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Buccaneer Bay
Newsletter
February, 2014
Note from the Editor
Here it is February and only a few days it will be
Valentine’s Day. My husband and I still exchange
Valentine cards and maybe go out for dinner. I can
remember as a child in grade school how excited we
would get on Valentine’s Day. Everyone made a
special box to sit on their desk for your classmates to
put their Valentine for you in. Then on Valentine’s
Day the room mothers would come in with home
baked cupcakes and punch and everyone went
through their Valentine’s. Even if you did not like
someone you gave them a Valentine anyway. Now
that all of our grandchildren are out of grade school I
have no idea how it works today.
This past month has been a very busy month. At
the county level we have been working very hard to
get all of our ducks in a row to purchase land for a
new County Road Maintenance Shop. Hopefully at
this month’s meetings this project will finally move
forward.
We have also been very busy finalizing our house
plans. We have already made two change orders
and they have not even been able to dig the
foundation. Hopefully by the end of this month we
will see some progress. We will be anxious to get
the house completed and hopefully move in by fall.
The home we are renting is very workable, but we
are basically living with the very bare minimum of
unpacking. It will also be nice to be closer to
Plattsmouth. While it is only a 10 mile drive into
town, I often make 2-3 trips in a day, depending on
my meeting schedule.
I guess the old groundhog saw his shadow, so we
are in for six more weeks of winter. If you look at
the calendar it is really 6 ½ weeks to Spring on
March 20. Keep warm until them.
Sincerely,
Janet McCartney
Table of Contents
This-N-That Page 2
Friend of the Plattsmouth Library Page 3
CASA News Page 4
Informational Page 5
Advertising Page 6-10
SID#5 Water Billing Report Page 11
SID#5 Water/Wastewater Report Page 12
Invite to Join KCCB Page 13
Buccaneer Bay Market Minute Page 14 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Newsletter Deadlines and Advertising Rates
Articles and “Letters to the Editor” due the 15th of each
month. Advertising due 25th of each month, rates:
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Send articles or advertising to Janet McCartney
19705 Shoreline Cir.
Plattsmouth, NE 68048 or [email protected]
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All letters for the next issue of the newsletter must be
received by the 15th
of the preceding month. Due to the fact
that the newsletter is only published once a month it is
impossible for a rebuttal to take place in a timely fashion
sometimes leaving the neighborhood with incorrect or
outdated information. Thus “Letters to the Editor” that are
directed at a certain party will be given to that party in time
for them to give a response to be printed in the same
newsletter. All Letters to the Editor must be signed by the
person who submitted the letter; no unsigned letters will be
printed or responded to. Editor reserves the right to
publish letters.
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This-N-That
Cass County Historical Society Museum Events 646 Main St.
Plattsmouth, NE
Tuesday – Saturday: 12:00 to 4:00 PM
Valentines and Tea Pots – January 28 – March 22
Valentine from the late 1800s and early 1900s will be
displayed with teapots from the same time period.
Brown Bag Programs Feb. 11 - "Teapots in the Cass County Museum Collection"
Speaker: Margo Prentiss
In conjunction with the current exhibit, the museum curator
will talk about the various teapots in the display.
Feb. 25 – “The Courthouses of Nebraska”
A presentation of slides taken by the late George Miller,
who visited most of the courthouses in Nebraska.
Mar. 11 – “Symbols in Stone” – Speaker Roy Smith will show
slides and discuss the symbolism of engravings on tombstones
in Cass County.
Mar. 25 – “Plattsmouth History Alive on the Internet” – Karen
Mier, Library Director will give an update on the Library’s
newspaper digitization project and the Nebraska newspaper
website.
Apr. 8 – “Civil War Veterans Buried in Elmwood Cemetery”
Bonnie Brewer, G.A.R. Museum of Elmwood will be the
presenter.
Apr. 22 – “Antiques Show and Tell” – Speaker Don Gappa.
Bring an antique from home and Mr. Gappa will tell you more
about it.
May 13 – “Let’s Document Plattsmouth Main Street!” Dan
Rohan, photographer will give a brief introduction and the
group will walk down the street, photographing buildings along
the way. Back at the museum everyone will compare what
they photographed and documented.
Keep up on the Museum events at
http://www.casscountynemuseum.org/
Parking in Driveways There are seven sets of Covenants for Buccaneer Bay.
When you purchased your home/property you should have
received a copy of the covenants for your area at closing.
