2007-05-18 Friday NewsPROFESSOR HONORED
University of Minnesota Professor Allen Goldman, who is also a resident of Mendota Heights,
has recently been honored by being elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Please see the
attached University of Minnesota News Release.
FLIGHTS NORTH OF 110
At last week's Airport Relations Commission meeting, the group discussed their perceptions that
there were more flights north of 110 than were expected. At the Noise Oversight Committee
meeting this week, Chad Leqve reported that there have been a number of violations on both the
north and south sides of the Eagan -Mendota Heights Corridor. Chad provided data from before
the 90 degree turn at the end of the runway was implemented, data from shortly after the turn
was implemented, and data from the last couple of months. Chad's analysis is that there is
considerable deviation from the corridor, affirming our ABC's perception. Carl Rydeen from
FAA was at the NOC meeting, and acknowledged Chad's report, but could not explain the
reason for planes flying outside of the corridor. Carl will look into the issue, and come back with
a report and/or a plan to correct this problem at the next NOC meeting.
Thursday morning, Jake, Sue and 1 walked the Par 3 with Dan Hill, Superintendent from
Burnsville's Par 3 Course. Dan's general impression was that the course was in better condition
than he had expected. While there is no shortage of things we could do, a lot of Dan's
recommendations are small in nature. His feedback will be given to the Par 3 Task Force.
Thursday evening, Jerry Murphy also had a chance to walk the course, and had similar findings.
With the feedback we've received so far, staff will be able to create a prioritized list of capital
projects, and a healthy maintenance to-do list.
While at the course, we also had a chance to speak with a couple of staff, who gave a neat story
from last week. Apparently a huge bald eagle went after some ducklings in the pond, but was
fended off by the mallard mother duck. Par 3 staff has several stories about all the different
wildlife that call the course home.
CONGRATS TO JOHN BOLAND
Congratulations go out to John Boland and his wife Lori on the arrival of their new son, Frank
Joseph. Baby Frank was born Monday evening weighing in at 9 lbs. 7 oz. Mother and baby are
now home with the rest of the family and all are doing well.
Respectfully submitted,
James Danielson
City Administrator
Attachments: Just the Facts, Pipeline, Pre -Application Meeting Synopsis, Planning Commission
Agenda, Twincities.com Articles "Their Glass is Half -Full", "Internet news firm moving to St.
Paul", Sun Current Article "Mendota Heights saves par", Highland Villager Article "Voters
approve city's purchase of par 3 golf course by 254 votes", UMN News Article "U of M physics
professor elected to the National Academy of Sciences" and flyers for future events.
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responded to the call for help. He crawled under the car pounded the manhole cover
lose as it was paved in. Rick retrieved the keys and returned them to the owner who
was now at work.
Not a Drop DUI 05-12-07 0003 hours
Officer Steve Meyer stopped a car for traveling 80 mph in a 55 mph zone. In making
contact with the driver he could immediately smell alcohol. The driver was asked to
complete SFST's the last of which was the PBT. The PBT revealed a BAC of .043.
Unfortunately for the driver that was .043 over what he could legally consume as he
was under 21 YOA. The driver was arrested to for DUI and one of the 5 passengers
was cited for minor consumption. All five were all released to a very unhappy parent.
The car was impounded by Southeast Towing.
Domestic / Trespass 05-12-07 0746 hours
Sergeant John Larrive and Officer Eric Petersen responded to a call of a man
sleeping in his car in the parking lot. Upon arrival they located a man sleeping in the
back of his Suburban. After waking him up he explained that he and the wife had a
dispute over kids and money so he left the apartment and spent the night in the car.
In checking with the wife they have been divorced for two weeks and the subject
continues to stop and call looking for property and money. He was verbally
trespassed by the building management and sent on his way.
Medical 05-13-07 0026 hours
911 caller reported a medical emergency and hung up, no answer on call back.
Officer Steve Meyer arrived on shortly after the Communications Center made
contact with the homeowner. The man's 26 YOA bi-polar son had called after
refusing to take medication for an extended period of time. He was threatening to
hurt himself or others. A 72 hour medical hold was placed on the young man and
Healtheast Ambulance transported him to the hospital.
