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Home My WebLink About2007 - 02 FebTogether WeCan! CI T YN E W S February2007 GladstoneNeighborhoodRedevelopmentPlanComplete TheCityofMaplewood hasbeenstudyingthe Gladstone Neighborhoodto evaluateopportunities forredevelopmentinthe areawhileprotectingthe openspaces,historical andneighborhood featuresresidentsvalue. Thestudyareaincluded thelandgenerally surroundingthe intersectionofFrost AvenueandEnglish StreetwesttoHighway 61.Thethreeyearstudy involvedanextensive publicinputprocessandexplorationof MaplewoodCelebrates50Years! redevelopmentopportunitiesfocussingon senioraccessiblehousing,commercial TheCityofMaplewoodisturning50thisyearandwe improvementstoexistingbusinessesand wantyoutohelpuscelebrate.Joinusforthekickoff protectionoftheSavannaOpenSpacesthrough eventonSaturday,February24from2:00-6:00pmat permanentconservationeasements.Careful theMaplewoodCommunity,2100WhiteBearAve.Enjoy preparationoftheGladstoneNeighborhood cake,localentertainment,viewdisplays,andmeetlongtime RedevelopmentPlanbyCityCouncilwillguidefuture Maplewoodbusinessownerswhocansharestoriesofsuccess. landusesandlimitdensitiesandwhilealsoprotecting 50THANNIVERSARYCELEBRATIONLINE-UP: theenvironmentandnaturalresourcesofthearea. April28ArborDayandEnvironmentalDayatthe OnDecember12,2006,theCityCounciladoptedthe MaplewoodNatureCenter12:00-4:00pm finalversionoftheGladstoneNeighborhood April26TasteofMaplewoodattheMCC4:00-7:00pm May12S p ringTea at theBru e n t rup Fa rm 11:30 - 2:30pm RedevelopmentPlan.Thecitywillusetheplantohelp May19PedalIntheParkBikeTourofMaplewood guidefuturedevelopmentinthearea.TheGladstone June1SelfGuidedToursofMaplewood NeighborhoodRedevelopmentPlanestablishesavision June13IceCreamSocialattheBru e n t rupFa rm6:30-8:30pm statementforredevelopmentintheareawhichs t at e s : June23C o m munityWideTree Plantingat the Nat u re Center ÒThevision forGladstoneistobe aninspiri n g,vitaland July4July4thCelebrationatHazelwoodPark s t ableneighborhoodalwaysstrivingtoprotectand July11-15RamseyCountyFair portrayitshistory,itssenseofopenspaceand July12WhiteBearAvenueParade7:00pm ecologicalpresence,anditsqualitiesasagre at August6NationalNightOutCelebration neighborhoodtolive,p l ayandwo r k .Ó August18JohnnyAppleSeedDayatBruenrupFarm September9Backtothe50Õscarshowandparkinglotdance Toviewthefinalversion of theGladstoneNeighborhood MCCSouthParkingLot2:00-9:00pm RedevelopmentPlan,visitthecityÕswebsiteat OctoberTBAPreservationTouroftheFarm www.ci.maplewood.mn.us.ClickontheGladstone FallBarnDanceandHalloweenHoeDown RedevelopmentProjecticononthefrontpage.For NovTBADinnerandDanceattheMCC6:00-10:00pm additionalinformation,contactShannFinwall,AICP, DecTBAFestivalofTreesattheMCCandOpenHouseat plannerat651.249.2304or theBruentrupFarm shann.finwall@ci.maplewood.mn.us. DearFriendsandNeighborsÉ ByMayor DianaLongr i e Greetings!Wehaveexcitingthingsneighborhoodpreserves.Today'smoderncityplannersoften happeninginMaplewood!WOW!Iambaskintheroseateglow of the optimistic vision of g e n e ri c sohonoredandsoproudtobetheutilityanduniversalfo rmwhereallneighborhoodsare M ayorofMap l ewood-tobeyourMayo r.uniformwiththesamewidthstreets,sidewalks,identical driveways,curb,andgutter.However,thechallengeforthe LetmeshareafewofthethingsIam ourCityCouncilcontinuestobetheimaginative,but excitedabout:Positive,forwardlooking critical,taskofpreservingwhatisbestineachofour vision: neighborhoodsdespitemoderndaycityplanning ¥OurGladstoneRedevelopmentisunderwaywithrenewed principles.Afterall,itisbecauseofthevariedcharacterof excitementandenthusiasm.OurPhaseIseniorhousingand ourneighborhoodsthatMaplewoodistheviable,livable, publicimprovementsisinprogressandthreenew