Daylight savings time is Sunday, March 10th so don’t forget to update the clocks. Tuesday, March 19th is the first day of spring. With spring approaching yard work begins. The burning of landscape waste is permitted only between April 1 and May 31 and between October 1 and December 15. If you have yard waste that needs to be disposed of and you live within the city limits, consider the yard waste drop-off at Moffitt Park. The Yard Waste Drop-Off Schedule for Moffitt Park is located on the city’s website. Opening Day is March 20th. The Public Works Cemetery and Parks committee gets ramped up for the spring clean-up at the cemetery. The clean-up is the 2nd full week in April. Signs will be posted on the cemetery gates as a reminder.

At the February 12th City Council meeting: 
the Council

• Reported the New Gas Aggregation Agreement was signed.
• Presented the 2024 Yard Waste Drop-Off Schedule for Moffitt Park. It is posted on the city’s website with an opening day of March 20, weather permitting.

The Council approved:

• A Priority One Road & Bridge Project Truck Pickup/Plow and approved an expenditure of $56,793 to Bob Ridings, Inc.
• An expenditure of $4,500 payable to New View for the city’s boat dock recovery
• Waiving the bid process for the 4th Street water valve replacement and an expenditure not to exceed $75,000 payable to Walker Excavating and Midwest Engineering
• Vacant Land Sales Contract with Murphy’s U Store It, LLC in the amount of $80,000 for purchase of Bradley Avenue Parcel for Drainage Project

March Events

02 Indoor Triathlon – Pearce Community Center, 8am

09 Chillicothe 2nd Saturday – Retail Businesses on 2nd, 4th and Santa Fe, 10am

09 Parent’s Night Out – Pearce, 5–8pm

09 Puzzle Palooza – Shore Acres Clubhouse, 7pm-9pm

09 LIVE MUSIC – Off the Cuff – American Legion, 7pm

09 LIVE MUSIC – TyJon Charlie – Gilmore’s Sports Bar, 8pm

10 Java Flow Yoga – Shore Acres Park, 1pm

15 Windy City Dueling Pianos – Three Sisters Park, 7–10pm

20–22 Spring Rummage Sale – First United Methodist Church

30 Easter Egg Roundup at City Park – Optimist Club & Downtown Merchants, 10am

30 Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt – Historic Downtown Chamber Businesses, 10am

Come on out and see what’s happening in Chillicothe!

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