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Government Meetings on TV and the Web
Election fury has subsided and record numbers of voters have participated in their government process, but please
don't let your interest and participation fade away for the next three and a half years. Stay involved by at least
being well-informed about your local government's plans and activities.
City of Stevens Point board, committee, and council meetings and Portage County board meetings can be seen on Community
Television, channel 984 (digital) and 95 (analog), and they can be viewed any time here on this web site.
See the Community
Television Program Schedule
Watch
City and County Government Meetings Online |
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Snow Removal from Stevens Point Fire Hydrants
The Stevens Point Water & Wastewater
Departments ask all Stevens Point water customers to please remove all snow from around the fire hydrants in the
area near your property as a courtesy so the Stevens Point Fire Department can have quick access to the fire hydrants
in case of emergency. Thank you! |
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About "Snow Emergency" Declarations
When a Snow Emergency is put into effect in the City of Stevens Point, no person may park, stop, or leave any vehicle
upon the streets or any portions of the streets in the city during the snow emergency. Any vehicles in violation
will be ticketed and towed by the Police
Department in order to allow the Street Department the opportunity to clear city streets of the recently fallen
snow.
During times of heavy snowfall, stay tuned in to local radio stations and other news media, and avoid parking on
city streets if they have not been cleared of snow, in anticipation of a Snow Emergency declaration. |
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Goerke Park Skating Rinks and Iverson Winter Sports
Area Open
The outdoor skating and hockey rinks in
Goerke Park and the Iverson Park sled hills and one toboggan run are open.
Warming houses in both Iverson and Goerke parks are open and both parks are staffed during normal operating hours.
Get more information
about outdoor Winter sports. |
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Visit the Mayor's Office
Mayor Andrew Halverson has recorded a new episode of his TV program "The Mayor's Office" which you can
see on Community Television, channel 984 on Charter digital and 95 on Charter analog cable. In this episode, Mayor
Halverson and his guest Comptroller/Treasurer John Schlice discuss the 2009 City of Stevens Point budget and the
work that went into developing it. The budget will be voted on by the Common Council at a special meeting on December
3.
"The Mayor's Office" can be seen on Community TV at the following times: Mondays at 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays
at 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m., Thursdays at 7:00 p.m., Fridays at 5:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 1:00 p.m.
and 7:30 p.m.
Watch
"The Mayor's Office" Episode 4 here. |
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Stevens Point listed in Top 10 Dreamtowns
In an article titled, "Dreamtowns that offer refuge from big cities and congested suburbs," Bizjournals
says many residents of big cities and inner-ring suburbs would prefer to live on the suburban fringe or in small-town
America. The best place for them to go, according to Bizjournals, is found in their analysis of 140 micropolitan
areas which identifies America's 10 dreamtowns, "the small towns that offer the best quality of life without
metropolitan hassles."
Bizjournals compared 140 micropolitan areas in 20 statistical categories, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
A micropolitan area, they say, consists of a central community with 10,000 to 50,000 residents, and the surrounding
countryside. "It is, in effect, a small-scale version of a metropolitan area."
The study was inspired by heavy public interest in small-town life. Its aim was to identify communities that would
be most attractive to people considering moving to such a place. The highest scores went to "well-rounded
places with light traffic, healthy economies, moderate costs of living, impressive housing stocks, strong educational
systems, and easy access to big-city attractions."
Stevens Point was listed in the Top 10 out of the 140 areas studied. The Bizjournals profile of Stevens Point says,
"This is easily the most affordable of America's 10 dreamtowns. The cost of a typical home is $28,500 lower
in Stevens Point than in Mankato, the second-cheapest place on this elite list. Other pluses in Stevens Point are
short commutes, strong schools and a sizable stock of big houses."
Read
the Bizjournals article about Dreamtowns.
See
the Bizjournals profile of Stevens Point. |
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