City Council and Council Committee will both meet on Monday, February 27. City Council will meet at 6 p.m. and Council Committee will begin after. Both will be held in the council chambers in City Hall. To view the agenda or listen live online, head to cityofshawnee.org/agendas.

Thursday, March 2, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will meet at City Hall at 5:30 p.m.

City Hall is located at 11110 Johnson Drive.

We are looking for volunteers to help with a Gamblin Park Clean Up event and are happy to have helping hands of all ages! Volunteers will be asked to fulfill trash collecting, hauling, cutting, or chemical application duties based on skill and age.

You will need to register online to participate and sign a waiver. Please visit cityofshawnee.org/shawneevolunteer and select "Wildlife Habitat Restoration" for additional information.

The new year is here which means it's time to prepare your rebates! The City of Shawnee offers low-income rebates for a variety of bills and senior rebates for landline telephone bills. To qualify for low-income rebates, you must be up to date on property taxes and special assessments and meet the HUD Very Low Income Guidelines (listed on our webpage) for your whole household. To qualify for a senior rebate, you must be 62 or older and have landline telephone bills.

Rebates will be awarded at the City Clerk's desk at City Hall at 11110 Johnson Drive. Applications are open until April 28, 2023. For a full list of required documents and additional information, please visit cityofshawnee.org/rebates.

It's time to start thinking about your summer job! Many of our seasonal positions are posted and we can't wait to grow our summer team! To view these and all of our openings, visit cityofshawnee.org/jobs.

Grab your green and get ready for our St. Patrick's Celebration! Come to downtown Shawnee on March 12 and spend your afternoon watching the annual parade, shopping at the first annual Shamrock O'Market, and watching the Sister Cities Duck Race! All details can be found at cityofshawnee.org/news

Next week, the Planning Commission will meet on Monday and the Healthy Yards Expo will be held on Saturday! Sunday, our St. Patrick's Celebration kicks off our 2023 season of fun, outdoor community events. We're stoked. Visit cityofshawnee.org/calendar for details on all City happenings. Have a great week, Shawnee! We will see you right back here at 6 a.m. on Monday.