CARLISLE AQUATIC CENTER GROUP SWIMMING LESSONS

Group swimming lessons will be offered during June & July at the Carlisle Family Aquatic Center.  Lessons will be offered in 2-week  (8 day) sessions, Monday through Thursday.   Fridays will be make-up days.  Following is a list of the sessions:

June 9th– June 12^th   &  June 16^th – June 19^th..........11:15 pm to 12:00 pm

June 9th– June 12^th   &  June 16^th – June 19^th..........12:15 pm to  1:00  pm

July 7^th – July 10^th   &  July 14^th – July 17^th...............11:15 am to 12:00 pm

July 7^th – July 10^th   &  July 14^th – July 17^th...............12:15 pm to   1:00 pm

There will be 25 students in each session.  All skill levels will be offered at each session.

Registration forms will be available starting on Monday, May 19th, 2008 at the Carlisle City Hall.  Participants must have had their 5^th birthday before the first day of the class. The cost is $35 per person and checks are payable to City of Carlisle.  Each session will be filled by the first 25 returning their forms and money. 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Don't Miss the 

North Park - June 7th from 9 am - 2 pm

(CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO)

"Pave the Path"

Please help the Carlisle Garden Club pave the path in the gardens at North Park so it is accessible to everyone to enjoy.  Click on the link above for project details and how you can help.

CARLISLE ON-CALL DART BUS SERVICE

Unable to drive a car?
Want to reduce your carbon footprint?
Ride the Carlisle On-Call DART Bus Service

DART, the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, will begin on-call neighborhood shuttle bus service from Carlisle to Southridge Mall and to the SE 14^th Street Wal-Mart on Friday, August 24, 2007.  Transfers to other DART destinations will be available at Southridge Mall.  Buses will depart every Friday from the Main Street and First Street intersection north of Carlisle Foods at 8:45 and 10:45 AM and 12:15 PM and will return to the Main Street and First Street intersection north of Carlisle Foods at 10:09 AM and 12:09 and 1:39 PM.  A second designated stop will be at the School Street and Lindhardt Road intersection north of Hunt’s BP, with departures slightly later and returns slightly earlier than the times for the Main Street and First Street intersection on-call neighborhood shuttle bus stop.  Plan to arrive at the stop at least five (5) minutes before the scheduled departure.

 Free park and ride spaces are available at the Carlisle City Hall, 195 N. 1^st Street and at the Downtown Trailhead on Garfield Street behind Gary’s Barber Shop.  With advance notice of at least thirty (30) minutes and by calling DART at 283-8100, the DART on-call service may be able to pick you up at a more convenient location or take you to a different destination.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:  Neil Ruddy 989-3224

Speed limits have been reduced in order to provide the safest possible environment for students and parents at the new Carlisle Middle School on Scotch Ridge Road in Carlisle.  The speed limit has been reduced from fifty-five miles per hour (55 mph) to thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) starting from a point five hundred feet (500’) southwest of Bellflower Drive and ending at the intersection of Bellflower Drive and Scotch Ridge Road.  In the school zone itself, between Bellflower Drive and Highway 5, the speed limit has been further reduced to twenty-five miles per hour (25 mph).  Carlisle Police will be issuing warnings to violators for a period of three (3) months after school starts on August 22.       

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:  Neil Ruddy 989-3224

WHAT CAN YOU GET FOR A BUCK A MONTH ?

• How many times have you said, "We need more commercial development to keep property taxes down"?  Well, you're exactly right.  We all know Carlisle needs to be more aggressive in marketing itself to commercial and industrial prospects.   The fact is, our tax base is 70% residential compared to Clive at 51% and West Des Moines at 48%.
   

• Now, instead of just talking about it, you actually have an opportunity to do something about it.  You have the opportunity to make a voluntary investment in Carlisle's future and it only costs $1.
  

• Make a "Buck a Month" investment today by checking the checkmark on the back of your city utility bill.  Your voluntary investment of $1 per month will be used exclusively for the economic development of Carlisle.
  

• How will that help?  We have over 1200 utility accounts.  Do the math.  That's 1200 x $1 x 12 months =  $14,400 a year directed to economic development compared to the $3,000 a year we have now. 
   

• As property owners we have a vested interest in the future of Carlisle.  An investment of $1 a month to increase our tax base and decrease our tax rate just makes good sense. 
    

• Turn your utility bill over when you get it and put a checkmark in the box.

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