City of Wahoo

Gas Awareness

ATTENTION WAHOO UTILITIES CUSTOMERS: You may receive a phone call in the next week or so notifying you of a future survey you will be asked to participate on pipeline safety. This is a legit phone call.

In order to comply with a Federal Mandate about pipeline safety, Wahoo Utilities has hired a company to conduct a survey of customers for us. In the next few days, you will receive a call asking you several questions about natural gas pipeline safety. Whether you have natural gas in your home or business or not, we need you to complete the survey. It is an automated survey which you will answer using the keypad of your phone. They WILL NOT ask for any personal information such as address, utility customer number, or customer name so DO NOT GIVE THAT OUT. We need to have strong response rate to meet the federal requirement, so please help us out by taking time to complete the survey! If you have any concerns please call City Hall at 402-443-3222. Please help share this message with family, friends, and neighbors who live in Wahoo or have any type of service from Wahoo Utilities. Thank you!

    WAHOO, NE – At a meeting of the City of Wahoo Board of Public Health today, Order No. 20-01 was adopted, effective immediately in the city limits of Wahoo, as an effort to prevent, limit or slow the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (hereinafter called “COVID-19”). In their action the Board of Public Health is prohibiting public gatherings within the city limits of Wahoo of more than 10 individuals between March 20, 2020 and April 30, 2020. Also included in this action is an order to requiring any bars or restaurants in the City of Wahoo to close their seating/dining areas and move to take-out, carry-out and delivery only between March 20, 2020 and April 30, 2020. The order is consistent with Governor Rickett’s Directive Health Mandate for Cass, Douglas, Sarpy and Washington counties announced on March 19, 2020 and does not apply to grocery stores, fuel stations, convenience stores, and others specifically listed in the order. A complete copy of the Board of Public Health Order is available by clicking on the following link: Order No. 20-01.

    Yesterday Governor Ricketts issued an Executive Order to provide that neighboring counties of Cass, Douglas, Sarpy and Washington counties close their dining/seating areas in bars and restaurants and move to take-out, carry-out or delivery only. In addition, today in his press conference Governor Ricketts indicated that testing for COVID-19 is being limited to those individuals exhibiting extensive symptoms and to public safety and health care providers. Today, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department announced that a confirmed case of COVID-19 was present in the City of Lincoln. The City of Wahoo Board of Public Health, comprised of the Mayor, the Chief of Police, the President of the Council, the City Administrator, and the City Physician wish to be proactive in the protection of the citizens of Wahoo. It is for these reasons this action was taken and is in effect immediately and will remain in effect until April 30, 2020.

    PDF of Press Release

    Wahoo Board of Health Order No. 20-01
 

 Paper towels, napkins, hand wipes, etc. are not designed to be flushed.  Doing so could result in costly and untimely backups in your service lines and/or in the city mains.

Dog and Cat Licenses

2020 dog tags and cat tags are now available! All dogs and cats over the age of six months must be licensed. Proof of rabies, distemper, and parvo vaccine, showing date of vaccination and rabies vaccination  expiration date, must be presented. Licenses are obtained at City Hall, 605 North Broadway, and cost $6.00. Licenses must be renewed annually before the end of May. A late fee applies for dog license renewals after May 31st, as has been the policy in the past.. 

License fee for a newly acquired dog is $6.00, regardless of the time of year, so please plan to license as soon as the rabies vaccination is administered.

UPDATE - February 4, 2020 - Our line crew will be focusing in the alley area between Locust and Laurel north of 18th Street. In this area volunteer trees that must be trimmed that are grown into the fences along the alley will be trimmed to the top of the fence. 

ORIGINAL ARTICLE - January 7, 2020 - This week Wahoo Utility crews began trimming trees in Wahoo that are in conflict with overhead power lines. Work will continue over the next couple months as weather allows. This practice is common in the electric utility industry and is being done to increase line safety and to prevent outages caused by falling limbs. The primary focus this year for utility crews is the area of Wahoo located west of Chestnut Street and north of 10th Street. There may, however, be some trimming done outside of this area in critical locations. Over the next five years utility crews will be working through the community with sections of town being addressed each year. 

Trimming and pruning is being done according to a common industry standards Pruning Trees Near Electric Utility Lines, by Dr. Alex L. Shigo. Copies of this standard are available at City Hall for review if there are questions. Typically there are three types of pruning done near power lines that can be seen in the following image:

Please watch for crews in your neighborhood and use caution when you are near their working location. Smaller limbs and branches are being chipped and chips will be taken to the City of Wahoo tree pile area near Sunrise Cemetery and will be available to residents for use. There is no guarantee of the quantity or quality of these wood chips.

Questions about the work being done should be directed to City Hall at 402-443-3222.