Mayor Tyra-Lukens and I attended the annual organizational meeting today of the Municipal Legislative Commission (MLC). The Mayor is seated in the middle (white shirt) of the photo below. To the right of the Mayor is Mr. John Gunyou, City Manager of Minnetonka. To her left is The Honorable Mary Hammon-Roland, Mayor [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2003
Downtown Development
July 30, 2003 – 4:52 pm
Development marches on in “downtown” Eden Prairie. I’ve snapped a few photos of two new projects in the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area-SouthWest Station on Technology Drive. I took these shots from the top of the SouthWest Metro parking garage. It’s quite a view.
Looking West at New Apartment Complex
This photo shows the start [...]
A Beautiful View
July 27, 2003 – 4:42 pm
We are so fortunate in Eden Prairie to be living on the high bluffs of the Minnesota River Valley. Our views of the valley are just stunning, almost year around. Here are a couple views that I got when I pulled my car to the side of the road last week when I [...]
A Vikings’ Stadium for Eden Prairie?
July 23, 2003 – 9:31 pm
Maybe.
Earlier this afternoon the City of Eden Prairie and the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce released a joint news release announcing a joint effort to facilitate the development of the new Vikings’ football stadium in Eden Prairie.
Read what the Star Tribune had to say. However, Eden Prairie News gave the story more depth. [...]
Why Do We Put That Stuff On Our Streets?
July 23, 2003 – 7:30 am
The three photos below show what I call “chip & seal” materials on our streets. If you’ve driven around Eden Prairie much, you’ve probably seen a street or two that looks like this:
I get questions every year from citizens about why we do this to our streets. The “chip & seal” process has [...]
Serving Our Country
July 19, 2003 – 7:58 am
This is Jeff Cordes. Jeff works for the City as a Forestry Technician. Jeff’s job is to assess and resolve tree problems in Eden Prairie. Let me tell you, there are a lot of trees in Eden Prairie. In addition to all the trees on public land, Jeff also assesses [...]
The WAFTA Surprise
July 15, 2003 – 10:49 pm
WAFTA is an acronym that stands for the Western Area Fire Training Association. It is an organization of eleven cities in Hennepin and Carver Counties that formed an association in the 1970’s to manage a new training center for their respective volunteer fire departments.
The WAFTA cities are: Mound, Excelsior, Watertown, Mayer, St. [...]
Krispy Kreme: Before the Lines
July 10, 2003 – 7:31 am
The new Krispy Kreme doughnut store is on the way. The photos below show the status of construction of Krispy Kreme’s new Eden Prairie store on July 9, 2003. The first shot is of the entry into the new SW Metro Transit parking facility. You can see Krispy Kreme under construction to [...]
Eden Prairie Welcomes The Shriners
July 8, 2003 – 11:57 am
It was exciting Monday to come to work and see the energy and interest generated by the Shriners at the Eden Prairie Center. The Shriners, who are in Minneapolis this week for their annual convention, held their practice and motor skills competitions in the Eden Prairie Center’s parking lot, outside of Mervyn’s.
The [...]
Protecting and Serving
July 2, 2003 – 7:31 am
One of the things that I enjoy most about my job is the opportunities I have to connect with our employees that are actually out there serving the public on the front lines. I spend so much of my time in City Hall, or in meetings somewhere else, that it’s easy to forget [...]
Field Trip Follow-up
July 1, 2003 – 6:20 pm
We enjoyed an excellent field trip to Scott County yesterday to talk to their Deputy County Administrator, Mr. Gary Nelson, about their IT system.
They have dedicated a substantial level of resources to their IT system, both their internal works and their website. Their experience with the Stellent products has been very good. [...]