Suspicious Activity 05-13-07 0434 hours
Homeowner called to report their alarm had gone off and the front door to the house
was standing open. Officer Steve Meyer responded, walked through the house. No
signs of forced entry or anything unusual. Clear without incident most likely the wind.
Medical 05-14-07 0016 hours
An elderly man called for help. He was very disoriented and may have fallen and hit
his head. Healtheast Ambulance and Officer Chad Willson arrived to assist. The
man thought his wife was missing as it turns out she is in the hospital. A son was
located to spend the night when no medical problems were found.
Warrant 05-14-07 0132 hours
Walk up service, yes sometimes it is really easy, a local man walked to the MHPD to
turn himself in. The man had an active warrant for his arrest out of Dakota County.
Officer Mike Shepard granted his request and transported the man to the DC jail.
Bike Crash 05-15-07 1659 hours
Officer Todd Rosse and Sergeant Neil Garlock responded to a bicyclist who had
crashed on the bike path just up from the Pool & Yacht Club. The bicyclist sustained
head injuries and was taken to the hospital by Healtheast Ambulance.
AOA 05-17-07 0704 hours
Sergeant Donn Anderson assisted MHFD and the MSP with a car fire on Hwy 13
near the Mendota Bridge. The car was fully engulfed and if you were watching the
morning news you would have seen Sgt Anderson assisting with traffic control.
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The Parks Crew removed downed tree limbs on pedways in Rogers Lake Park and
Hagstrom King Park. Permanent home plates were installed in all the neighborhood
parks. Fields at Mendakota Park were prepared for the Visitation Softball tournament.
Rich finished spraying the dandelions at the Friendly Hills Tot Lot and Curley's Tot Lot. He
trimmed tress at the Culligan lift station in put down wood mulch. He repaired the lawn
on Swan drive in the storm sewer easement by putting in black dirt and grass seed.
The streets crew hauled out sweeping and other debris from city property(approx. 190
cubic yards). Planted trees along Delaware Avenue. Patched blacktop on Medora Ct.,
Clement St. & 1St Avenue. Mailbox repairs were completed with the installation of a
$200.00 mailbox.
John and his wife, Lori, had a baby boy on Monday evening. He was 9 lbs 7 oz. This is
the first boy in the family - they have three girls!! Congratulations!!
City Council authorized installation of high impact polypropylene sports surfacing tiles over
the existing tennis courts at Valley Park. This product allows drainage through and under
the surfacing tiles making the courts usable soon after a rain fall event. The base asphalt
surface may still exhibit cracking but this will not affect the sports tile surfacing that in
effect "floats" on the old court's asphalt surface. Last week fence repairs and addition of a
large access gate to the court were completed.
Three new ramps will be added to the skate park suitable for the beginner or novice skate
boarders. Existing Tier One rated skateboard equipment (maximum height is three feet)
does not require "full time supervision" will remain and the new components 7" 12" and
14" high are to be located on the north side of the Skate Park, within the fenced area.
WACHTLER AVE. & IVY HILL PARK TRAIL WORK
Trail repairs, patching and addition of a two inch bituminous overlay will occur on the
Wachtler Ave. trail from Wentworth Ave. to Cherry Hill Rd. and similar work, including an
access trail segment to the recently completed playground reconstruction, will be done in
Ivy Hill Park from Maple Park Dr. to Butler Ave. Other minor trail repairs will also be done
at three locations.
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The Parks Crew removed downed tree limbs on pedways in Rogers Lake Park and
Hagstrom King Park. Permanent home plates were installed in all the neighborhood
parks. Fields at Mendakota Park were prepared for the Visitation Softball tournament.
Rich finished spraying the dandelions at the Friendly Hills Tot Lot and Curley's Tot Lot. He
trimmed tress at the Culligan lift station in put down wood mulch. He repaired the lawn
on Swan drive in the storm sewer easement by putting in black dirt and grass seed.
The streets crew hauled out sweeping and other debris from city property(approx. 190
cubic yards). Planted trees along Delaware Avenue. Patched blacktop on Medora Ct.,
Clement St. & 1St Avenue. Mailbox repairs were completed with the installation of a
$200.00 mailbox.
