My staff and I met with the City Council in early February 2003 to discuss establishing a new mission and vision for the City. Before going into the planning session, the Councilmembers had told me individually that they thought the current basic direction of the City’s mission statement was good, but that its format, [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2003
Day Off from The Blog
April 4, 2003 – 7:34 am
I’ve got to take a day off from The Blog today. My wife and I are painting a small remodeling project in our home. We decided to have the contractor do everything with the project, except the painting. It’s the only trade that we can perform at an average or slightly below [...]
The Blog from City Hall in the news
April 3, 2003 – 10:07 pm
The Eden Prairie Sun-Current has a feature this week titled Eden Prairie City Manager Scott Neal begins a Weblog by reporter Merrily Helgeson.
The Moody Un-Blues
April 3, 2003 – 7:11 pm
The long process used by cities to issue debt is interesting. A little hard to follow sometimes, but interesting nonetheless.
Generally, a City decides to do a project. Then it decides how much to spend on the project. Then it decides how to finance the project. Maybe a little cash. Maybe borrow [...]
Volunteer Fire Departments
April 2, 2003 – 8:18 am
There was a very interesting article the other day in the Pioneer Press about volunteer fire departments. It seems that as many cities begin to seriously consider budget reductions, they’re looking at libraries, recreation programs, and fulltime fire departments, if they have one. It might surprise you how many smaller suburban and outstate [...]
Follow-up to Midwest Asphalt
April 1, 2003 – 7:44 am
We had a very nice visit with the President and Vice-President of Midwest Asphalt yesterday (see my blog entry from earlier in the day). They are feeling the effects of the variability of the construction industry right now. Not quite sure what the summer is going to bring.
They understand the nature of their [...]
Puttin’ Heads in the Beds
April 1, 2003 – 7:34 am
In late 2002 the City and the Chamber of Commerce initiated a discussion with the hotel managers in Eden Prairie about the possible formation of a Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB).
A CVB is a formal organization established by a City or County that manages tourism efforts in a community. The CVB assesses a room [...]
