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.~entervil1e Committee Repo~ Public Works The Anolca County Community Health and Environmental Services Department Is sponsoring the WeH Water Wise (m) promotion to en- courage residents to check the drink- ing water safety of their private wells. The water sample will be tested for total coliform bacteria and nitrate ni- trogen. These are the most common contaminant .problems in private wells. The 3W promotion will take place from Monday, May 7 through Friday, May II, 200 I. Centerville residents will be able to pick up a free well water test kit at City Hall. A laboratory fee of $13.00 will be charged when the water is sub- mitted to the Environmental Services Unit. Please contact City Hall at 429- 3232 for additional details. Parks and Recreation This summer there will be pro- grams for children in Centerville parks sponsored by Wargo Nature Center and the Chain of Lakes YMCA. The YMCA is offering ten, week long camps through out the summer at Laurie laMotte Memorial Park for kids age 6-10. Activities include out- door exploration, sports, songs, drama, crafts and more. Registration is currently being accepted and may be picked up at City Hall. Wargo Nature Center will be at various Centerville parks every Tues- day from I :00-3:00. The actiYities- planned include canoeing and Kayak- Ing. arts and crafts, pond studies, a na- ture scavenger hunt, snake presenta- tion, ecology and playground pmes, biking and swimming. Th. ere Is an age limit and ~.. . a limit on participants. . Please call City Hall for more Information and to register. City Review AT + T Broadband came out and repaired our local cable access chan- neL The picture is now much clearer and the Information does not vibrate on the screen anymore. They had to do some work in our AV room and out on the pole behind City HaiL Electricians wired the generator behind City Hall yesterday. The gen- erator is now ready to be used to power the building in case of a natural disaster. Mr. John Magill has offered to do- nate 25-30 trees for the City parks from his farm outside of town. He has also offered to donate the cost of the tree spade to plant the trees. The City greatly appreciates this generous do- nation. Communications Task Force Centerville's Communications Task Force has had two meetings, The first committee update will be pre- sented at the April 25th City Council Meeting. New Lions Branch Club The Centerville Uons Club re- cently approved an expansion Branch Club based in Centerville. The Uons Branch will work in conjunction with the Centerville Uons on some community projects as well as their own. The Branch members will be adopting a roadway along Main St., and a large ticket item to be raffled during Fete des LaCs. The branch club started out with seven members and is growing stead- ily. If you are interested in participat- ing in community service and joining the Lions Branch Club, please call Lion President Jim March at 429-3232 or Lion Branch Coordinator, Karla De- Vine at 407-6950. Planning and Zoning Planning and Zoning meetings are scheduled on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.rn. at City HaIL The public is invited to attend EDC Centerville's Eco- nomic Develop- ment Committee is busy preparing for the annual Business Appre- ciation Dinner which will be held in May. The event will be an informal Bar-b-Que with the Mayor in atten- dance. This is a wonderful opportunity to network with other business own- ers and members of EDC. All busi- nesses in Centerville will receive an invitation along with a survey card to assist the committee to determine where the focus of their energy should be. Congratulations to Wayne LeBlanc (Citizen of the Year) and Goetz Landscaping (Business of the Year)! Economic Development Commit- tee meetings are scheduled at 6:30 p. rn. on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at City Hall. Meetings are open to the public. There are currently three va- cancy on EDC. Residents may submit their letter of interest to City HaiL Fete des Lacs Centervllle will be hosting a Regional Class o Softball Champion- ship during Fete des LaCs. There Is one opening on the com- mittee. If you are Interested, please submit a letter of Interest to City Hall. FDL meetings are scheduled for the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.rn. at City Hall and are open to. the public.