John and his wife, Lori, had a baby boy on Monday evening. He was 9 lbs 7 oz. This is
the first boy in the family - they have three girls!! Congratulations!!
City Council authorized installation of high impact polypropylene sports surfacing tiles over
the existing tennis courts at Valley Park. This product allows drainage through and under
the surfacing tiles making the courts usable soon after a rain fall event. The base asphalt
surface may still exhibit cracking but this will not affect the sports tile surfacing that in
effect "floats" on the old court's asphalt surface. Last week fence repairs and addition of a
large access gate to the court were completed.
Three new ramps will be added to the skate park suitable for the beginner or novice skate
boarders. Existing Tier One rated skateboard equipment (maximum height is three feet)
does not require "full time supervision" will remain and the new components 7" 12" and
14" high are to be located on the north side of the Skate Park, within the fenced area.
WACHTLER AVE. & IVY HILL PARK TRAIL WORK
Trail repairs, patching and addition of a two inch bituminous overlay will occur on the
Wachtler Ave. trail from Wentworth Ave. to Cherry Hill Rd. and similar work, including an
access trail segment to the recently completed playground reconstruction, will be done in
Ivy Hill Park from Maple Park Dr. to Butler Ave. Other minor trail repairs will also be done
at three locations.
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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MEMO
DATE: May 17, 2007
TO: City Council, Commission Members, and City Administrator
FROM: Jake Sedlacek, Assistant to the City Administrate
SUBJECT: Pre -Application Meeting Synopsis
Staff met with two potential applicants on Monday, April 6, 2007. Steve Grittman, Sue
McDermott, Paul Berg and Jake Sedlacek were present.
Dan Dwyer re. 2366 Lemay Lake Rd
Dan Dwyer is representing the family that owns 2366 Lemay Lake Rd, and is completing an
appraisal of the property. As a part of the appraisal, Mr. Dwyer wanted to find out if the lot
could be subdivided. Staff reviewed the conditions for subdivision in the R-1 zone — which
create significant challenges to subdividing this particular lot. No planning action is expected at
this time.
Al Behrendt, re. 771 Pondhaven Lane
Mr. Behrendt is with Zehm Bros. Construction, and was looking for information regarding the
side yard setback for 771 Pondhaven Lane. The owners of the property are looking to add on to
their existing attached garage — no overhead door, just additional space. Because of conditions
on the property, the owner feels an addition which requires a 2-3 foot variance into the side yard
setback is their only option. Staff discussed setback requirements and the planning process,
providing Mr. Behrendt with a Planning Application and Variance Request Form. An
application may be submitted for consideration at the June Planning Commission.
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PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA
May 22, 2007
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of the April 25, 2007 Planning Commission Minutes
4. Hearings
a. Case No. 07- 15: Bruce McManus, 720 Marie Avenue — Wetlands Permit for deck
and stairway. Public Hearing 7:30 P.M.
b. Case No. 07-16e Patrick Hickey, 2303 Swan Drive — Wetlands Permit for
construction of deck. Public Hearing 7030 P.M.
c. Case No. 07-17: Rehder and Associates for Patterson Dental, 1031 Mendota
Heights Road — Preliminary and Final Plat. Public Hearing 7®30 P.M.
5. Verbal Review
Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request at least 120 hours in advance. If a
notice of less than 120 hours is received, the City of Mendota Heights will make every attempt to provide
the aids, however, this may not be possible on short notice. Please contact City Administration at 651-
452-1850, with requests.
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GLASSTHEIR HALF—FULL
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Mendota H 3 w: dev-eiopr nt. But Tho? -j their business is grov!� flag, and h y're co, fident enough
to be planning a second store in Woodbury.
BY ; :-k SITARAMIAH
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Trevor Howe was in a rut when he discovered The Wine Market more than a year ago.
"it was Chardonnay for under $9.99. Period," said Howe, who lives in St. Paul's Highland Park.