diversecommunityitistoday.Wemustbeevervigilantto businesseshaverecentlyopenedintheGladstonearea. protectthatuniquecharacterandnot"engineer"the ¥Thecouncil'sConservationEasementinitiativeismoving characteroutofthetownwelove. forwardtoplaceprotectionsonourpubliclyownedopen spacesthroughoutMaplewoodtoprotectthemfromfutureAstheMayorofMaplewoodandacommunityleader,I development.wanttohearfromyouonhowwecanbetterserve ¥TheconstructionmoratoriuminSouthMaplewoodisMaplewood.Beassured,yourCityCouncilwelcomescitizen enactedandthestudyperiodhasbegun.inputandparticipation.Asalways,Iinviteoneandallto ¥PursuingcleanenergyoptionssuchaswindenergytoattendtheMayor'sForumheldthefirstSaturdayofeach powerourcitycampusisinitsinfantstages.monthatMaplewoodCityHallintheMaplewoodRoom ¥Waysarebeingexploredtoattractsmallbusinesses,from10:00amtonoon.Callmeat651.774.1490orsend creatingmorejobs,whileworkingwithexistingbusinessesanemailtomayorlongrie@yahoo.com.Remember,the tobetterunderstandtheirneeds.CitizensaretheCity! BestRegards,DianaLongrie,Mayor Maplewoodisknownforitscharming,unique neighborhoods,itsextensivetrailandparksystem,and DearCitizensÉ ByCouncilmemberRebeccaCave HelloFriendadvancingour2008CityStreetnationalretailertoourCity. andNeighbors,ReconstructionProgramto2007to Gladstone Neighborhood Redeve l o p m e n t Januarywasagreatinclude amu ch needed re c o n s t ru c t i o nin PhaseIwillbethesubjectofseveral month inMap l ewo o dtheBrookviewareawhichoriginally meetingswithbothCityCounciland andFebruarywasnotscheduledtobedoneuntil thePlanningCommissionduring willbetoo!2008.Iwanttotakea dva n t ageofthe FebruaryandMarch.Watchfordetails i m p rovedconstru c t i o nmarketthisyear ThefirstTownHallMeetingtodiscuss onproposedSeniorAccessible withprojectedlowercosts,itisin theSouthMaplewoodMoratorium, HousinginGladstonewithassisted everyoneÕsfinancialinteresttogetthe washeldattheFireStation#4on livingandmemorycareservices. jobdonenowtopotentiallylowe r January29.Morethan50residents a s s e s s m e n t s. AConservationEasementWorkshopis participatedinsixsmallgroupsessions scheduledwiththeCityCouncilfor toofferideas,askquestionsandraiseTheFirstAnnualMaplewoodWedding March5withtheMinnesotaLand concernswithCitystaff.AfollowupFairwasheldattheMaplewood Trustat5:00 pm.A nyone interested in TownHallMeetingtoaddressalltheCommunityCenterandhadover260 l e a rn i n gmoreabouthowtheCity moratoriumissuesandconcernsisattendeesand36brides/grooms CouncilplanstoprotectourCityOpen scheduledatCarverElementarySchoolbookedtheirspecialdatewith Spaces p e rm a n e n t ly shouldcome tothis forMarch13,2007at7:00pm.MaplewoodÕsnewcatererÕs. m e e t i n g. Residentsareveryexcitedandthankful WalgreenÕswillbebreakingground thattheCityCounciltooktimeto CongratulationtotheMaplewood foranewstoreatBeamandWhite listentothemandestablishedanew CommunityCenterstaffforselling Bear.ThisisagreatbenefittotheCity planningprocesstodirectlyinvolve over160membershipsinJa nu a ry2007! and to h avethis essentialnewserv i c e themindecidingthefutureoftheir ava i l able totheresidentsinthisareawill DonÕtforgetwhenyoustopinatCity neighborhood. be fa n t a s t i c ! HallorataFireHousetogivea TheDesoto/SkillmanStreet specialtoallthemenand ThankYou Costcohaspurchasedaportionofthe Reconstructionprojectisunderway. womenoftheMap l ewoodFireandPo l i c e oldCountyViewGolfSiteatBeamand Surveyshavebeensentouttocitizens D e p a rt m e n t s.T h eyprotectourCitywith SR61.ThankstoMaplewoodÕsB ru c e onDesotoStreetandtheyÕrebeing M ap l ewo o d ÕsBESTeverydayandthey M o g renandhisfa m i lywhosoldthe askedabouttheneedforsidewalks. d e s e rvetheBESTsupportofallcitizens! propertytobringthisoutstanding CityCouncilisalsolookingat