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Update on streets closure
3/27/2025
Waumbaugh street is open again. It will be closed for 1 day next week but may be used now. Main Street will remain closed for an unknown length of time.
Street closures
3/27/2025
Due to street improvements the only streets with straight through north/south access in Bazine are Austin & Lawrence Streets. Waumbugh & Main are both closed at Ave A on the north side & the railroad tracks on the south side. Sorry for any inconvenience but work must be done.
Trash Service March 19
3/18/2025
Due to the predicted weather, Mitch's Trash Service will pick up trash on Friday, March 21 instead of tomorrow, March 19. Please do not put dumpsters out until at least Thursday due to the expected windy conditions predicted. Please pass word along to family, friends & neighbors. Thank you.
Trash Service
2/18/2025
Due to extreme cold weather, Mitch's Trash Service will pick up on Friday this week (Feb. 21). Please let friends, family & neighbors know. Thank you for helping to get the word out.
Weather and Office Hours
2/16/2025
Due to the predicted subzero temperatures and possible snow, I may not be in the office most of this week (Feb. 17 - 21). I will be in the office for a few hours on Monday, Feb. 17 but will probably work from home Tuesday through Thursday as I do not do well in cold weather. If you are needing assistance, please call or text my cell (785) 398-1260 and I will try to assist you. I can take payments using debit/credit cards via phone. I will check for payments left in the drop box daily. I have out of town doctor appt on Friday so will gone until probably late afternoon. Thank you for your understanding. Stay safe and warm.
Gas Service Restored
1/17/2025
A big thank you to Atmos Energy for their hard work & long hours put in to restore gas service to the City of Bazine. There were a few households where they were unable to contact anyone. If this was your residence, a door hanger was left. Call the number provided & someone will be there ASAP to reconnect your service & get your heat going. They left someone here locally for the weekend to take care of this.
Gas service update 10:15 AM 1-17-25
1/17/2025
Atmos has been here since 7:00 am working on getting service restored to everyone. They will make three passes through town. If you know when you will be home, text or call me at (785) 398-1260 and I will let them know. If they can not contact anyone, they will leave a door hanger with a number to call and they will treat it as an emergence reconnect.
Gas Line Damaged
1/16/2025
A main gas line has been damaged by construction crew. Atmos Energy crews are in route to repair the damage as soon as possible. Gas service has had to be shut off to the whole city of Bazine. Try to keep doors and windows to your homes shut as much as possible to retain the heat in your home. Service will probably not be restored until later tonight or tomorrow. As soon as it is restored, crews will come around to homes to see if you need them to relight your appliances or furnace. I will try to keep you posted with news on this website or the City of Bazine FaceBook page as I receive news from Atmos. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Gas service update 11:45 pm
1/16/2025
Think Atmos crews will be quitting for the night about midnight. But sounds like they plan to be back by around 6 am to try & catch as many of you as they can before you go to work. Sorry if they haven't got your service back on but they are working as quickly as possible.
Gas Service Update 7:00 PM
1/16/2025
Atmos Energy is hoping to have the line repaired within the hour. After the line is replaced they will need to purge the system which will take a couple of hours. Crews will have to turn off each individual meter. After the system is purged, they will have to go house to house and will need to make contact with someone at the home (someone over 18) in order to turn the meter back on. And they will relight pilots as necessary. They may not be able to get to every home this evening but will continue restoring service tomorrow. If you are available to have your service restored tonight, please turn on your porch light so the crews will know someone is available. If they are unable to contact anyone at a home tonight or tomorrow, they will leave a door hanger with contact info so that you can make an appointment for them to come restore your service. If due to health issues you are in dire need of service or know of someone, please call or text me at (785) 398-1260 as I will try to make a priority list of people. Thank you for your cooperation. Again, please share this information with friends, family or neighbors that may not have access to this site or the city FB page.
Information regarding gas service outage
1/16/2025
If you have a working cell phone number linked to your Atmos Energy account you should have received a text message regarding the outage. Within the message is a link to their website that lets you know the process for service restoration and how it will be handled if you are not at home at time that service is ready to be restored. If you did not receive this text message, the link is http://www.atmosenergy.com/restore. Please check out the information at this link and share it with your friends, family and neighbors who may not have computer access. Thank you
Water and Sewer Rate Increase
12/31/2024
Water and Sewer Rares will be increasing beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The service charge for water will remain at $15.00 per month. The rate per 1,000 gallons will go from $4.40 to $4.50. The sewer rate for 0-3000 gallons will remain at $16.00. The rate per 1000 gallons over the minimum usage will go from $4.40 to $4.50. I will be recalculating everyones sewer rate which is calculated once a year using a 3 month average water usage during the winter months. This way you are not paying a higher sewer rate in the summer when you are watering lawns and gardens. To show the impact of the increase on you, say you use 4200 gallons and your sewer rate is calculated at the $16.00 rate: Currently your bill wiould be $65.11 (including trash fee of $15.50). In January, your bill would be $65.53, an increase of $0.42. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call at (785) 398-1260
Christmas Decoration Contest Winners
12/23/2024
Congratulations to the winners of our Christmas Decorations Contest! The judges enjoyed checking out all the entries. Our judges were independent (not City employees or members of the governing body) and impartial. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for doing this for us. The winners are:
Holiday Trash Service Schedule
12/20/2024
Due to the holidays, trash service will be rescheduled as follows:
Decoration Contest Entry Deadline Extended
12/11/2024
The deadline to enter the 2nd Annual City of Bazine Christmas Decoration Contest has been extended to 5:00 PM on December 20, 2024. Call or text Debbie @ (785) 398-1260 with name and address to enter.