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Attention registered voters that reside within the corporate limits of the City of Blue Grass:The City Council adopted a Resolution at the January 20, 2015 Council meeting authorizing the City Clerk to notify the Scott County Auditor of the intent to fill the City of Blue Grass Mayor position by holding a Special Election. The Special Election is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Voting will be held at the Public Safety Building, 606 W. Mayne Street, Blue Grass, IA from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Interested candidates must fill out nomination papers containing 10 signatures. Nomination papers will be accepted until February 6, 2015 by 5:00 p.m. at the Office of the Scott County Auditor only. Nomination papers are available at City Hall or on the City's website: www.bluegrassia.org.

ELECTION CALENDAR - CITY OF BLUE GRASS - MAYORAL VACANCY SPECIAL ELECTION:

Wednesday, January 21, 2015: Candidate filing begins. First day candidates can file nomination papers with the Scott County Auditor's Office.

Friday, February 6, 2015: Candidate filing deadline. Last day for candidates to withdraw by filing a written request with the Scott County Auditor's Office by 5:00 p.m. Candidate objection deadline: last day to file written objection to nomination papers or eligibility of a candidate with the Scott County Auditor's Office by 5:00 p.m.

Friday, February 27, 2015: Deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail by 5:00 p.m.

Monday, March 2, 2015: Absentee Ballot In-Person voting deadline by 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015: City of Blue Grass Mayoral Vacancy Special Election Day, Polls open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Public Safety Building, 606 W. Mayne Street, Blue Grass, IA 52726.

Thursday, March 5, 2015: Post Provisional Ballots by 9:00 a.m. Absentee Board may meet no earlier than noon to consider Provisional Ballots and any absentee ballots that have been received.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015: County Canvass of votes for Special Election 8:00 a.m.

Friday, March 13, 2015: Recount request deadline for Special Election by 5:00 p.m. Written request for a recount must be filed in the Scott County Auditor's Office.

If you have any questions, you may contact the City Clerk at (563) 381-4700. Thank you.

NOTICE

City Hall Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 5:00 p.m. on the 15th day of the month, if the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday, City Hall will be open until 5:00 p.m. the first business day after the 15th.

Park Board: The City of Blue Grass currently has a vacancy on the Park Board. The Park Board term expires January 1, 2019. If you are interested, please contact City Hall 381-4700 or contact Mike Hermann at 381-4457 or Amanda White at 676-9233.

Reminder to all residents: after an accumulative two inches of snow has fallen, residents must remove all snow and ice from their sidewalk or the City will remove the snow and or ice and you will be cited a Municipal Infraction in the amount of $75.00.

ALSO, after an accumulative of two inches of snow or ice has fallen, residents are required to remove all vehicles from City Streets. Any vehicle parked upon any street shall be issued a Municipal Infraction Citation in the amount of $50.00 for the first violation and after such violation the vehicle is parked a second time, the owner shall be charged a Municipal Infraction Citation charge of $50.00 and the vehicle will be towed at the owner's expense.

Property owners that deposit snow onto City Streets shall be issued a $75.00 fine.

Attention registered voters that reside within the corporate limits of the City of Blue Grass: The City Council adopted a Resolution at last night's Council meeting, January 20, 2015 authorizing the City Clerk to notify the Scott County Auditor of the intent to fill the City of Blue Grass Mayor position by holding a Special Election. The Special Election is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Voting will be held at the Public Safety Building, 606 W. Mayne Street, Blue Grass, IA from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Interested candidates must fill out nomination papers containing 10 signatures. Nomination papers will be accepted until February 6, 2015 by 5:00 p.m. at the Office of the Scott County Auditor only. Nomination papers are available at City Hall or on the City's website.

Traffic Light @ Sycamore & N. Mississippi Street: The City of Blue Grass would like to inform the residents of Blue Grass that the City is in the process of installing new traffic lights at the intersection of Sycamore and North Mississippi Street; therefore, the City asks for your cooperation as during this construction process, temporary stop signs will be placed at this particular intersection until the new traffic signals are installed.

The City will provide a Crossing Guard at this intersection and will be present to assist the children during the morning and afternoon commute.

Again, we ask for your cooperation as this is only temporary and, weather permitting, may be 4-6 weeks before the traffic lights are installed. Thank you.

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