Howe's come a long way in his wine knowledge since he became a regular Saturday patron, along with his French bulldog,
Buffy, of the Mendota Heights retailer. He credits co-owner Kristen Kowalski for his transformation.
"She was very accommodating and got me to branch out," he said.
Now, he's expanded his repertoire of whites to sauvignon blanc, viognier and more and doesn't shy away from an
occasional more expensive vintage.
Husband -and -wife co-owners Bob and Kristen Kowalski say they're trying to emphasize customer service with a personal
touch in the wine shop they opened in October 2005. At the time, delivering that customer service was a bit tricky. The
shop was the first to open in a development that was essentially a construction site.
Debuting under such circumstances was tough for the business, a situation that's gotten better since neighbors including
E's Cheese and Caribou Coffee have opened. Bob Kowalski also unveiled the Sage Market deli and wine bar there.
Although more of the construction of the mixed-use development is complete, the Kowalskis still face the challenge of
needing more customer traffic.
"A lot of people don't know we're here," he said.
Still they believe that the demand for a customer -friendly wine shop is strong in the south suburbs and that their location
across the street from wealthy Sunfish Lake will help drive their business forward.
Kristen Kowalski wants to be the person customers ask to recommend a wine to go with a meal they're planning. Kowalski
can choose from a selection of 1,700 labels and even prepares tasting notes.
Some of her customers prefer to leave all the work to her, such as one in particular who asks her to choose a case of
different bottles for him monthly. "We give him some new, unique things to try," she said.
The Kowalskis are trying to offer something for everyone at their wine shop, from budget -minded shoppers looking for
inexpensive wine to connoisseurs seeking hard -to -find vintages. They also sell beer and spirits.
The 2,633 -square -foot space with Malaysian mahogany shelving and capacity for over 14,000 bottles of wine was
designed to have wide aisles so customers could browse easily. "It cost us more to build it this way because it's not sales
space, but we built it for the experience," he said. In back is a tasting room that can be booked for small parties.
Their top three sellers cost less than $20, though some bottles go up to around $200. Around a third of their inventory is
under $12. "We wouldn't sell anything inexpensive unless we've tasted it and liked it," he said.
While Kristen Kowalski is finishing her certification to become a sommelier, or a specialist in tasting and serving wine, Bob
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Kowalski considers himself more similar to the average wine drinker. "I'm learning as I go," he said.
Although they're in a new development, they say their connections have helped to draw customers. "That kind of got us
started, and the word of mouth helped us from there," he said.
Bob Kowalski is related to the family behind the Kowalski's grocery chain in the Twin Cities, where he worked his way up
over 20 years to vice president of marketing until leaving in 2003 to work as a consultant in the food industry.
He has been able to spread the word about the wine market enough for sales to gross $1.1 million last year. Those sales
are growing at a rate of 10 percent annually.
The husband -and -wife team have extensive business backgrounds. Since they'd each held six -figure paying jobs for years,
they were able to launch the shop with savings and a loan using their home as collateral. Startup costs ran $500,000
including the inventory and build out of the store.
She holds an MBA from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and has worked in sales positions
for Kraft, General Mills and, most recently, Coca-Cola. The two met in 1995 when Kowalski's was one of her accounts
while she was working for Kraft. They married in Florence, Italy, a few years later.
While he's responsible for marketing, she oversees store operations, from ordering wine to keeping the books.
They say launching the business together hasn't put a strain on their relationship because they respect each other's
judgment, have similar tastes and share the same vision. In fact, they're planning to open a Woodbury location Oct. 1 in
the Tamarack Hills shopping center.
There, they hope to have a bigger space with a larger tasting room and more beer and spirits.
"We think Woodbury will be great for us, with a high density of young professional people getting into wine," he said.
Gita Sitaramiah can be reached at 651-228-5472 or gsitaramiah@pioneerpress.com.
COMPANY SPECS
Company: The Wine Market
Location: The Village at Mendota Heights, 720 Main St., Mendota Heights; 651-452-9463
Web Site: www.thewinemarket.us
Founded: Oct. 31, 2005
Owners: Co-founders Bob and Kristen Kowalski
Employees: Two full-time; two part-time
Annual Revenue: $1.1 million
Competitors: Solo Vino in St. Paul, France 44 Wines Spirits in Minneapolis and Sam's in Minneapolis.
