but they must be crated or caged.

  

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