at home. by nature.

Election Day, including the PresidentialElection, will be on Tuesday, November 3rd.The voting location is the Evart Depot- locatedat 200 S. Main Street. Polls will be openbetween 7:00am and 8:00pm. Absenteevoting is currently encouraged due to COVID-19 - for more information, call our City Clerk at(231) 250-1432, or check out www.evart.orgPlease remember, clothing, pins, signs, orother memorabilia denoting political affiliationmay not be worn while voting.

October 2020 Newsletter

City Hall is here to help! Not sure how manybags we can have for trash pick up? Havequestions about a specific ordinance, yourwater or tax bills? Want to know what CityCouncil is all about? We are here to answerany questions you have! Don't rely onmisinformation - come straight to the source.Give us a call at City Hall: (231) 734-2181 orconnect with our City Manager, SarahDvoracek at (231) 580-6516.

This year's fall Hazardous Waste Clean up will beheld on Saturday, October 10, 2020 between9:00AM- 12:00PM at the Road Commission SouthFacility located on 4737 Makwa Drive in Hersey. Visit Osceola Lake Conservation District'swebsite for additional details.

A grant from Yoplait funded the materials tobuild the new Little Free Libraries, andcountless hours were donated in crafting themby Loyal 3 Construction, specifically DwayneSmith. Our original Little Free Libraries werebuilt by Evart Middle School students, but dueto wear and tear, some needed to be replaced.We wanted to replace them with libraries thatwere unique to this place, so the iconic watertower in our "skyline," and the rich history ofour area inspired these vintage water towerLittle Free Libraries. Out of the original 10 LittleFree Libraries, two others were replacedpreviously, and the remaining six are beingrefurbished and repaired by Evart City Clerk,Kathy Fiebig, giving them many more years oflife. We hope that Evart's Little Free Librarieswill continue to be a rich source of books andconversation around reading in ourcommunity.

Remember to vote on Tuesday 11/03

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Happy Halloween! Let's Be Safe!The City of Evart wishes everyone a safe and happy Halloween. When Trick-or-Treating, please wear masks and practice social distancing. The City and theEvart Chamber of Commerce are workingtogether to plan some exciting, fun, and safeactivities for our residents to participate in -including a house decorating contest! Look forupdates on social media & the City's website.

Spotlight on City Staff:

What is your favorite thing about our city?Since I have been here - a little over threeyears - I have been impressed by everyone’ssense of “community” and the vast majoritywork hard to improve the “community”. Withthat sense of ‘community’ everyone from thestaff at the police department, City Hall, theDepartment of Public Works, etc. are all verywelcoming to newcomers, which three yearsago was me. Another thing that isimpressive to me is how everyone in publicservice (EMS, Fire, Police…all departments) allget along and truly work together to servethe area.

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Teresa Swift-Eckert

What is your favorite thing about our city?I’ve been with the EPD since January of 2015and have worked hard to support our lawenforcement team by taking on many of theadministrative tasks normally assigned tosworn officers in bigger departments. I amalso the Law Enforcement InformationNetwork Terminal Agency Coordinator, theFOIA Coordinator, a certified child safety seattechnician & evidence technician. I’ve workedmy entire adult life in the service industry butthis is by far the most rewarding position Ihave ever held. In my free time I enjoyphotography, cycling & traveling with myfamily. The Pere Marquette Trail is my favorite!

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Downtown Development AuthorityWe are excited to welcome Eric Kehoe to theCity of Evart team as our new DowntownDevelopment Authority/ Michigan Main StreetDirector. Eric previously served as President ofPreservation Detroit, the city's oldest and largesthistoric preservation nonprofit, and hasexperience in economic development, grantwriting and real estate, earning a Master's inUrban Planning from Wayne State University inDecember. His goal is to build on the strongfoundation of the city to create a sustainablelocal economy that keeps money invested righthere in Evart. He will be working virtually as wellas in the DDA Pop Up location at 211 N. MainStreet. Please join us in welcoming Eric to ourwonderful city! Check out the Evart DDA/MMSwebsite at www.evart.org for updates, includinga regular newsletter. You can contact Eric viaemail: eric.kehoe@evart.org or by phone via (231) 734-0185.

Trash Pickup Update: New Carts!The City of Evart and Republic Services areexcited to announce residents will bereceiving a new 96-gallon cart to be used forweekly trash pick up. This cart will replace anytrash receptacles currently being used.Residents will still be able to place one largebulk item each week in addition to this newlarge cart. There is a nominal increase inmonthly trash fees of $1.75 (beginning theNovember 2020 billing cycle). If you have anyquestions or concerns, please call City Hall at(231) 734-2181.

Garden Club UpdateThe Garden Club is beginning to wind downfor the season, so they celebrated withanother mulching party on Wednesday,September 23rd. They mulched in the librarybed along US 10 and Cant Hook Park. Thankyou to the Garden Club for their continuedefforts to keep Main Street beautiful!

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