Challenge Ahead: Attracting more customers to their store in a new development while planning to open a second
location.
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movingInternet news firm
S to anchor cen.ter c n r:i er officials say
BY JASON HOPPIN
Pioneer Pres>
The largest Internet news company that no one's heard of is coming to St. Paul, Mayor Chris Coleman is expected to
announce at a press conference today.
Mendota Heights -based Internet Broadcasting Systems, which produces more than 70 television news Web sites for some
of the country's biggest and best-known media empires, including NBC, Post -Newsweek and Cox Television, will be
moving into new digs along the Mississippi River, according to several city officials.
The officials declined to be named out of deference to the mayor. An IBS spokesman also declined to comment pending
today's announcement.
Having a 250 -employee company moving to St. Paul is a contrast to the recent string of bad news for the city. St. Paul is
facing the loss of about 2,000 jobs at the Ford Motor Co.'s Twin Cities Assembly Plant in Highland Park and trying to save
500 jobs at the Rock -Tenn paper recycling mill in the Midway area.
Internet Broadcasting Systems will anchor the new 21 -acre River Bend Business Center, a joint venture of the St. Paul
Port Authority and Wellington Management. The new center is on Randolph Boulevard near Xcel Energy's High Bridge
generating plant, and features a view of the Mississippi River.
Developer Steve Wellington said the company will occupy an 80,000 -square -foot building that was recently completed.
He's also struck a deal with the Service Employees International Union to occupy a 20,000 -square -foot building that's
about to begin construction. V
"One -hundred -thousand square feet of deals. It's been a great week for St. Paul," Wellington said.
The company also hopes to break ground 'this fail on another 120,000 -square -foot building in the business park.
"The activity in the marketplace has picked up a lot. That's why we're bullish about the second phase," said Tanya Bell,
director of acquisitions and development for Wellington Management.
St. Paul Port Authority spokesman Tom Collins declined to identify the company by name, but said IBS also has expansion
rights within the new business park.
According to Nielsen// NetRatings, IBS's Web sites are the sixth -most -visited current -events and global news stops on the
Internet, with nearly 14 million monthly visitors.
Mike O'Connor, a St. Paul technology entrepreneur who co-founded the Internet service provider GoFast.net and other
Internet ventures, said attracting IBS is a coup for the city.
IBS "is one of the comeback kids of the dot-com era," O'Connor said. "I think it's a big win."
The company operates by locating employees in television newsrooms around the country. Those employees then work
with the news operation to produce content for the Web.
Other partners include Hearst -Argyle, Scripps Howard and the Spanish language Telemundo. The company was founded
in 1996 by former WCCO-TV news director Reid Johnson, who serves as CEO and president. The privately held firm has
estimated annual sales of $19.5 million.
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golf course1. •
MEGAN ANDERSON
SIGN NEWSPAPERS
The Par 3 Golf Course has
made the cut in Mendota
Heights.
In a close election April 24,
the referendum for the city to
purchase the 'course was
approved 1,865 to 1,611- a dif-
ference of 254 votes. The spe-
cial election had a 42 percent
voter turnout, with a°total of
3,477 residents voting out of
the city's' 81220 eligible vot-
ers.
Both the "for" and "against".
sides had anticipated -a lower
turnout.
"That's a phenomenal per-
centage for a special election,"'
City Clerk Kathleen Swanson::;+;,
said. "Much nicer turnout,
much larger turnout than the
state primary election, which
is, again, wonderful."
The result , of the election 4
gives the city the green light to
issue $2.9 million worth of
bonds to purchase the seven -
acre privately -owned course
from its current owners.
But there are 1,611 members
of the electorate who are prob-
ably 'disappointed by the out-
come of the election. That
includes Robert Bonine, who
led the opposition against the
referendum with the Vote No
Par 3 Committee. He said his
group faced a battle to defeat
the issue all along.
"I was very disappointed,";
Bonne said. "We knew it was
uphill because the Par 3 advo-
cates, were extremely well -
organized and well-financed: .
