2008-01-04 Friday News
Friday News
APRIL 22, 2016 VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1
Attachments:
1. Just the
Fact.
2. Pipeline
3. Going Green
Together
Invitation
4. Star Tribune
Article:
“China's
WuXi to
acquire
AppTec”
5. News
Release:
“Newly
Opened
Dispatch
Center
Encourages
9-1-1 for all
Police, Fire
and Medical
Services”
Bourn Property
Bids were opened on Thursday for well closing, removal of underground storage tank,
and building demolition of the house and garage at 1181 Bourn Lane. As part of the
bid proposal a portion of the Bourn Lane asphalt surfacing, no longer needed for
access, will be removed and a barricade installed. Demolition operations may begin
late next week and final site restoration completed in spring. This lot, when cleared,
will become part of the City’s 13 acre (+ or -) site located south of LeMay Lake along
TH 55.
New Year’s Eve Update
The Police Department reports that Mendota Heights had a very quiet New Year’s Eve
– They suspect that the cold weather may have had something to do with that. Our
officers did participate in two “saturations,” one funded by the Federal Government
and one by the MN Department of Public Safety. The one funded by the Feds had its
briefing here at City Hall and included our officers along with five State Troopers. This
one went from 2000 Hrs to 0400 hrs.
The saturation funded by the State, funneled through the Dakota County Traffic
Safety Group had it’s briefing at Eagan PD and included officers from all the eleven
Dakota County cities and the Sheriff’s Department. (Sgt Garlock tells me that
although quotas are illegal, officers who participated in these saturation details are
required to make at least two stops per hour).
Our bars had lots of cabs running and lots of cars still parked in the lots in the
morning, which is the way it is supposed to be.
Recycling Update
Jake attended a meeting of the Local Solid Waste Staff on Thursday, where County
Staff informed the Cities that funding for the recycling grant has been increased. As
the cost for funding recycling activities has gone up, funding from the County has not.
The County Board recently voted to increase the amount, which means that we will
receive additional funding in 2008.
The group also discussed electronics recycling in regards to community collections
events. It looks very positive at this point that we will be able to offer free recycling
of electronics to our residents at the Spring Clean Up Day (Saturday, May 3, 2008).
January Dates to Remember
ARC Mtg January 9, 2008
NOC Meeting January 16, 2008
DCC Board of Directors Mtg
City Council Meeting January 15, 2008 (Comm. Interviews Beforehand)
Planning Commission Mtg January 22, 2008
Dakota County Sustainability Summit - January 30, 2008
Government Training Services – Rethinking Local Land Use Planning – January 30,
2008
Respecfully Submitted,
Jim Danielson
City Administrator