My colleague, Gene Dietz Director of Public Works for the City of Eden Prairie has a lot of wisdom to bestow. Gene is a very smart guy and has been around here for a long time. Gene has a lot of sayings that cut right to the chase when summing up various situations. One of [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2007
An Annual Event – Bell Ringing to Support the Salvation Army
December 26, 2007 – 1:09 pm
Every year, since I can remember, the Fire department has lent a helping hand to our friends at the Salvation Army by ringing the bell to collect cash donations. This year was no different. The fire department set up outside Rainbow Foods and began ringing the bell at Ten O’Clock in the morning and went [...]
The Journey Continues – Ric Rossow in Phenom Phen
December 19, 2007 – 10:59 am
As City Attorney Ric Rossow’s journey continues he stopped to take a picture of a fire truck in quarters in Phenom Phen. You’ll notice that this fire truck looks a lot like the earlier picture this week taken at the Taipei Fire Department. Obviously the manufacturer over in that part of the world uses the [...]
Taipei Fire Department
December 13, 2007 – 9:13 am
Often when people I know travel abroad they like to visit the local fire department and send along pictures of what they found. City Attorney Ric Rossow is traveling abroad right now and sent this picture of a fire truck in Taipei. The chassis of the truck is a very common style in the Pacific [...]
New Carbon Monoxide Detector Laws Going Into Effect
December 12, 2007 – 1:29 pm
In 2006 the State Legislature passed a law requiring CO detectors in all homes built in 2007 and all subsequent years and that all existing homes have the detectors beginning in 2008. The detectors are to be installed within 10 feet of all rooms used for sleeping. The enforcement of this law is simple during [...]
