Guide to Resident Services

WELCOME
Welcome to the City of Haven! The personnel at the city office at 120 S. Kansas Ave (465-3618) are available 8:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday to help you with your questions or concerns. A slot in the upper portion of our front door is available, should you need to correspond or pay utility bills after hours.

HAVEN CITY COUNCIL
The City is governed by a five-member council and mayor. Regular council meetings are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in the council chambers at 120 S. Kansas Avenue at 7:00 p.m. Should you have a concern that needs council attention, please call the city office at 465-3618 to schedule a time on the agenda. Call the city office for a list of current council members.

EMERGENCY SERVICES
The City of Haven subscribes to 911 emergency dispatch service. The following agencies may be contacted in the event an emergency occurs in your home or neighborhood.

UTILITIES
The City of Haven supplies electricity, water, sewer, and refuse disposal service to all residents. 

Should you experience an outage in service, call the city office. For problems after office hours, call (620)899-7129.

In order to open a utility account, the city requires each new customer making application for utility service to make a cash deposit in advance with the City Clerk in the amount equal to the expected average bill for a three month period or $250.00, which ever is the lower; except that for home owners the amount is equal to the expected average bill for a three month period or $150.00, which ever is the lower.

If the new utility customer can provide  a letter of good credit from the previous electric utility service, indicating no more than one late charge in the last 12 months of service, no deposit will be required. 

Refuse is collected on Mondays for residents on streets west of Kansas Avenue, on Sunset Lane, on Sedgwick Place, on 8th Street, and for those with alley pickup just east of Kansas Avenue. Service on the east of Kansas Avenue is divided between Tuesday and Wednesday. An extra polycart is available at a cost of $7.10 per month for a minimum of three months. Extra pickups, at your request, can be arranged and charged on a "per call" basis, depending on the size of the pickup. City ordinance specifies that the polykarts be removed from the curb by 6:00 p.m. on collection days. A disposal refuse site is available for city residents to haul tree limbs and clean lumber only. This site is open each Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and each Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located on-quarter mile east of Haven Road on First Street.

Gas service is provided through Kansas Gas Service (800-794-4780).

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
The Clarion is the official city newspaper for the City of Haven.  You will find all official notices and other City information there.  The Clarion is available by subscription and is sold at local businesses.
For information contact:
The Clarion
314 N. Main, Andale, KS  67001
316-445-2444

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DOGS & PETS
The City requires that all dogs be vaccinated for rabies and licensed annually. Yearly licenses are due on January 1 of each year at a cost of $7.00 for each un-spayed or un-neutered dog and $3.00 for each spayed or neutered dog. A charge of $10.00 per month is added to the fee for each month that the license is not renewed. Residents failing to meet licensing requirements may be cited to Municipal Court. PIT BULL DOGS ARE PROHIBITED BY CITY ORDINANCE. No licenses are required for cats. Other types of pets or exotic animals are prohibited by city ordinance.

LAWN CARE
The City encourages all residents to take pride in the appearance of their property. An ordinance prohibits residents from allowing weeds and grass to grow out of control in their yards. Anyone cited for violations of this ordinance will be granted due process as specified.

LIBRARY
The Haven Public Library has been recognized by the South Central Kansas Library System as an outstanding small library. The library is located at 121 N. Kansas Ave. Hours are:

PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
A wide variety of activities for all ages is offered through Haven's Recreation Commission. For a current schedule of programs, contact Merritt Wright at (620) 465-3555. In addition, the Commission supervises the ground of Veterans Park on South Reno Ave. and Engweiler Park on North Salina Ave. Two softball diamonds, a tennis court, swimming pool and playground equipment are located at Engweiler Park. A gazebo, community building and playground equipment are available at Veterans Park. The community building may be rented for parties and family gatherings. Contact the city office for details.

SWIMMING POOL
The City's swimming pool opens each summer in conjunction with Memorial Day weekend and is open seven days a week, weather permitting. Hours are 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. Swim parties may be scheduled through the pool manager and lessons are offered for grade school students through the Red Cross at a nominal fee.

TREE BOARD
The Tree Board promotes the planting and nurturing of trees for city residents. Haven has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Foundation and the Kansas Forest Service every year since 1981. For questions regarding trees, call Stephanie Carlson at 465-3464.

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