"It's a classic case of the tax-
payers subsidizing their pri-
vate pleasures," he said.
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"The folks running the Par 3 [com-
mittee] got the city to pay almost $4 mil-
lion to preserve their view."
.Bonin said the -biggest losers are
local school . children, noting that
District 197 is considering $1.6 million
in budget cuts and could use the extra
tax money from development.
He said . he doesn't have a problem
paying extra. -taxes, but. he wants them to
go toward quality. "This is not going to
be a moneymaker for the city. It is going
to be debt," he said.
Mayor John Huber said the results
show that it was a close election. "By a
narrow margin it passed. Clearly there
were two schools of thought on this
issue," Huber said. "I honestly didn't
know how it would come out in the end."
Huber said no spatter which way res-
idents voted, he : was glad they took the
time to vote on the issue. "The thing I'm
gratified about is that people cared,"
Huber said:.
keep the course, `Sally Lorberbaum said
she was happy residents voted to keep the
golf course. Lorberbaum co-chaired the
Save Par 3 Committee with Robin Ehrlich.
"I am thrilled. Obviously many citizens
cared enough, to come out and vote,"
Lorberbaum said. "That really says a lot
about this community. It warms my heart:"
Jake Sedlacek, assistant to the city
administrator who worked to inform the
public. about the referendum, said the
end of the election doesn't necessarily
mean there isn't work to do. "Now we've
got a golf course to run," Sedlacek said.
"Either way, we knew we'd be busy"
For Councilmember Mary Jeanne
Schneeman, April 24 will likely be
remembered as the day her 38th grand-
child was born. She said the Par 3 is a
great place for her grandchildren, as well
as other children in the community, to
learn to play golf. "That's why the golf
course is so important to us," Schneeman
said. "We gave the electorate the chance
to vote on it and they decided."
You are invited to comment about this
story on our website at www.mnsun.com
and/or write a letter to the editor. at sun -
After working to convince voters to currentsouth@acnpapers.com.
Voters approve city's purchase.
of par 3 golf course by 254 votes
by Kevin Driscoll
In a relatively close -outcome and a surpris-
ingly strong turnout for a special election, vot-
ers in Mendota Heights approved a proposal
on April 24 for the city to spend $2.79 million
to purchase and improve the 17 -acre Mendo-
ta Heights Par 3 Golf Course on Dodd Road.
Approximately 42 percent of the city's eligible
voters cast ballots, with 53 percent (1,865) in
favor of buying the golf course and 47 percent
(1,611) against it.
"I'm just pleased voters had a chance to
weigh in on the matter, regardless of the out-
come;' said Mayor John Huber, who person-
ally supported the proposal. "I'm also pleased
at the turnout"
Closing on the sale of the nine -hole course
is expected by the end of June, according to
city administrator Jim Danielson. The city
plans to issue general obligation bonds to buy
the land, clubhouse and equipment for $2.6
million. The remaining $190,000 will be used
for bonding costs and course upgrades.
"We plan to operate the course as it always
has been and start looking into what improve-
ments it might need and what else we can do
with it;' Danielson said.
The term of the bonds is 15 years. Annual
property tax increases to pay them off will
range from $29 on a $200,000 home to $93 on
a $650,000 home.
"I'm confident the market will be there to
sustain the golf course and make it a worth-
while investment" Huber said. "It has broken
even or made a small profit every year but
one. Now well look at ways of making it an
asset for the broader community, perhaps us-
ing it for cross country skiing in the winter."
Course owners Alan Spaulding and Mike
Cashill supported the referendum, even
though the price was substantially less than
what they could have sold the course for on
the open market. "It's just nice to have closure
on what's been a five-year process;' Spaulding
said.
That process included a court fight with th
city of Mendota Heights over zoning and oth-
er
th
er issues related to the owners' desire to sell
the property to a home developer. The case
ended with a decision by the state Supreme
Court last year that led to negotiations wi
the city and, ultimately, the referendum. I
the referendum had failed, Spaulding said th
property would have been sold for a. housin
development. The property could have bee
subdivided for up to 19 residences.