MaplewoodCelebratesArborDay FREE SEMINA R ! AndEnvironmentDay WhatParentsNeedToKnow S at u rd ay,A p ril 28th,from 1:00-4:00pmattheMaplewood Whatdrugsareoutthere?Wheredokids NatureCenterlocatedat2659East7thSt. getit?Whatcanwedoasparents? MaplewoodÕsEnvironmentalandNaturalResource Thursday,February227:00-9:00pm CommissioninvitesyoutotheMaplewoodNatureCenterfor MaplewoodCommunityCenter a50thanniversary 2100WhiteBearAvenue celebrationofour Atlonglast,hereÕsaconcise naturalheritage.Bring yetcomprehensive grandmaandgrandpa, presentationthataddresses: kidsandall-there ¥Up-to-dateinformationon willbesomethingto thedrugsceneandnew doforeveryone.Take drugsofabuse action!Therewillbe ¥Thesignsandsymptoms opportunitiestolearn ofabuse howyoucan ¥Whatcanparentsdofor incorporate prevention? environmental ¥Whatparentscandoiftheir stewardshippracticesinyoureverydaylife.Crafts,livemusic, childhasaproblem foodanddoorprizesthathelpyoulivesustainablywillbe availableatthislow-wasteevent.Hereisasamplingofthe TheseminarleaderwillbeCarolFalkowski,directorof events: researchcommunicationsattheHazeldenFoundation, Recycling: hasmonitoreddrugabusetrendsatthenationaland ¥EurekaRecyclingTru ck Ðnaming contestwinnerwillbeunve i l e d locallevelfortwodecades.Sheis authorof D a n g e r o u s ¥Recyclinggamesandinformation D ru g s :AnEasy-to-Use Refere n c eforParentsand ¥Recyclingbinsavailable Professionals. ¥MeetÒCanManÓ Authoritativeandup-to-the-minute,thispracticaland Trees: currentinformationisforanyparentconcernedabout HeritageTreesofMaplewoodSearchÐcheckoutatreeguide drugabuseandthesituationsthatourchildrenface informationalpacketfromtheNatureCentertodetermine everyday.Comelearnaboutcurrenttrendsandissues whetheratreeinyouryardorparkwouldrateasaheritage frommethtoprescriptiondrugabuse.Whether tree.Checkforcrownsize,heightandgirth.Pleasereferto purchasedover-the-counterorundercover,whatdo thecityÕswebsiteatwww.ci.maplewood.mn.usorcallthe thesenew,emergingdrugsofabusedo,whousesthem, NatureCenterat651.249.2170foradditionalinformation. andwhat'snewaboutthem?Whatmakesyouth ¥RidesintheCherrypicker particularlysusceptibletothelureofmeth?Whytherise ¥Attendatreeclinicandgetyourtreediseasequestions inthenon-medicaluseofprescriptiondrugs?Thisfast- answeredbyaforester pacedpresentationisbasedonthemostrecent ¥GoonatreeÒQUESTÓtoidentifyandlearnabouttrees informationfrommultiplesourcesincludingemergency ¥ÒNutsAboutTreesÓpuppetshow rooms,medicalexaminers,addictiontreatmentcenters, ¥Shadegrowncoffeesavestreesandhelpsmigrating andlawenforcement.Italsoaddresseshowparentscan songbirdsdisplay preventandidentifyanemergingproblem,andbepart Water: ofthesolution. ¥Scoopuppondbugsandlearnabouttheirhabitat ¥Interactwiththewatersheddisplayandlakemodels CarolFalkowskilivesintheSt.Paulmetropolitanarea ¥Informationonraingardensandwetlandbuffers andistheparentoftwochildren.DonÕtmissthis ¥LearnaboutlakesinMaplewood importantFREEpresentation. U.S.Passports TheCityofMaplewoodisaFederalPassportAgencywithsevenyearsofexperienceinpassport processing.Comevisitourexperiencedandcustomerfriendlystaffforyourpassportapplication process!Allpersons,includingU.S.citizenstravelingbyAIRbetweentheUnitedStatesand Canada,Mexico,CentralandSouthAmericatheCaribbean,andBermudaarenowrequiredto presentavalidpassport.CitypassporthoursareMondaythroughFridayfrom8:00amto4:30 pmandtobetterserveourcustomers,wearenowopenfrom8:00amtonoononSaturdayÕsto assistyou.Foradditionalinformationpleasecontact651.249.2003. FREESelfDefense/ThreatAwarenessClass L e a rn to identify thre at s ,react ap p ro p ri at e ly,anduse diffe rent tools for self-defe n s e.R e c e i vea n u p d ateonlocal crime tre n d s.L e a rnÒ h a n d s - o