Spring clean up is May 2!
The City of Mayetta is sponsoring a 2024 City Wide Cleanup on Thursday, May 2, 2024 (our normal scheduled LRS service day). Click here to find the listing of acceptable and unacceptable items LRS has provided for your information. Please put your items out on Wednesday, the night before, as LRS arrives early starting at 6 a.m.
Also a roll off dumpster will be placed at the city maintenance building located at 106 W. Main St. It will remain throughout the weekend and will be picked up Monday morning. This annual clean up time is a welcomed opportunity to tidy up our yards and grassy areas. If you need assistance, the city will mow your property for a fee of $100 per hour with a one hour minimum. If not paid, it will be assessed to your taxes.
Spray Park
The Spray Park will open Memorial weekend Friday, May 24, 2024. Spray park hours are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Concert in the Park! The Jackson County Community Band is excited to be back at the Mayetta Spray Park for a summer concert. The date will be announced soon. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket. The spray park will be open for play during the concert. There is a possibility of food vendors at the park event.
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Dog Tags: A reminder dog tag licenses were due March 1. If you own a dog and live in the city limits, you dog needs a tag. If you have not purchased a license for your dog please do so. Fees are $2 if your dog has been spayed or neutered and $4 if not. Bring proof of rabies vaccination with you when your come to get your license. If you dog is caught running without a license, a citation may be issued.
City/County Wide Garage Sales
Friday-Saturday, April 26-27. Garage sales and map will be published in the Wednesday, April 24, 2024 issue of The Holton Recorder.
Lead and Copper Survey: If you have not filled out the Department of Health and Environment Lead and Copper Survey mailed to you, please complete survey and return to the city office by Sept. 2024. A copy of the survey can be found on this website. If no information is submitted on your behalf, it will default to “Lead" for further investigation.
E-Mail Addresses: We have received customer feedback regarding mailed water bills not arriving in the usual timely manner. Please notify the city office when your water bill hasn't arrived by mail to you yet. Please note, mailed water bills arriving to you late or not at all, does not change the payment due date. Monthly Payment Due Date is the 18th of every month. Residents have the option of receiving their bill by email. The email address will be used for billing purposes and for any emergency notifications from the city. You also have the option of having your payment automatically deducted from your checking account. We encourage everyone to consider either option and contact the city office to make arrangements or if you have any questions. An ACH Recurring Payment Authorization Form can be found on this website for you to fill out and return to us. Please do not email for security reasons.
ATV/Golf Cart Permit: A permit is required to operate the described vehicles in Mayetta in compliance with city Ordinance No. 08-01-2022. The annual fee for registering said vehicles is $25 per vehicle/per permit. Proof of liability insurance must be provided at the time permit is issued. The permit form can be found on this website for you to complete and return to the city office.
Burn Permit: Jackson County Burn permits are also available in the city office for you to complete prior to beginning your burn project.
Blessing Box: The blessing box is located on the east side of the city office building for everyone to use. Donations of canned food items, cereal boxes, personal care items and house cleaning products are appreciated. Please place all perishable items in a box or bag when left on shelves. Thank you to everyone who donates as this continues to be a successful outreach in our community neighbors helping neighbors.
LRS is the new trash service provider for the City of Mayetta. They also service areas outside the city.
For more information or to sign up, call 785-233-9168 or email NCott@LRSrecycles.com
For additional information about LRS trash service for the city, visit the documents and forms section of this website.
Founded in October, 1886 – today Mayetta is a growing small town in rural Kansas with a lot of history and an even brighter future.
With a population 354, Mayetta is located in Jackson County (population 13,462), part of the Topeka metropolitan area, and only 90 minutes from Kansas City and 135 minutes from Omaha. Mayetta is one of the fastest growing communities in the metropolitan area, growing by over 27 percent since 1990. The Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation established in 1846, now covering 121 square miles begins just 1/2 mile west of the city. Mayetta is located on U.S. 75, just 22 minutes north of Topeka. U.S. 75/Manitoba 75 connect Winnipeg, Manitoba and Dallas, Texas.
The city is located near the junction of Cedar, Douglas, and Lincoln townships in Jackson County which have a combined population of 4,937 as of the census in 2010. This is an 11.3% increase since 2000. Three of the county’s largest employers are located within seven minutes of Mayetta including the Prairie Band Potawatomi Casino, the Prairie Band Potawatomi government, and the Royal Valley School District, together employing over 1,100 people. In the early 2000’s a new commemorative brick and concrete sidewalk was constructed downtown. Biff Henderson of the Late Show (with David Letterman on CBS) visited Mayetta on September 9, 2003 and special Late Show commemorative bricks were placed in front of City Hall in honor of his and the show’s visit to Mayetta. Mayetta is one of the relatively few Kansas communities which still have a brick main street.