We held our State of the City/Spring Employee Recognition event today. We gave our employees a presentation on the upcoming parks referendum, reviewed some highlights from the last year, and recognized employees who have achieved certain tenure threshholds.
The event culminated with the annual performance awards, a tradition we started here just last year. [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2004
And…This Year’s Winners Are……
March 30, 2004 – 5:17 pm
The Future 494 and 169 Highway Intersection
March 29, 2004 – 10:48 am
This is the schematic drawing of the design of the future intersection of 494 and 169. North is at the top of this drawing.
This project was included as part of the Highway 169 projects that were authorized by the State Legislature in 2003. It is a major project, and a major improvement to [...]
Just a note…
March 25, 2004 – 12:51 pm
Just a note that I added some additional information to my March 24th blog rant about the Fiscal Disparities program. You can now link to the Star Tribune’s story and the Citizen’s League report that started this discussion.
FYI.
City Councilmember Ron Case
March 25, 2004 – 10:24 am
Councilmember Ron Case has lived and worked in Eden Prairie for most of the past twenty-five years. Mr. Case is employed by the Eden Prairie School District teaching elementary school, focusing on 3rd grade, 5th grade, and for the past fourteen year, 6th grade.
Mr. Case is currently serving in his third elected [...]
Fiscal Disparities
March 24, 2004 – 1:20 pm
There was another good report from the Citizen’s League on the current status of the state’s Fiscal Disparities program in the Pioneer Press today. The Star-Tribune had this to say about the same report in their March 25th edition. The annual report from the Citizen’s League again casts some doubt on the effectiveness [...]
Land For Sale
March 22, 2004 – 7:46 am
The City of Eden Prairie has this land for sale. It is at the SW corner of Highway 5 and Mitchell Road. It is the site of the City’s Public Safety Center. We still have a Public Safety Center, of course, only now it is in the City Center at 8080 [...]
Eden Prairie’s Park Improvement Referendum
March 18, 2004 – 10:44 am
The City Council has decided to ask the voters of Eden Prairie to consider authorizing the City to proceed with a number of improvements to the City’s park and recreational facility system. We’ve got a top flight system already, but we must also moderize and plan for the future. The City last asked voters [...]
We’re Out
March 17, 2004 – 1:20 pm
In consultation with the City Council and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, Eden Prairie is pulling out of the stadium pursuit process. Here’s the text of our official press release:
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Governor’s Stadium Proposal
March 16, 2004 – 1:28 pm
Governor Pawlenty released his proposal yesterday that described how he would like to see two new stadiums developed in Minnesota. One for the Twins. One for the Vikings. The Star Tribune described the Governor’s proposal like this: Stadium Proposal.
Governor Pawlenty describes his own proposal like this:
Governor’s Proposal
During the Governor’s stadium screening committee [...]
State Budget Debate
March 15, 2004 – 1:04 pm
This is John Gunyou. John is the city manager in Minnetonka. He has a great career history in the private and public sectors. Notably, he was the Finance Commissioner for former Governor Arne Carlson.
John and a fellow former Finance Commissioner, Mr. Jay Kiedrowski, co-wrote the attached article on the advisability of the [...]
2004 Deer Management Program
March 13, 2004 – 9:15 pm
The City of Eden Prairie�s Deer Management Program for 2003-04 that is normally conducted in the fall got underway this past week. A wildlife management company using professional sharpshooters will again be used to reduce the City�s deer population by about 135.
The Deer Management Program was instituted nine years ago on [...]
Councilmember Phil Young
March 12, 2004 – 11:32 am
Phil Young is currently serving on his first elected term as a Councilmember on the Eden Prairie City Council, elected in November 2001, with his current term running from January 2002 through December 2005.
Prior to his time as an elected official, Mr. Young spent three years as an appointed Commission member on the [...]
The Trip to the Capitol
March 11, 2004 – 7:31 am
(L to R) Councilmember Denise Klint from Coon Rapids; Lulu Mosman, Eden Prairie; Councilmember Jan Mosman, Eden Prairie; and Colleen Fay from Congressman Jim Ramstad’s Office.
This a follow-up to the entry earlier this week when I was in Washington DC for the National League of Cities annual congressional cities conference. I snapped this photo [...]
NLC’s Agenda: Are We On Board?
March 10, 2004 – 11:44 am
The National League of Cities is probably a lot like any other national advocacy group. While it tries to represent the interests of all cities, it does in fact come across, at least in my opinion, with a bit of a bias. The bias at NLC is towards large central cities. Most speakers [...]
Why Are We In Washington DC?
March 8, 2004 – 6:11 am
Fair question.
This is The Honorable Charles Lyons, President of the National League of Cities. He is a Selectmen (comparable to our City Councilmembers) from Arlington, Massachusetts. Click his photo to see how he answered this important quesiton:
I am writing this early Monday morning. Councilmembers Jan Mosman and Phil Young and I will [...]