n Ód e fe n s etacticsforself defe n s e. Date:Tuesday,March6Time:7:00-8:00pm CityMeetings: Instructor:ScottSteffen,MaplewoodPoliceDepartment Location:MaplewoodCommunityCenter2100WhiteBearAvenue Council/Manager Workshops& Call651.249.2230toregisteroremailwww.maplewoodcommunitycenter.com. CityCouncilMeetings Councilmeetingsat7:00pm NominateYourNeighborhoodForFREE February12&26 Workshops:(checkcitywebsite) BuckthornPick-Up ¥FirefightersReliefAssociation Feb ru a ry 12 at 5:00pm LastFallmarkedthefifthconsecutiveyearofMaplewoodÕs ¥GethsemaneSeniorHousingProject TIFDiscussion BuckthornRemovalprogram.Residentsremovedover180yards Feb ru a ry 12 at 6:00pm ofthisinvasiveshrubfromyardsandwoodslastyearalone. M a r ch 5 at 5:00pm OpenSpaceConservation Easements Thisyear,youcannominateyourneighborhoodforcurbside PoliceCivilServiceCommission pick-upofbuckthornbrush.Thisservicewillbeavailableto Feb ru a ry 5 at 7:00pm everyneighborhoodwithatleast5householdsperblockor10 CommunityDesignReviewBoard householdswithinaradiusof1/4milewhosignupforpick- February13&27at6:00pm up.Thisyearthereisnochargeforthisservice! E n v i ronmental&NaturalResourc e s C o m m i t t e e 2007BuckthornRemovalPrograminaNutshell: February6at4:45pm -Contactyourneighborsaboutjoiningthebuckthornremovalprogram HistoricalPre s e rvationCommission -CalltheNatureCenterat651.249.2170withthenamesandcontactinformationfor February15at7:00pm Planning Commission youandatleast2otherhouseholds. Feb ru a ry 6 & 20 at7:00pm -Anaturalistwillfollowupwithasitevisittoconfirmthepresenceandquantityof MayorÕsForum buckthornontheproperties.Necessaryformswillbesenttointerestedresidents. March3at10:00am-noon -Returnyourcompletedform. TownHallMeetings -Borrowaweedwrenchforarefundabledepositfromthenaturecenterorfromblock March13at7:00pm captainsintheneighborhood. CarverElementarySchool ¥SouthMaplewoodMoratoriumStudy - P u blicWorks provides curbside pickup of your bu ck t h o rn brushondesignated Fall dat e s. DiscussionofCitizen study group fi n d i n g s Note:Residentsmayalsodropoffbuckthornbrushforfreeattwodrop-offsiteson TheFeb ru a ry12 & 26 City Council meetings designatedweekends. will be reb roadcast at8:00pmon theT h u r s d ay fo l l owing the meeting.AllCityCounciland MoreinformationaboutbuckthornremovalisavailableontheNatureCenterÕswebsite: Commissionmeetingsarebroadcastliveon www.ci.maplewood.mn.us/nc,orcalltheBuckthornHotline,651-249-2188. CableTVCh16andheldatCity Hall, 1830 County RoadB East,M ap l ewo o d . Checkthecitywebsiteforcancellations, Printedonrecycledpaper. additionalworkshopsorothermeetings. w w w. c i . m ap l ewo o d . m n . u s C I T YO FM A P L E W O O D ThePerfectPlaceToCelebrate M a y o r : DianaLongrie6 5 1 . 7 7 4 . 1 4 9 0diana.longrie@ci.maplewood.mn.us Council Members: VotedÒBestPlaceToHold Kathleen Juenemann6 5 1 . 7 7 1 . 3 6 7 0kathleen.juenemann@ci.maplewood.mn.us AReception!ÓThe Erik Hjelle6 5 1 . 2 1 7 . 2 1 7 2erik.hjelle@ci.maplewood.mn.us Will Rossbach6 5 1 . 4 8 4 . 5 4 2 7w i l l . ro s s b a c h @ c i . m a p l e w o o d . m n . u s MaplewoodCommunity RebeccaCave6 5 1 . 7 7 3 . 7 0 5 9re b e c c a c a v e 1 @ h o t m a i l . c o m Centeroffersaffordable City Manager: prices,convenience,a G regCopeland6 5 1 . 2 4 9 . 2 0 5 0g re g . c o p e l a n d @ c i . m a p l e w o o d . m n . u s largebaywindow,five CITY HALL fabulouscaterers,a276- 1830CountyRoad B East, Maplewood, MN55109 Phone 651.249.2000Fax651.249.2009 seattheaterperfectfor w w w. c i . m a p l e w o o d . m n . us ceremonies,anoutdoor DEPUTYREGISTRARHOURS patio,freeparking,and exceptionalservice.You Monday Ð Friday: 8:00 am Ð 4:30 pm S a t u rday: 8:00 am Ð 12:00 noon canÕtbeatthisGRAND experience.