The City of Alva Transfer Site is currently not accepting any tree limbs or branches. We are in the process of getting rid of our old wood pile and need a little time to get everything straightened up so it will be more organized in the future. We will let everyone know when we will be accepting tree limbs and branches again.
The City of Alva Water Department will have the intersection of Barnes St and Seiling St blocked off to make repairs to a water line. We appreciate your patience with this inconvenience.
The Alva City Hall is currently experiencing an internet outage. There is no timeline for restoring service at this time. Please be patient with us as we work through this.
14th Street from Mill St to Fair St will be closed for water line repairs. We don't know how long this will be in effect, but we will make every effort to get the line repaired as quickly as possible.
The water leak near the airport has been repaired. Water pressure be coming back up soon.
Water line repair at the Airport. This is a 8" line and will affect water pressure.
You might experience low or no water pressure on Seiling St due to water lines being repaired. Please be patient as we work through this issue.
Water Department will be repairing a line on East Maple. You may experience low or no water during the repair in that area.
Spring youth soccer sign ups are now available. Registration ends 9 February 2024. If there are any questions, please call the ARC. To sign up online use the link below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdw9g6wwtprTo-wOvVRCPGm4im-y7rO-3VUOIgJxVgc83OB2A/viewform
The water crew is going to temporarily shut off the water on the south side of town to complete the tie-in of the new water line. All of the towers in town are full and will provide plenty of water while they perform this operation. This is not anticipated to take very long at all.
If you have a water meter freeze up, please notify City Hall and we will have a crew come and thaw it so there isn't any damage to the meter or antennae cable. We will also put in some insulation to prevent it from freezing again. City Hall can be reached at 580-327-1340.
The indoor portion of the Cory Washburn Family Memorial Pool groundbreaking will be in the Alva High School Auditorium.
The City of Alva Water Department is currently working to replace a leaking water line valve near 14th street and Flynn St. Residents in this area may notice decreased water pressure temporarily
On behalf of the City of Alva, we appreciate the support and relationships we have with our corporate partners and the citizens of Alva.
Construction bids are in hand; $5.9M for construction and rehabilitation, plus approximately $1.05M for optional amenities. Currently pledged and/or received grants, donations, and local funds total $5.0M and will allow for groundbreaking to be scheduled in January 2024. We are now seeking donations for the project which may be designated to either fund the optional amenities or reduce the taxpayer burden.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration in joining the many others who have supported and will support our swimming pool project for the City of Alva. Here is information on how to lend your support to the project.
Please choose the purpose of your gift.
Reduce Taxpayer Burden: The City of Alva has borrowed $1.6M for this pool project. Your donation will reduce the principal amount owed on the project.
Optional Amenities: $1,046,000 in optional amenities for the pool project are as follows:
SLIDE: Open and Enclosed Body Flume Slide: $481,000
LIGHTING: Site Lighting: $86,000
PLAY STRUCTURE: Children’s Play Structure: $276,000
SPRAYGROUND: Sprayground Elements/Water Cannons: $104,000
FLOATABLES: Floatable Structures: $13,000
SHADE: 30’ Group Shade Structure: $54,000
WALL: Climbing Wall: $32,000
Due to the predicted weather forecast, Groundbreaking Ceremonies on 17 January have been moved indoors to the Alva High School Auditorium. The ceremony will conclude with a groundbreaking photo at the construction site.
Please come and join us for the ground breaking for the construction of the new City of Alva Swimming Pool.
City of Alva City Hall will be closed on 15 January 2024 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day.
The City of Alva City Hall will be closed on 1 January 2024 in observation of New Year's Day
The Alva City Hall will be closed on December 25, 2023 in observation of Christmas Day.
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
Sandra Ott has been with the Alva Public Library since May 1993 = 30 years 🤩Sandra enjoys helping customers that come to the library and the opportunity to meet so many people in the community and visitors that are traveling through Alva. In addition, working with a great group of people. Sandra enjoys to read, cook/bake (not the cleaning up part) and spending time with family and friends. “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.”
