OUR TOWN

Where the High Desert Meets the Mountains

June 2016 Issue No. 153 Visit us online at

www.haileycityhall.org

The City of Hailey has already submitted two federal

grants in an effort to leverage our project resources by an

additional $1 million dollars. The result of these grant ap-

plications will be announced this fall.

Our first project task will be to begin sidewalk mainte-

nance, starting in June with grinding of existing sidewalks,

primarily in the old Hailey area and along Main Street. In

the fall, the city will select an engineer and hold public

workshops about the project details, getting input from

residents along the projects and users of the projects some-

time in the winter. These conversations will guide the pro-

ject design, which when completed will be submitted to

engineering for detail design and cost estimates. Projects

would then be put out to bid.

Message from the Mayor

Thanks to Hailey City Voters Thanks to the 971 Hailey residents for voting on the

Pathways to People tax levy increase. The 59% voter

approval tells us that Hailey citizens want safer streets,

a higher quality of life and higher property values. Our

next goal is to deliver just that to our citizenry through

quality projects.

The approved new tax will be assessed against property

owners within Hailey beginning Dec. 2016 and ending

in July 2018. Projects will be designed and constructed

throughout 2017 and 2018, with some projects possibly

extending through the 2019 construction season.

SheepTown Drag Race Thursday, June 23, 2016

Main Street, Hailey, ID

The Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival includes a

Hailey signature event begun years ago, our now

famous SheepTown Drag Race. This comedic bat-

tle challenges the brave to race with flaming logs

chained behind their bikes. The unofficial kickoff

to the Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival, this event is

open to the public. Participants gather at dusk out-

side the Power House Pub & Bike Fit Studio in

Hailey to sign up for a limited number of spots.

5:00 – 7:30 p.m. Registration and Happy Hour

7:30 – 10:00 p.m. Race Prelims

10:00 – 10:30 p.m. Race Finals

Photo by Carol Waller

Public Works

Landscaping, Driveways, Drywells

in the Right of Way

In many cases the public right of

way is much wider than the

paved surface of the street.

Property owners who wish to

place improvements in the right

of way, (for example,

landscaping, gardens, drywells or

driveways), must first obtain an

encroachment permit from the

City. The permit is a means to ensure projects meet

City requirements and do not impair traffic visibility,

proper grade and drainage, or snow plowing

operations.

Without an approved encroachment permit, property

owners risk the City requiring all the work performed

in the right of way to be removed and the right of way

returned to its prior condition. These permits can be

revoked at anytime and the city is not responsible for

any damage caused to work done in this area, from

snow plowing or otherwise. However, with a permit at

least the city has an opportunity to mitigate any risks

or issues with property owners in advance versus

requiring everything to be removed after the fact.

What is an encroachment?

An encroachment

is any excavation,

digging, paving,

landscaping, or

construction of an

improvement or

placement of personal property within an easement or

right of way. Encroachments include, but are not

limited to, fences, sidewalks, driveways, drywells,

mailboxes, newspaper boxes, utility boxes and poles,

trees (see tree article on page 3), shrubs, grass,

sprinklers and other landscaping improvements.

What is a right of way?

Right of way means any property owned by or

dedicated to the City for the purposes of providing

city services and general circulation to the public.

Such rights of way include, but are not limited to:

public streets and the space between those streets and

private property lines, alleys and sidewalks.

How do I locate my property line?

Several methods exist to locate property lines.

The Blaine County GIS system (http://

maps.co.blaine.id.us/) shows aerial views of

properties with property lines.

Locate the survey pins on your property.

Determine the street width for your street (call the

City at 788-9830 x20), and measure from the center

of the roadway half the street width distance towards

your house (less accurate, but can work for many

purposes).

How do I obtain an Encroachment Permit?

File an Encroachment Permit application. An application

fee is required at the time of submittal ($50 for a

residential application, $75 for a commercial application).

The city will review the application and prepare the

permit. Inspection fees, if necessary, will be invoiced to

the applicant, and are due when the permit is issued.

Emergency Services

Fireworks Restrictions

There are two restrictions on fireworks in Hailey City code.

Aerial fireworks are NOT allowed at any time. The City of

Hailey puts on a safe aerial display for our town.

Nonaerial Common Fireworks may be used only during the

restricted time periods below:

1. Independence Days - for the periods of time beginning

at midnight July 1 and ending at midnight July 5.

2. New Years - beginning at midnight December 30 and

ending at midnight January 1.

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Help Hailey’s Fireworks Show!

Clip & return with your Water Utility Payment.

Donations will sustain the fireworks show next year.

I added $1 to my utility payment for fireworks.

I added $5 to my utility payment for

fireworks.

I added $ ____ to my utility payment to buy mortars!

Donations accepted at Hailey City Hall, or online at www.haileycityhall.org. Make checks payable to City of Hailey Fireworks Fund.

Calendar

Important Dates

City Council......................... ... 06/06/16 and 06/20/16

Art & Historic Preservation Commission….. 06/09/16

Hailey Public Library Board ................. ....... 06/15/16

Parks & Lands Board ..................................... 06/01/16

Planning & Zoning Meetings .................... . 06/13/16

Tree Committee ...................................... no meeting

Urban Renewal Agency ............................. no meeting

*Independence Day Holiday ......................... 07/04/16

* City Hall and Library Closed

Encroachment Permit: Right-of-Way Trees Once property lines are confirmed, an Encroachment Per-

mit is required to be filled out before any work can be

done on right-of-way trees. This application can be found

on the City’s website on the Forms & Fees page.

The application can be turned in to City Hall. For home-

owners wanting to complete smaller jobs, the City’s certi-

fied arborist can provide guidance. A professional com-

pany with a certified arborist is recom-

mended to complete substantial work.

Questions, please call 788-9830x31

Water-Wise Workshops

A Trout Friendly Program

ATTRACTING POLLINATORS TO YOUR

LANDSCAPE

Sunday, June 5, 3:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Sawtooth Botanical Garden

7 STEPS OF XERISCAPE DESIGN

Wednesday, June 8, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Hailey City Hall Council Chambers

DO-IT-YOURSELF STEPS TO SAVING WATER

Saturday, July 16, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Hailey City Hall Council Chambers

For more information or to sign up for a

workshop, call the Wood River Land Trust at

788-3947 or visit www.woodriverlandtrust.org.

Workshops qualify for Water

Smarty turf replacement rebate

program!

Notice of Herbicide and Fertilization Application

The Hailey Public Works Department will conduct broadcast herbicide and fertilization applications in City Parks and along multiple City

of Hailey rights of way.

Applications will be conducted from

June 14-24, 2016

For questions, please call 788-9830x31

Wastewater Treatment Plant Solids

Handling Project Status Report

The Wastewater Biosolids Project went under construc-

tion mid-June a year ago, and continued through the win-

ter and will be completed before the end of this construc-

tion season. Photos of the project stages from ground-

breaking, through concrete and steel phases, to the cur-

rent status today, are shown below.

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