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Boulder City plans Airport Day

Residents are invited to Boulder City's first-ever Airport Day, set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Boulder City Airport, located west of the Buchanan Boulevard and Georgia Avenue intersection.

Vintage, experimental and general aviation aircraft will be displayed at the free event, where local vendors will sell food. Free airplane rides are set for 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for children ages of 8 to 17. The rides, courtesy of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagle Program, is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Also on tap are formation fly-bys and an aerobatic demonstration at 11:30 a.m., as well as a parachuting demonstration at 12:30 p.m. The airport will remain open to all arriving and departing aircraft, which will give visitors an opportunity to view the facility's regular operations.

It also is anticipated some of the helicopter tour companies may offer rides at discounted rates, which will give many residents the chance to see their city from the air. While views of the city are possible, helicopter flights will not overfly the city and will proceed on established flight paths as determined by the airport manager.

Tricky Tray set for Thursday

King Elementary School scheduled a Tricky Tray for Thursday at the Boulder City High School gym, with ticket sales starting at 5:30 p.m. and the raffles starting at 7 p.m.

The fund-raising event, put on by the Boulder City Education Foundation, last year raised $6,000 for grants to the school's teachers. It's expected the number of baskets this year will exceed the 200 that parents and students created last year.

For more information, call Diane Best at 799-8260.

Gem Club meeting includes presentation

The Boulder Gem Club scheduled its monthly meeting for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Multi-Use Building at 1204 Sixth St., behind Central Park.

The club will hear a presentation from Kay Rohde, chief of interpretations for the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Rohde's presentation is titled, "Rocking Thru Time: Geology of the Lake Mead Area."

Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Sue McCullough at 293-7853.

UTILITIES

Power customers can make equal payments

Boulder City electricity customers can start signing up for the city's Equal Payment Plan Nov. 15 as a way to equalize their bills during 2005.

"This is beneficial for people who travel a lot, people with seasonal jobs and anyone else, since this will give them the opportunity to budget their utilities over the year by making 12 equal payments," said Linda Hand, the city's utility billing supervisor. "Owners need only to fill out a form and send it in with their next payment, or they can drop by City Hall to start the process. Tenants and renters, though, must have the written approval of their landlords."

Other requirements include having lived at the same address for 12 months and having a good Boulder City payment history.

The plan takes effect with the January electrical billings. Customers can cancel it anytime and take advantage of a direct payment plan. Shut-off for nonpayment will remove the customer from the plan.

PLANNING

Commission OKs house attachment

Joseph Monscvitz received approval from the city's Planning Commission Oct. 20 to attach a single-family home to his garage, despite measurement discrepancies based on local zoning law.

Monscvitz's garage is on the side property line and has barely a 1-foot rear setback. Meanwhile, city code states a new home in the R1-7 zone requires a minimum 5-foot side setback and a 14-foot rear setback.

Monscvitz's application for the 1,412 square-foot home was approved because of the characteristics of the lot at 515 Utah St., city officials said.

The 486 square-foot garage could have stayed detached from the home. However, as City Planner Susan Danielewicz wrote, "because the lot is small and shallow, this option would result in a smaller house."


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