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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 - 07 JulNEWS July 2008 Together We Can! The Fun Starts Here! July 4th Celebrations At Hazelwood Park Thank you to our sponsor Cub Foods. It wouldnÕt be the Fourth of July without MaplewoodÕsPeople of all ages will enjoy the Gunny Sack Races, annual festivities at Hazelwood Park (1663 County Rd.Water Balloon Toss, Hula Hoop Contests, Egg/Spoon C). Past July 4th celebrations have attracted upwardsRelays and much more of 10,000 people. This yearÕs fete promises to be bigger6:00 to 7:00 pm CONTESTS and better than ever. Who would win in a Jell-O/Ice Cream Eating Contest Ñ According toyou or your kids? Whether you win or lose, youÕll know that Doug Taubman,your child got enough to eat... Citizen6:00 to 10:00 pm LIVE MUSIC Services,by the Legendary Lamont Cranston Blues Band! Sit back, recreationrelax and enjoy one of the best blues bands in the country. supervisor for10:00 pm FIREWORKS the City ofThe best seat in the house for this firework extravaganza is right Maplewood,in Hazelwood Park. You definitely wonÕt be disappointed all the regularwith this 25-minute aerial pyrotechnic display. activities are(In the event of rain, the fireworks display will most likely be back, inheld on July 5 Ñ same place/same time) addition to a beer/wine wagon and a highly anticipated Lamont Cranston Blues Band performance by the legendary Lamont Cranston Blues Band.Take advantage of this great opportunity to see the Lamont Cranston Blues Band perform live at Hazelwood Park during Be sure to bring your lawn chairs for a full evening of free the City of MaplewoodÕs 4th of July festivities. entertainment. The festivities start at 5:00 pm on Friday, July 4, and continue through an extravagant fireworks display.This legendary, Minneapolis-based blues band has shared the stage with almost everyone in the business, including Muddy MAPLEWOODÕS 4TH OF JULY SCHEDULE Hazelwood Park, MaplewoodWaters and Albert King. Considered some of the best 5:00 to 10:00 pmjammers in the industry, the Cranstons have prompted such FOOD BOOTHS Items available for purchase include taste-tempting cornwellknown performers as Bonnie Raitt, Wilson Pickett, Keb Mo, dogs, minidonuts, cotton candy, french fries, lemonade,Dan Aykroyd, Sugar Blue and Jeff Healey to jump up on Premier Pizza, Hometown Creamery Ice Cream,the stage and join in. cappuccino & more The Lamont Cranston Blues Band will perform at Hazelwood Beer Wagon serving beer and wine coolers NEW this year: Park on Friday, July 4, from 6:00 to 10:00 pm, on the Big 5:00 to 9:00 pm INFLATABLES FUN Stage. No charge for admission. The younger set will have a great time on the Obstacle Course, Giant Twister Game and Mega Joust Article originally appeared June 14, 2008, in a Pioneer Press Marketing 5:30 to 8:30 pm FAMILY GAMES & FACEPAINTING Department special section. Reprinted with permission. Three Cheers For Us!MAKE A NEW ADDITION By Will Rossbach TO AN OLD HABIT Picture this, me wearing one of thosecity employees should throw your high school letter sweaters with a bigshoulders back and hold your heads Did you know ÒMÓ on the front running as fast as Ihigh because you are some of the that milk cartons, can for 50 feet, springing into amost talented and dedicated people juice boxes and couple of cart wheels, a flip or twowith which I have ever had the reusable clothes and a round off and landing in apleasure of being associated. It isnÕt and linens are complete split on the ground with onejust me saying so either. The citizens recyclable in hand on my side and the other handtell me and you that same thing all the MaplewoodÕs straight up in the air, shouting yah rahtime. Maplewood is a great city. Every program? This rah, MAPLEWOOD. I of course canÕtsurvey that we have ever done has is yet another actually do that, the fifty foot run isindicated that you, the citizens, believe way to get about the most that I can handle, butthat to be true. A large percent of you involved in recycling and accept the symbolically that is one of the jobs thathave lived here for years and challenge of MaplewoodÕs Environmental I, and all the councilyears. You didnÕt decide to and Natural Resource Commission to