Also, when you receive a Welcome Package from
Neighborhood Watch there is a copy of the covenants that
governs your part of the neighborhood. If you do not have a
copy of the covenants you can logon to Buccaneer Bay
website at www.buccaneerbay-ne.org and find a copy of the
covenants that govern your lot.
Most every covenants except two have the following
stated in the regarding items parked in driveways:
“No automobile, boat, camping trailer, van-type
campers, auto-drawn trailer of any kind, mobile home,
motorcycle, snowmobile, or other self-propelled vehicles shall
be stored or maintained outside of the garage or approved
accessory building. For purposes of the preceding provision,
"stored or maintained outside of the garage or approved
accessory building" shall mean, parking the vehicle or trailer
on the driveway, or any part of the Lot, outside of the garage
or approved accessory building for four (4) or more
consecutive days. All repair or maintenance work on
automobiles, boats, camping trailers, van-type campers,
auto-drawn trailers of any kind, mobile homes, motorcycles,
snowmobiles or other self-propelled vehicles done on the
premises must be done in the garage or approved accessory
building. The dedicated street right-of-way located between
the pavement and the lot line of any residential Lot shall not
be used for the parking of any vehicle, boat, camper, or
trailer. Automobiles and other self-propelled vehicles parked
out-of-doors within the premises above-described, or upon the
streets thereof, must be in operating condition.”
The covenants for Bay Lake (Blocks 21-26) only notes
that a drive-way at least 10’ wide is required for off-street
parking.
The covenants for Blocks 1-20, the original “Hills” area
has the following:
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE:
No boat, camper, van type camper, auto drawn trailer of
any kind, mobile home, motorcycle, snowmobile or
similar chattel shall be kept, parked or stored outside of
the garage for more than a total of twenty (20) days
within a calendar year. When thusly stored, the personal
property shall be on a paved hard surface driveway or
paved pad adjacent to the driveway.
VEHICLE PARKING:
Private passenger vehicles shall be in operating
condition and shall only be kept, parked or stored
inside the garage or on a paved hard surface driveway
or paved pad adjacent to the driveway.
Remember the SID does not enforce covenants, it is up to
property owners to enforce covenants. Please be sure you
are familiar with your covenants.
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Community Event News - Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information please contact: January 27, 2014
Angie Neumiller, Executive Director
[email protected] (402) 296-9620
Cass County CASA Volunteers Needed!
We are currently recruiting CASA Volunteers for the upcoming training session scheduled in April 2014.
We only train two classes a year, call and reserve your spot today?
What does a Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer do? Each CASA volunteer is screened trained
and completes 30 hours of pre-service training. Once trained, CASA volunteers are assigned under the
Juvenile Court jurisdiction to speak on behalf of a child to ensure the needs and interests of abused and
neglected children are being met.
Who are CASA volunteers? Our active volunteers are individuals from our community who work part-
time, full-time or are retired. Volunteers commit to one year with a child, but seldom leave a case until it
has been terminated.
If I can't be a CASA volunteer, how can I help? In addition to training new CASA volunteers, we are also
in need of administrative services support such as: filing, data entry and making copies.
Your help directly benefits the Cass County CASA Program. A donor-supported volunteer organization
whose mission is to offer court-appointed volunteer advocacy to children that are abused, neglected and
often find themselves lost in the court system. Through Cass County CASA, these children are placed
with advocates that speak on their behalf and know them well enough to make informed
recommendations to the judge.
Please call Angie Neumiller, Executive Director at (402) 296-9620 or email [email protected] and
become a CASA volunteer today.
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INFORMATION February/March Events & Special Days Feb. 2 – Ground Hog Day
8 – Boy Scout Day
12 – Lincoln’s Birthday
14 – Valentine’s Day
17 – President’s Day
17 – Random Acts of Kindness Day
18 – SID #5 Board Mtg. 6:00 PM
Plattsmouth State Bank
22 – Washington’s Birthday
28 – Plattsmouth Main Street Mardi Gras
VFW, 6:30 PM, 402-296-5544
Mar. 2 – Read Across America Day
4 – Mardi Gras
5 – Ash Wednesday
7 – Peace Corps Day
9 – Daylight Saving Time Begins
12 – Girl Scout Day
17 – St. Patrick’s Day
20 – First Day of Spring
For other Nebraska Events see the Visitor’s Website:
http://www.visitnebraska.com/
Plattsmouth Community School Days Mar. 14 – No School
Mar. 17-21 – No School
Apr. 18 – No School
May 10 – Graduation
May 22 – Last day of School, weather permitting
Neighborhood Babysitters Megan Alexander – 296-4041
Hanna Bernhardt – 298-8395
Alexis Brunotte – 660-5303
Karly Graskowiak – 296-1059
Abby Hernandez – 296-4724
Jenni James – 212-0803
Shelby Matteo – 210-3935
Michael Stewart – 296-5971
Jaslyn Schweiss – 916-0610
If you want to be added to the list or have your name removed,
contact Janet McCartney at 298-7168.
