Jackson MO-City Government

REMINDER: Utility bill payments are due Tuesday, April 20, by 5 PM. To avoid penalties, please remit payment through the online portal at: https://ubi.gworks.com/jacksonmo or drop your payment off at City Hall, 101 Court Street. There is a night drop for weekend/after-hours payment in the drive-through area located between Court Street and Missouri Street. Questions? Please contact the Collector's office at 573-243-4404 or email [email protected]. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.

It’s a beautiful Monday in uptown Jackson! So beautiful that the courthouse fountain came on today!!

Tonight on the square!

Today's the day. 3:30 p.m. Swing by the Whistle Stop in Jackson. The food trucks are back.

Cape Girardeau County Sheriff Ruth Ann Dickerson, right, presents the county's "Salty Dog" Award to Jackson city employee Karen Bollinger on behalf of S.A.L.T. (Seniors and Lawmen Together) at last night’s Jackson Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting. Karen is a lifelong resident of Jackson and has been an employee of the Civic Center since it opened in 2016. Congrats, Karen, and thanks for all the hard work you do to support our local law enforcement and senior citizens.

Make the last day of 2020 a safe and happy one. Jackson City Hall, Civic Center, and Recycling Center will be open until 5 p.m. today and closed tomorrow. Please enjoy NYE holiday events in Jackson responsibly. We are doing our part to help keep you safe, and we encourage everyone to continue practicing social distancing and wearing a face mask while participating in holiday celebrations this evening. From all of us here at the City of Jackson, have a very Happy New Year!

REMINDER: Another short week for trash collection this week due to New Year's Day holiday. Trash customers with a Friday trash route should set their bags at the curb by 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning, January 4. Monday's route will remain unaffected.

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT The City of Jackson, Missouri is currently accepting applications for the position of ELECTRIC LINEMAN APPRENTICE. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to obtain a CDL.... Applications are available at City Hall, 101 Court Street, Jackson, MO, 63755. Completed applications and resumes can be submitted to J.J. Wiseman at City Hall, emailed to [email protected].

We could see some snow tonight and tomorrow morning. Public Works crews are out treating the streets today. The pre-treatment mixture of beet juice and calcium chloride works for about a week. If we do get snow, crews will be in to make sure the emergency snow routes are clear. Please be careful.

Monday's trash routes are running late today due to the holiday double-route pickup and staff shortages. If our trucks haven't been by, please leave your trash out at the curbside. It could be early evening before many up the pickups are completed. We intend to work until the trucks are filled to capacity. Thank you for your patience, and thanks to the Sanitation Department for getting the job done!

Upon hearing news of a light wintery mix in tonight’s forecast, we would like to remind residents to be aware of winter parking regulations. Please remember to keep the roads clear of parked vehicles when there are 2 or more inches of snow present (as indicated on the Snow Route signs posted throughout the city). Keeping the roads unobstructed of parked cars at those times will insure the city employees and their plows can do their best effort.

REMINDER: Trash customers with a Friday trash route should set their bags at the curb by 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning, December 28. Monday's route will remain unaffected.

TREECYCLE! When you are ready to take down that real Christmas tree, please consider dropping it off at the Jackson Recycling Center at 508 Sawyer Lane. The recycled trees will provide a habitat for fish at Rotary Lake in Jackson City Park. Please remove all ornaments, tinsel, and other decorations from the trees prior to dropping them off. Trees will be accepted through the end of January of 2021.

The Jackson Parks & Recreation Department is in the process of winterizing and closing most of the restrooms and water fountains in all of the city parks for the winter. However, please know there are two restroom facilities in the City Park which stay open year-round. They are located on Parkview St. (near Field No. 5) and Optimist Hill Dr. (near Safety City and Rotary Lake). Crews will do their best to keep snow and ice clear from the recreation trails and sidewalks in the ...park and at restrooms locations during winter weather events. Remember that trail users are always welcomed at the Jackson Civic Center walking track and restrooms during normal business hours. The Civic Center walking track has a daily entry fee of $2.00 during normal operating hours; and $1.00 from 7:00 9:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. Please plan accordingly while enjoying our outdoor recreation trails throughout the winter season. For more information, please contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 573-204-8848, visit us online at jacksonmo.org, or connect with us Facebook.com/JacksonMO.

REMINDER: Next week (November 2-6) is yard waste pick-up week for Jackson solid waste customers. For more information, please call Public Works at 243-2300.

REMINDER: Halloween is not a City sanctioned event, but rather a nationally recognized holiday. Jackson has no trick-or-treat regulations and no established start or end times. We only suggest that everyone please use safe judgement on when and where to trick-or-treat. All residents who decide to participate, however, should adhere to public health recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center. If your household choose...s not to participate PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR PORCH LIGHT. Trick-or-treaters should show respect by NOT visiting any home with their porch light off. We look forward to families and residents voluntarily participating in trick-or-treating this year. With the proper guidelines and behaviors we believe this festive outdoor activity can be safely enjoyed as in years past. For Jackson families considering a different approach to Halloween, please don’t forget the Jackson Police & Fire Departments will be hosting a Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat Event on Saturday night from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm (or until they run out of candy). The event will be held in the rear parking lot of the Police & Fire Complex at 525 S. Hope St. Guests will enter using the S. Hope St. entrance (across from Sonic) and exit onto W. Jackson Blvd. The candy will be placed in bags and it will be a drive-thru only event. Please remain in your vehicles at all times. Halloween can be safe and enjoyable with a little preparation, so talk with your goblins and may your Halloween be an enjoyable evening.