members, should have indo that because you increase recycling in Maplewood. our job description. thought Maplewood was a bad place to Place milk cartons and juice boxes in your The Council is the live, or to work, or recycling bin along with your bottles and figure head of the city. raise your family. As M cans. We are not the employer long as you believe we for the cityÕs employees are more than half Another unusual material accepted in but we can have a way to actually being Maplewood's recycling program is good, huge impact on their a great city because it clean, reusable clothes and linens. Put morale and thus their is you that decides these items in a sturdy, plastic bag job performance. The same is true weather we are great or not. clearly marked "Clothes & Linens" next to for the morale of the cityÕs citizens and your other recycling. Eureka Recycling the opinion of our sister cities. HaveCertainly we have had some rough sells the clothing to USÕAgain, a company you ever been having a great dayspots recently, but they are passing that distributes used clothing to markets and then someone comes in and withphases which will be overcome by the in the Twin Cities, Chicago, and their poor attitude completely ruins it inmuch larger, much stronger beliefs that abroadÑthe same markets to which about half a second? How many timesyou all hold. The next time that Goodwill and other thrift stores sell their does it take for someone with that typesomeone asks you where you live you excess clothing. of attitude who continuallyinsists onshould look them straight in the eye telling you that you, or your work, orand say, ÒI live in Maplewood one of The folks at Eureka Recycling know that your city, are bad before you start tothe best, most innovative, hard- recycling is an important part of question weather maybe you are aworking cities in the metro area.Ó If achieving its mission to reduce waste bad person, or that your work is poor,you say it with authority and often today and reach a waste-free tomorrow, or your city is sub-par?enough, then the rest of the metro will so they are always actively searching for also realize that you canÕt keep a recycling markets for new types of Well right now go look in the mirror. good person, a good employee, or materials. If you have questions, please See youÕre an okay person. Maybe a good city down. call Eureka RecyclingÕs recycling hotline couple of hairs are out of place but its at 651.222.SORT (7678). And donÕt nothing that a comb canÕt fix. All you ÒTogether We CanÓ Will Rossbach forget, please have your recycling sorted and at the curb by 7:00 am. BEST BUY OFFERS FREE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING Richfield based electronicsbring in only two items per day. store, Best Buy has Since last summer, Minnesota has had one of the toughest launched a pilot program electronics recycling laws in the country, essentially requiring that offers free electronics manufacturers to help pay the cost of recycling their goods. recycling for consumers. Since Best Buy makes some of the brands that it sells, the Computer processors and companyÕs new program goes beyond the letter of the law monitors and TVs with and into the realm of good citizenship. Best Buy will handle screens up to 32 inches may be recycled at 17 participating a far greater volume of electronic waste than is legally Best Buy stores in the Twin Cities area, including the required. Best BuyÕs effort demonstrates product stewardship Maplewood store at 1795 East County Road D at Southlawn by taking responsibility for products from purchase to Drive. Console TVs, air conditioners, microwaves and other obsolescence. large appliances are not accepted. Customers are allowed to CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF LEGACY VILLAGE UPDATE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT! By Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner ItÕs been five years now since the city council approved the planned unit development (PUD) known as Legacy Village of Maplewood, west of the Maplewood Mall. Legacy Village is an 80-acre commercial and residential project located south of County Road D between Hazelwood Street and Southlawn Drive. The exception is the Cottages at