Snow Removal and Lawn Care Grassmasters from Plattsmouth performs snow plowing and full
lawn care. They are fully insured and carry liability insurance.
They have been in business for 12 years. They can be contacted
at 402-850-6725 or 402-296-2688.
Architectural Control Committee For residents living in the Hills or Bay Lake Contact:
NP Dodge, Land Development
Attn: Bill Morrison
13917 Gold Cir.
Omaha, NE 68144
Phone: 402-398-5241
Fax: 402-938-5081
For those living on Block 27 – Sailboat Lake Contact:
LLOA Architectural Committee
% Steve Kessler
19707 Shoreline Cir.
Plattsmouth, NE 68048
All house plans, additions, changes, fences, landscape plans,
tree removal, etc. need to be approved by the Architectural
Control Committee before work is started.
Architectural Committee Approvals Lot 16, Blk 21, Cape Horn Cir. – House plans/tree removal
Lot 10A, Blk 28, Lakeside Dr. – House plans
Call Before You Dig If you are planting trees or doing other maintenance in your
yard that requires digging, be sure to contact Nebraska One
Call at 800-331-5666 to locate buried cable.
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If you missed the fun give me a call.
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S.I.D. #5 Water Billing Report Urban Utilities, Inc. January 23, 2014
7105 Sun Lake Dr.
Plattsmouth, NE 68048
296-5409
Accounting Highlights: (402) Residential and commercial accounts were invoiced on 01/01/14 in the amount of $17,908.23 including Sales
Tax and Debt Reduction. There are some accounts that have credit balances from prior payments. These credits were
applied to the customer’s account and are reflected on the water/wastewater bills.
Bank Fees for December 2013 were $228.00.
The Balance of the Service Fee Fund as of September 2013 was $215,406.35.
The Balance of the Service Fee Fund as of October 2013 was $240,279.06.
The Balance of the Service Fee Fund as of November 2013 was $254,131.17.
The Balance of the Service Fee Fund as of December 2013 was $250,404.04.
Prepare and Remit Payment on behalf of SID #5 to the Nebraska Dept. of Revenue the 4th
Quarter 2013 Sales Tax
Report in the amount of $2,808.77.
Other Important Information: A backup copy of the accounting software as of January 22, 2014 is being furnished to Patty Moreno, the S.I.D. Clerk.
Supplemental Board Report: Billing Date: (Usage Dates) Water & Sewer (12/13) Water & Sewer (11/12) Debt Reduction Hook Up Fees
08/01/13 $23,828.14 $29,716.85 $8,277.45 $ 500.00
09/01/13 $21,661.94 $21,441.00 $8,298.30 $ 500.00
10/01/13 $17,011.82 $19,386.41 $8,298.30 $ 0.00
11/01/13 $10,570.01 $10,659.65 $8,319.15 $ 500.00
12/01/13 $ 8,713.50 $ 8,905.09 $8,319.15 $ 1,000.00
01/01/14 $ 8,659.83 $ 8,885.19 $8,319.15 $ 0.00
Total to Date $90,454.24 $98,994.19 $49,831.50 $ 2,500.00
Total Number of Bills Prepared For: August 2013 401 August 2012 396
September 2013 401 September 2012 396
October 2013 401 October 2012 396
November 2013 401 November 2012 395
December 2013 403 December 2012 396
January 2014 402 January 2013 395
February 2014 February 2013 395
March 2014 March 2013 395
April 2014 April 2013 397
May 2014 May 2013 397
June 2014 June 2013 403
July 2014 July 2013 399
Monthly Water Billing Rates (before taxes): Sewer monthly rate: $9.95 + tax
Water monthly rate: $9.95 + tax
Water usage fee in addition to base charge (per 1,000 gallons):
0 to 5,000 gallons $0.00 (included in base charge)
5,001 to 10,000 gallons $2.27 (approximately $2.40 with taxes)
10,001 to 20,000 gallons $2.56 (approximately $2.70 with taxes)
20,001 gallons and above $2.84 (approximately $3.00 with taxes) Waste Water Treatment Plant Debt Reduction - $20.85 + tax a month
If you do not receive your bill or you have any questions regarding your bill contact Urban Utilities at 402-296-5409.
