No, we are not opening up a new municipal drive in liquor store. Yesterday around the Noon hour a customer of the City’s Den Road liquor store was pulling into a parking spot and hit the accelerator instead of the brake. Net effect: see above. The customer drove its (I’m being [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2004
City office space at Eden Prairie Center
April 29, 2004 – 12:00 pm
During the past twelve months or so, City staff have been working with the managers at the Eden Prairie Center on a proposal that would provide the City with some municipal office space at the Center. The City was granted some preferential access to office space when the City provided TIF funding for the [...]
Seniors
April 28, 2004 – 3:36 pm
This is George Schell and Joan Rumford accepting a proclamation at the City Council meeting last night that was read by Acting Mayor Ron Case recognizing Senior Awareness Week in Eden Prairie. George is a member of our Senior Advisory Council. Joan is the Chair of our Senior Advisory Council.
This is Carla Kress. [...]
Welcome Back and Goodbye
April 27, 2004 – 12:58 pm
We were happy this week to welcome back Jeff Cordes to our staff. Jeff has been gone since July 2003 when he was deployed with the Minnesota Natioanl Guard to Bosnia & Herzegovnia for a peacekeeping and security mission. Jeff worked for the HHC of the 34th Infrantry Division of the Minnesota National [...]
Walkable Communities Workshop
April 23, 2004 – 8:34 am
The City of Eden Prairie played host to one of eight local presentations of the Metropolitan Council called “Walkable Communities Workshops”. The objective of the workshops is to educate Minnesota citizens about what they can do (and how they can do) to make their communities more “walkable”. This is a photo of Mayor [...]
Incident at Eden Prairie High School
April 22, 2004 – 1:30 pm
I just got back to office after spending my morning at Eden Prairie High School. Here’s the official news release explaining an incident that occurred at the high school today:
“This morning at approximately 7:55 a.m., Eden Prairie High School began a lock-down. Police were called when reports of a person carrying a gun was [...]
EP Community Ed Partnership Breakfast Meeting
April 21, 2004 – 2:47 pm
That’s Jeanne Zetah in the blue dress. She is the Director of Community Educational Services for the Eden Prairie School District. In the dark blue suit, that’s Roy Terwilliger, President of Community Bank Eden Prairie, and former long-time State Senator representing Eden Prairie and Edina in the Minnesota State Senate. Roy’s bank [...]
My Trip to BFI
April 19, 2004 – 7:27 am
Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) formerly managed a solid waste landfilling operation in Eden Prairie. While the landfill has been closed for almost a decade, BFI must still operate the site to maintain environmental control over the former landfill. BFI also operates a transfer station at the site. The transfer station has a permit [...]
Hey, It’s Been A Busy Week
April 17, 2004 – 9:57 pm
Gee, it was a busy week this week. It’s been a long time since I have gone a week without blogging. Among the things that I was involved in this past week were the following:
- Prepping for an important meeting between the City’s Heritage Preservation Commission and the Eden Prairie Historical Society. [...]
Welcome Janet Jeremiah
April 11, 2004 – 8:25 am
I’m pleased to announce that Ms. Janet B. Jeremiah, AICP, of Victoria has accepted my offer to become Eden Prairie�s new Community Development Director. Ms. Jeremiah, who is currently the Planning and Zoning Supervisor for the City of St. Louis Park, will assume her new duties on May 3, 2004
The Community Development Director position [...]
The Barn
April 7, 2004 – 1:27 pm
This is the Riley Jacques Barn. It is located in Riley Lake Park. In 2003, the City approved a rehabilitation project for this barn to remodel this building into a facility that is usable for the public and for the City to use a new programming space.
As of March 31, 2004, [...]
The Congressman, The Pheasant, and The Kid.
April 6, 2004 – 11:01 am
The Congressman
We were honored this morning at our Eden Prairie A.M. Rotary Club to have U.S. Congressman Jim Ramstad as our morning program speaker. Congressman Ramstad has represented the Third District of Minnesota for 7 terms. He has a very high level of support among his constituents of the Third District. [...]
Spring Break Down South
April 5, 2004 – 7:31 am
No, not Florida, or Cancun, or South Padre Island. Not even Arkansas. I spent two days of a short spring break last week in Iowa visiting my son at Central College. Central is located in the small town of Pella, Iowa - about thirty miles southeast of Des Moines.
This is my son, [...]