Legacy Village, a detached town house Tuesday, August 5, 2008 development, constructed by This year National Night Out celebrates another developer which also 25 years of bringing neighbors and fronts on the east side of neighborhoods together. Last year Legacy Village Hazelwood Street. Legacy Village Maplewood residents hosted 66 block parties and this year our goal is to haveis about 75 percent completed. The developer, the Hartford Group, is over 75 parties. continuing to work on completing the entire development project. National Night Out is a great way to meet Since the city council approved the Legacy Village PUD, the following and interact with your neighbors. It phases of the development have been started or completed: provides a time to get to know one another and makes your neighborhood more of a¥ Heritage Square Town Homes (220 units) Ð nearly finished community than a common location. ¥ Heritage Square 2nd Addition (81 units) Ð under construction ¥ Wyngate Rental Town Homes (50 units) Ð completed Parties are held in many different formats ¥ Ashley Furniture Ð completed including: pot-luck, bar-b-que, snacks and ¥ Kennard Professional Building (phase one of an office site) Ð completed beverages, kids games, pool parties or ¥ Maplewood Sculpture Park Ð completed any other ideas you may come up with. ¥ Legacy Retail Shoppes Ð approved, but not yet started ¥ Ramsey County Library Ð completed (originally, this site was to contain The date for National Night Out is August stores or restaurants) 5, 2008 and parties usually take place ¥ The Regent Senior-Housing Apartments (150 units)Ñconstruction pending between the hours of 5:00 pm and 9:00 pm. Police Officers and Firefighters attend There are three sites that still await development including: most of the parties and you can request a 1. An 11-acre site south of County Road D between Hazelwood Street K9 officer or the McGruff character attend and Kennard Street. This area has been approved for a small office your party. buildings on the southwest corner of Kennard and County Road D and For more information or to register your 91 town homes on the remaining 10 acres party, call 651-249-2700, email 2. The second phase of a larger office building site north Legacy MaplewoodNightOut@ci.maplewood.mn.us Parkway across from the Sculpture Park, and or visit www.ci.maplewood.mn.us and fill 3. The Legacy Retail Shoppes on the vacant lot west of Ashley Furniture out the party registration form. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION By Peter Fischer The Parks and Recreation Commissionparks policy, facilities, programs andkeep people of all ages physically and is setup to advise the City Staff,financial support. Once the Councilmentally healthy. Manager and City Council in allapproved the recommendations the Parks This year we are working on implementing matters pertaining to public parks andand Recreation Director and staff built a the Joy Park master plan, developing recreation. The appearance offull active and passive park system. master plans for the Gladstone area Maplewood Parks has changed greatly There are now 35 Parks, 13parks, redevelopment of Lions Park and over the past 35 years. In the early neighborhood preserves, oneproviding input on the Parks section of 70's the parks were primarily for community center, a nature center andthe CityÕs Comprehensive Plan. baseball and mowed from end to end. miles of trails. This has resulted in the For more information on the Parks and Over time the commission hasmajor change that almost all parks now Recreation Commission visit: facilitated many neighborhoodinclude areas that are no longer www.ci.maplewood.mn.us and follow meetings to learn the needs of themowed, but restored to more native the links to Resident Boards and community and then makeconditions. Programming now includes Commission or call 651.249.2300. recommendations to the City Council onfine arts and recreation opportunities to Buckthorn May Be Lurking In Your Yard! City Meetings: Join the cityÕs effort this fall to remove buckthorn from Maplewood! HereÕs how you can help: July 1 7:00 pm Planning Commission ¥ Attend a Buckthorn Removal Event Ð see Parks issue for times and dates. July 26:30 pmParks and Recreation Commission (special meeting) ¥ Learn how to get rid of buckthorn by reading the Buckthorn Management JULY 4 & 5 CITY OFFICES ARE CLOSED Brochure, available at Maplewood Nature Center, City Hall and Community July 5 10:00 am CitizenÕs Forum Center, and the city website. July 8 6:00 pm Community Design ¥ Check your yards and neighborhoods for buckthorn. Volunteer to be a Buckthorn Review Board Block Captain if you are in our designated neighborhood. July 14 6:30 pm City Council July 155:15 pmEnvironmental and Natural ¥ Maplewood residents may check out a Weed Wrench, from the Maplewood ¨ Resources Meeting Nature Center, for free! Wrenches are available for a one week period. Please July 15 7:00 pm Planning Commission bring proof of residency and a returnable $25 check deposit. Please call July 16 6:30 pm Parks and Recreation 651.249.2170 to check on availability. Commission July 17 7:00 pm Historic Preservation ¥ Drop off only buckthorn at one of MaplewoodÕs buckthorn drop-off sites (in early Commission November only). July 22 6:00 pm Community Design ¥ Call the Buckthorn Hotline at 651.249.2188, for answers to frequently asked Review Board questions or to leave a message. July 286:30 pm City Council Meeting ¥ Maplewood has two targeted buckthorn neighborhoods this year. The first is the Sunset Ridge Park Neighborhood and the second is the area between Upper Afton All meetings are held at City Hall, Road, Maryland Ave., Century Avenue (Hwy 120) and McKnight Road. Please see 1830 County Road B East. our website for maps of these neighborhoods. Targeted neighborhoods receive free Any meeting cancellations are posted on the CityÕs website. buckthorn only pickup in early November. www.ci.maplewood.mn.us If you have basic cable service, all City Commissions, Removal Methods: information and programs can be viewed on Channel ¥ To remove buckthorn without causing erosion and damage to nearby oaks and 16.All City Council and Commission meetings are broadcast live on Channel 16 and are rebroadcast on a native, desirable vegetation, please cut your buckthorn in the fall only, and then schedule that is posted at www.ci.maplewood.mn.us. treat the stumps with herbicide. This is essential to prevent resprouting. For more information on removal methods, please see our Buckthorn Management Brochure online at www.maplewood.ci.mn.us. Click on Nature Center, Natural Resources Conservation and then Buckthorn. ¥ Buckthorn should not be removed with heavy equipment. This will result in soil erosion, soil compaction, and stress of nearby trees. Our forests are under attack from several fronts, including diseases. Extra stress may guarantee an untimely death of nearby trees. Maplewood Police Department 2007 Achievements During the Week of May 11-17, National Police Week was celebrated. Here are some of the 2007 highlights for your Maplewood Police Department. ¥ Authorized hiring of three additional Officers¥ Graduated 10th Annual Citizen Academy ¥ Received $80,000 grant to fund Narcotics Officer and ¥ Educated 200+ kids in DARE curriculum Gang Strike Force Officer¥ Responded to 25,000+ calls for service ¥ Trained two new canine officers and their partners¥ Made 323 drunk driving arrests ¥ Implemented electronic ticket writer system in squad cars ¥ Expanded bike patrol through acquisition of 4 new bikes purchased through grant fundingthrough grant funding ¥ Reached 66 neighborhood parties on National Night Out¥ Congratulated Officer Sypniewski on his award from the MN Chiefs of Police Association CITYOFMAPLEWOOD Mayor: PRSRT STD Diana Longrie651.774.1490diana.longrie@ci.maplewood.mn.us U.S. POSTAGE Council Members: PAID Kathleen Juenemann651.771.3670kathleen.juenemann@ci.maplewood.mn.us Erik Hjelle651.217.2172erik.hjelle@ci.maplewood.mn.us Permit #4903 Will Rossbach651.484.5427will.rossbach@ci.maplewood.mn.us *******ECRWSS** St. Paul, MN John Nephew651.776.5963john.nephew@ci.maplewood.mn.us POSTALCUSTOMER City Manager: Chuck Ahl651.249.2050chuck.ahl@ci.maplewood.mn.us CITY HALL 1830 County Road B East, Maplewood, MN 55109 Phone 651.249.2000 Fax 651.249.2009 www.ci.maplewood.mn.us DEPUTY REGISTRAR AND PASSPORT HOURS Monday Ð Friday: 8:00 am Ð 4:30 pm Printed on recycled paper. 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