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The Town of Minden will be hosting an opportunity for the six citizens running for Town Board to present themselves in a public forum on October 4th, starting at 7:00 p.m. The candidates will answer questions from the current Town Board as well as from the Minden public. Please join us for a very informative night that will help you as Minden citizens make an educated decision when voting for the three new Min- den Town Board Members to take office in 2011. If you have a question you would like asked of the candidates, please call or email the of- fice by noon on October 3rd, or submit your question through our website, www.townofminden.com. Blank comment/question cards will also be available at the event. Chairman Hadfield’s Final Message Fall is upon us. The days are getting shorter and the nights a little cooler. I hope everyone is ready for the upcoming election and is planning to attend the Minden Town Board candi- date’s night on October 4, 2010, at 7 p.m., in CVIC Hall. It’s an excellent opportunity to ask questions of the candidates and hear what they have to say. As we transition into the winter months, I’d like to remind everyone about the Town of Minden Snow Removal Plan (SRP), which can be seen in its entirety on the Town’s website, www.townofminden.com. Briefly, the SRP is imple- mented by the Public Works Superinten- dent, and includes three phases: Phase I – For a measurable Roger’s Report accumulation of snow in the historic downtown area, if con- ditions warrant, we will remove snow and sand streets in historic downtown; Phase 2 – For snow accumulations of six inches or more, we will clear major arterial roads; Phase 3 – For snow accumulations of six inches or more with a high chance of more snow within 12 hours, the Phase 2 roads will be cleared during normal working hours, in addi- tion to secondary roads. The SRP provides detailed information regarding when and how the SRP is activated, and a priority list of streets and roads. As always, please call the Town Office if you have questions or need additional information. It’s not too early to mark your calendars for the holiday activi- ties in downtown Minden on December 3 and 4, 2010. M I N D E N , N E V A D A Newsletter Minden staff welcome your involve- ment with our town. Please let us know where we need to improve our services or how pleased you are with the work our employees do in our effort to maintain the Minden spirit and legacy we all enjoy. —Bob Hadfield As I wind down my public service as Chairman and member of the Town Board for the last twenty- four years, I will take the opportu- nity to share with you some of my thoughts as our business commu- nity struggles to survive in these difficult and uncharted times. As you probably know, Lira’s, our only full service market, has joined other local businesses in closing. Our local businesses need us all to do what we can to support them as we go about our daily lives. We have wonderful places to enjoy a breakfast, lunch, or dinner no matter what your individual tastes. If you haven’t eaten out recently, or if you plan to leave the community for a night out, please consider staying in the center of the beautiful Car- son Valley and helping one of our local eating establishments. Encour- age friends and visitors to do the same for a place to place to spend the night, eat, or to visit one of the other personal service or shopping opportunities locally— par- ticularly during a community supported special event. Doing so will help all of us as we look forward to better days ahead. As always, your Town Board and Minden Town Board Bob Hadfield Chairman John Stephans Vice Chairman Ross Chichester Board Member Dave Sheets Board Member Steve Thaler Board Member Removal of snow on sidewalks is the homeowner’s responsi- bility. Please do your part in keeping this a walkable com- munity by clearing the snow from the sidewalks in front of your property. Also— any snow removed from your side- walks or driveway should be placed on your yard, NOT in the street, as this causes major drainage issues. Candidate Night! Fall 2010 Look for us in the Nevada Day Parade! ---PAGE BREAK--- Don’t forget to check out our Website for news and events and all kinds of other exciting stuff! www.townofminden.com Important Trash Reminders— Place your curbside container on the street in the gutter in front of your house, with the handles pointed towards the house. While the Town of Minden does not offer an additional trash collection service spe- cifically for fall clean-up, we do still have the Extra Trash Pick-Up Day on your third pick-up of every month. Place extra trash at least three feet from your can so that the automated truck can still pick up your regular curbside container. A separate truck will be by to pick up any extra trash you have out that morning. Don’t forget about your free dumpsters! Twice a year you are entitled to a residential dumpster for your larger clean-up efforts. The dumpsters are available on a first- come, first-serve basis so you’ll want to call ahead to get your name on the waiting list. Once the dumpster is delivered, you will have it for a full week, and it will be emptied on weekdays when it is at least half full. You are also welcome to rent a dumpster at the cost of $17.60 per dump after your two free weeks are utilized. Web: www.townofminden.com 1604 Esmeralda Ave Suite 101 Minden, NV 89423 Phone: [PHONE REDACTED] Fax: [PHONE REDACTED] E-mail: [EMAIL REDACTED] Town Manager: Roger Van Alyne, P.E. Town Administrative Staff: Trish Koepnick, Senior Secretary Amber Smith, Accounting Clerk Janice Sedgwick, On-Call Assistant The Minden Town Board Meetings are held the first Wednesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. in the CVIC Hall. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Agendas and Minutes are posted on our website at http://www.townofminden.com/eventsandnews/meetingagendasminutes.html Town Public Works Staff: Greg Hill, Superintendent Andy Concannon, Maint. Supervisor Tom Haar, Maint. Specialist III B.J. Strauser, Maint. Specialist II James Smith, Maint. Specialist II Shane Mortensn, Maint. Tech II Rick Humphrey, Maint. Tech II James Anderson, Maint. Tech II Mark Cirillo, Maint. Tech I Willie Dutton, Maint. Tech II Robert Kelly, Maint. Assistant I Ted Herling, Maint. Assistant I Steve McGee, Seasonal Bill Machado, Seasonal October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Please Help. 24/7 Confidential Hotline (775) 782-8692 C O N T A C T Adrienne Monroe Family Support Council 1255 Waterloo Gardnerville, NV 89410 Ph: [PHONE REDACTED] [EMAIL REDACTED] How To Make A $10 TEXT Donation to Family Support Council Go to TEXT mode on your phone. Type 20222 in the To: field (where a phone number would normally go.) Then in the message field, type the word “Douglas” and then hit SEND. It will automatically know $10 as the amount. An immediate reply will ask you to confirm your donation to Family Support Council in care of Greater Calling (the phone service we are using) and the amount of $10 for the donation. You will also be given the option to remain anonymous, or choose to let us know that you made a donation. Then you are done. It’s really that easy! You Call—We Pick Up! 782-8692 donate@family- support.org