CITY SERVICES AND INFORMATION

POOL
The Mediapolis Swimming Pool is open from Memorial Day until school begins in the fall. Daily hours are 1:00 - 5:30 PM. Evening hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Pool parties may be booked any evening the pool is not open. Lessons are offered in two week, fifty minute, Monday-Friday sessions at a cost per session of $30.00. Admission prices- Adult $2.50, Students (K-12) - $2.00, Pre-schoolers and Toddlers- $1.50, Family passes- $80.00, Individual passes are -$40.00. The pool is located at 213 S. Washington Street. William Luckenbill is the pool manager.

LIBRARY
The Mediapolis Public Library is open from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursday and 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM on Saturday. The library offers a wide range of materials from books and magazines, VCR and audiotapes, CD’s and DVD’s to Internet access. Both summer and winter reading programs are offered for children along with story hour and there are book discussion groups for adults. The library is located at 128 North Orchard Street. Kim Earnest is the library director, Renae Colemen, Andrea Rauhaus, and Katie Eberhardt are library clerks.

CITY COUNCIL
Council meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at City Hall at 6:30 PM. Minutes, notices, ordinances and other information regarding city policies and business can be found in this website and are published in the Mediapolis News. Those now serving are Larry Flaherty, Mayor, Bob Gerling, Todd Hilton, Rhonda Scott, Gina Riherd and Chuck Massner, Councilmen. Julie Tribbey is the city clerk, Carolyn Stoller is the deputy clerk, Greg Kuenzler is the public works foreman, and Russ Nelson, Travis Luttenegger and Ed Nelson complete the city staff.

REFUSE COLLECTION
Regular residential refuse collection days are Monday and Friday and collection is done by the city. There is a fifty-pound limit for containers. For major clean ups, call city hall or the city shop to request a truck or dumpster. The charge for the service will appear on your water bill. Dumpster fees are $10 for a small and $20 for a large size. Truck fees are $20 for a load of brush only and $30 for any mixed loads. The fee is charged each time the dumpster or truck is emptied. Please use common sense when loading either. Overloading may result in the truck or dumpster not being picked up and/or an additional charge. Furniture, carpet cut into reasonable lengths, etc. is picked up each Wednesday. The last Tuesday of the month is when appliances, air conditioners, batteries, or any other large metal items are picked up. Please call city hall if you need either of these services. Latex paint cans can be collected with regular refuse as long as the lids are removed and the paint has been solidified with sand or kitty litter. No yard waste can be picked up with regular refuse. There are dumpsters marked “YARD WASTE ONLY” between the two northernmost Quonset huts across from the elementary school. If a holiday falls on a Sunday or Monday, refuse collection will be on Tuesday. If a holiday falls on Friday or Saturday, there will be no collection until Monday.

RECYCLING
Curbside recycling is available every other Friday. Annual calendars indicating collection dates are available at city hall. Containers are provided on request at no charge. There is also a large, compartmentalized recycling bin located at the west end of the lot behind Fast Break on the highway that may be used at any time. When bins become full please call either the Recycling Center at 1-800-216-8126 or City Hall to ask that container be emptied. Please recycle as much as possible. Our average monthly cost for landfill fees is $4800.

FIRE DEPARTMENT, AMBULANCE SERVICE
Mediapolis has a volunteer fire department. Bob Gerling is the Fire Chief. The ambulance service is also made up of volunteers. New faces in either organization are always welcome.

WATER AND SEWER
Water and sewer service is provided by the city. Water meters are read each month, typically in the middle of the month. The bills for water, sewer and refuse are mailed near the end of the month and are due in full by the 20th of the month following. Payment for these services can be automatically deducted from your checking or savings account. Please stop by or call city hall to get the necessary paperwork.

TELEPHONE AND CABLE TV
MCT is a locally owned and operated company that provides telephone, cable TV and Internet access.

GAS AND ELECTRIC
The city of Mediapolis has a franchise agreement with Alliant to provide gas and electric services to the citizens.

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Mediapolis has a contract with the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Department to provide service and coverage for the city. Mediapolis is also a neighborhood watch community.

PHONE NUMBERS:

Emergency 911

Des Moines County Sheriff’s Dept. 319-753-8212

Fire Department, non emergency 394-3212

City Hall 394-3125

City Shop, Animal Control 394-3127

Library 394-3895

Pool 394-3034

MTC (Telephone Company) 394-3456

Alliant 800-822-4348
877-740-5050 toll free to report outages