Former Mendota Heights Planning Co
mission chair Sally Lorberbaum helped lea
the Save Par 3 citizens group that advocate
passage of the referendum. "We want to bring
the city back together now, she said. "People
were passionate on both sides of the issue
and I respect and admire many of those who
opposed buying the golf course. We all care
about the city. I'm really pleased at the turnout
and the outcome. Now that its going to hap-
pen, we all need to support the golf course to
make it successful'
Robert Bonine, who headed up the Vote
No Par 3 effort, was not at all happy with the
outcome. "We're considering whether or not
to go to the state auditor or attorney general's
office to challenge this," he said. Bonine be-
lieves there were several campaign practice vi-
olations, including giving Save Par 3 time and
space at city Parks Commission meetings and
promoting Save Par 3 on the city's Web site.
Bonine predicted the golf course will fail,
creating a budget shortfall that will cause
taxes to rise even more: He said building 19
new homes on the site would have generated
millions of dollars in additional property tax
revenue. "Now, he said, "well be paying for
a very small, ragged golf course and hurting
children the most'
"Not once in the seven years I've worked
here have I heard one complaint about the
condition of the course;' said course manag-
er Dave Bergen. "Many of the detractors are
members of private country clubs, and they're
comparing apples to oranges. To the hundreds
and hundreds of kids, seniors and loyal league
golfers, this is Augusta National."
Bergen said a father and his son stopped at
the course after the vote. "They're members
of Mendakota Country Club, but they both
voted `yes"' he said. "They'd never been here
before and they both loved it and said they'll
be regulars when they only have an hour or
two (to play)"
According to Spaulding, Bergen "has done
a wonderful job running the course. He's run
all the tournaments, the kids' summer camps
and lessons, and he throws in some marketing
during the winter at area schools'..
e Bergen is the only full-time, seasonal em-
ployee at the course. "I've got 11 great people
who work for me in the clubhouse and on
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U of M physics professor elected to the National Academy
of Sciences
MEDIA NOTE: Goldman photo available on request.
Contacts: Rhonda Zurn, Institute of Technology, (612) 626-7959
Mark Cassutt, University News Service, (612) 624-8038
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 5/1/2007 ) -- University of Minnesota professor Allen
Goldman, head of the Institute of Technology's School of Physics and Astronomy, was
elected today to the National Academy of Sciences.
Goldman was chosen for his research contributions in the physics of superconductivity, a
state in which electrons move freely, encountering no electrical resistance. The
phenomenon is usually studied in three-dimensional solids. Goldman was among the
first to study in detail ultra-thin, two-dimensional metal films. He and his research team
devised a way to construct metal films that are only a few atoms in thickness. They also
found a way to switch thin layers of metal atoms from behaving like insulators --
through which electricity cannot flow -- to behaving like superconductors. This research
provides the fundamental understanding of superconductivity that is essential to the
future creation of better materials used in electronic and electrical technology.
"I am very honored to be elected into the National Academy of Sciences," Goldman said.
"I owe a lot of the credit to the creative ideas and hard work of the graduate students
and postdoctoral students who have worked with me over the years."
Goldman said he has mentored more than 50 doctoral students since 1970. Several of
those students are now professors at research universities across the country.
Goldman came to the University of Minnesota in 1965 as an assistant professor, after
receiving his doctoral degree from Stanford University and his undergraduate degree
from Harvard. He was named an associate professor in 1968 and professor in 1975.
Goldman has published more than 250 research publications and lectured extensively on
his research around the world. He has received numerous awards and honors, including
being named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a
fellow of the American Physical Society, and an Institute of Technology Distinguished
Professor. In 2002 he received the Fritz London Memorial Prize, one of the highest
awards in physics.
"We are very proud of professor Goldman's accomplishments and his election to the
National Academy of Sciences," said Steven Crouch, dean of the Institute of Technology,
the university's college of engineering, physical sciences and mathematics. "Like many
of our faculty, he is humble about his ongoing, cutting-edge research. We're happy he's
in the spotlight with this honor."
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is an honorific society of distinguished scholars
engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science
and technology and to their use for the general welfare.
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