A look inside the City's salt shed facility and the 250 tons we currently have in stock. We are optimistic we'll have plenty of salt to last the winter, with an option to buy 200 more if needed. We are ready.

Cape Girardeau County testing will happen on Thursday from 10 am - 6 pm. This will be the last scheduled week of FREE community testing at Arena Park. Please do not forget to register.

ALL ABOUT THE TROUT! In an effort to provide local trout fishing opportunity in Cape Girardeau County, the MDC and the City of Jackson have an agreement to stock trout in the Rotary Lake in City Park. The fish are purchased in a joint effort between the MDC and the city. This year, Rotary Lake will be stocked with 1,900 pounds of rainbow trout on Monday, November 2. For more information, contact the MDC's Southeast Regional Office in Cape Girardeau at (573) 290-5730.

With events and holidays looking quite a bit different this year, here is a great option for Jackson families considering a different approach to Halloween!

Don't forget to drop off your letter to Santa at the library for delivery to the North Pole!

The UJRO and City of Jackson are very excited to announce this year's Christmasfest Parade is a go! The event will light Uptown Jackson beginning at 5:00 pm on Sunday, December 6, 2020. The theme for this year is A Superhero Christmas. We realize this has been a very trying year for everyone and we want the parade to be a special time for our community to come together safely and celebrate. Please keep in mind that if there are any changes to the county and/or state COVID-19 restrictions that may affect the parade, the guidelines may need to be altered. Any updates will be posted on both the UJRO and City’s Facebook pages and websites.

REMINDER: This week (December 7-11) is yard waste pick-up week for Jackson solid waste customers. For more information, please call Public Works at 243-2300.

This week, Mayor Dwain Hahs had the pleasure of presenting a service award plaque to Dr. Dwight Johnson for his 11 years of service to the city on the Park Board. Thank you, Dwight, for all that you have done for Jackson.

On Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Jackson Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 18th opportu...nity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to the Jackson Fire Complex at 525 South Hope St. (Sites cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. Last fall, Americans turned in nearly 883,000 pounds of prescription drugs at nearly 6,300 sites operated by the DEA and almost 5,000 of its state and local law enforcement partners. DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, has now collected nearly 6,350 tons of expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications since the inception of the National Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative in 2010. To keep everyone safe, collection sites will follow local COVID-19 guidelines and regulations. This will be a drive thru event, so weather will not be a factor. No one will be allowed to exit their vehicle and we request when dropping off the medications, a mask be worn. This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the United States are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. The FDA also provides information on how to properly dispose of prescription drugs. More information is available here: https://www.fda.gov//where-and-how-dispose-unused-medicines. For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the October 24 Take Back Day event, go to www.DEATakeBack.com or contact Cpl. Rick Whitaker at [email protected] or call 573-243-3151 ext. 2111.

Grab your seat. The parade starts soon. For those at home, we will be showing the parade on Facebook live.

The trailers are lit, the candy canes are ready to toss, and Santa has been working on his wave. Get all three at tonight’s parade in historic uptown Jackson.

Find out what is on the agenda for tonight’s Mayor and Board of Aldermen Meeting. Here’s a link to both the regular meeting and study session agendas. The regular meeting begins at 6 p.m. and the study session begins around 6:15 p.m. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Please observe the County-wide face mask order and social distancing requirements when attending this meeting. Regular Meeting - http://www.jacksonmo.org//FileStream.aspx?FileID=1869... Study Session - http://www.jacksonmo.org//FileStream.aspx?FileID=1870

Good luck to our Jackson Indians today. Your city is proud of you!

REMINDER: City of Jackson utility bill payments are due tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20, by 5 PM. You can pay in person at City Hall, 101 Court Street. To access your account online, go to: https://ubi.gworks.com/jacksonmo

Tree-mendous news! City hall and the courthouse square are beautifully decorated this holiday season.

CENTER JUNCTION TRAVELERS: Ramp closure begins Monday, December 7! Construction of the diverging diamond interchange at Interstate 55 and U.S. Route 61 (mile marker 99) between Cape Girardeau and Jackson continues with closure of the southbound I-55 onramp beginning Monday, December 7. The southbound onramp from Route 61/E. Jackson Blvd. to I-55 will be closed as contractor crews construct a new ramp and tie it into the new Route 61 pavement. Work will take place Monday, December 7 through Saturday, December 12, weather permitting. The ramp is expected to reopen December 12.

REMINDER: Next week (October 19-23) is yard waste pick-up week for Jackson solid waste customers. For more information, please call Public Works at 243-2300.

Did you know about this awesome history center in historic uptown Jackson? Plan on making a trip next week to see what's inside and then you can also eat and shop uptown.

Jackson City Collector Lisa Beussink sez "Buckle Up Phone Down." Who will take the pledge with us? #BUPD

The October 13th precautionary boil water advisory issued for the affected water service area near Wal-Mart Supercenter in Jackson has been LIFTED. Water bacteria samples were taken and sent to an outside lab for testing. The lab confirmed this morning that test results showed no contamination. This confirms that the City of Jackson’s water is safe for consumption without boiling and customers can freely drink and use their water. For more information, please call 573-243-2300 or visit www.jacksonmo.org.