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Monthly Report - S.I.D. #5 Buccaneer Bay
December 2013
Well House:
Total Gallons Pumped 2,115,500 gallons
Metered water usage 1,806,904 gallons
Simple Variance 308,596 gallons
Well output avg. 540.9 GPM
Total Coliform samples taken – 23rd
Coliform-Negative/Ecoli Negative
Water Hardness: 232 ppm (part per million) or 13.55 grams per gallon
Booster Station
Wastewater Treatment Plant:
Total Flows Received 1,977,440 Gallons
Highest One Day 74,376 Gallons (Sun. 15th)
Lowest One Day 54,384 Gallons (Tue. 17th )
Sludge Hauled -0- Loads
Effluent Sample All parameters passed
Lift Stations – OK
Water-Monthly Highlights: COLD!
(0) Water meters were serviced
(2) Water Meter inspections completed
(02) New Water Meters were delivered
(1) Final water meter reads were taken
3) Locates were completed
(0) W/S install inspections
(0) Water disconnect/turn on-Fire
(0) Water leaks repaired
(0) Lead & Copper samples taken
(0) Well samples were taken
(0) Well House/Tower – mowing completed
Wastewater-Monthly Highlights:
Degreaser was added to Lift Stations
Pending Projects:
Annual Sewer Collection System – Clean/Televise
Respectfully Submitted - Rene Nelson – Office 296-5409, Pager 271-1908 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY, 2014 SANITARY AND
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 5
were not available at the time of publication.
Your SID Trustees and How to Contact Them
Board Member Phone E-Mail Address Committee Jim Grotrian 298-7289 [email protected] Chair , Grounds
Patty Moreno 296-9231 [email protected] Clerk, Water & Wastewater
Scott Pangle 296-5733 [email protected] Finance
Ken Grigsby 296-3690 [email protected] Roads
William Morrison 398-5263 [email protected] Development
SID5 E-Mail [email protected]
Mailing Address:
19457 Treasure Island Rd.
Plattsmouth, NE 68048
WEB SITE:
http://www.buccaneerbay-ne.org
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Dear Buccaneer Bay Residents,
As a board member, I would personally like to invite you to become a member of Keep Cass County
Beautiful, a non-profit organization that promotes litter prevention, beautification, waste reduction, and
recycling. We have a new executive director, Linda Behrns, who is eager to implement lessons, programs,
and projects to all of the schools and organizations in the county. We also hope to develop a litter hotline,
expand participation in National Planting Day, the 2014 Great American Cleanup, and America Recycles
Day to name just a few of our projects.
The program receives funding from NDEQ, memberships, and other fund raising projects. Levels of
annual membership are individual - $20, silver - $50, gold - $100, platinum - $150, and diamond - $500
or more. I hope you will consider joining KCCB so we will be able to reach our goals for the coming
year.
Any monetary contribution is always appreciated, but volunteers are an essential component of a
successful program. Please complete the following information for our records.
Name: _________________________________ Organization/Company: __________________
Mailing Address: _________________________________________________ (Street or P.O. Box)
City: ____________________________________ State: _________ Zip: _________________
Email: ______________________________________ Telephone: (_____)________________
Your area of interest: ____________________________________________________________
Your paid membership entitles you to receive several free benefits. Please indicate the benefits you would
like to receive below. Items left blank will not be sent and that portion of your contribution will be used
for educational programs.
Yes (Please send) No (Please utilize my contribution for educational programs)
_____ _____ Our newsletter (ecology information, projects, and future events)
_____ _____ A free seed packet of “Grow Big Red” Petunias
_____ _____ A free $10 coupon to Plantman Nursery
For Gold, Platinum, and Diamond Members Only:
_____ _____ Membership plaque (or disc for renewals)
Please make checks payable and return this form to:
Keep Cass County Beautiful, 513 Vine Street, Louisville, NE 68037
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely yours,
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