I’m taking a brief break from my mandatory spouse-ordered home improvement vacation.
I had the opportunity last week to see Chef John Schumacher speak at the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon meeting. I also sat with him during the lunch part of the luncheon meeting. He is a very interesting guy, with an important message about [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2004
Wise Words from Chef John
July 28, 2004 – 9:28 am
Out This Week, Maybe
July 26, 2004 – 8:29 am
I am supposed to be away from work this week on a mondatory spouse-imposed home improvement vacation. Vacation? Ya, right. Anyway, I’ll be out of the office. Writing to this blog this week will be hit and miss.
Back next week.
Blogging Across the Pond
July 23, 2004 – 7:44 am
This is the Right Honorable John Prescott, Member of Parliment:
Mr. Prescott is the Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom. You can can learn more about Mr. Prescott at his website:
Chief Dan Carlson and I had the wonderful opportunity to meet with three staffmembers from [...]
Recognition
July 22, 2004 – 7:27 am
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada has announced that Eden Prairie has been recognized for the its excellence in financial management and accounting by awarding it the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its binennial budget.
The award is based on our budget’s use as a policy document; a [...]
Three Cheers for Civility
July 21, 2004 – 8:14 am
It’s almost a given these days that when you schedule a controversial issue to be discussed in the public sphere, such as a City Council meeting or a County Board Meeting or a School Board meeting or something similar, those of us on the government side of the meeting usually expect the meeting to ultimately [...]
City Hall at the Mall
July 20, 2004 – 8:17 am
This is Councilmember Ron Case cutting the ribbon at the dedication ceremony for the City’s new Housing & Human Services Office at the Eden Prairie Center. The new office is located on the “boutique level” at the Eden Prairie Center, next to the offices of General Growth (the owners and managers of the Eden Prairie [...]
Cross Promotion Monday
July 19, 2004 – 8:33 am
It’s Cross Promotion Monday. I hope you’ll take a moment and sample some of these links:
Eden Prairie Chief of Police Dan Carlson….
…….has his own weblog. Sample it by clicking on his face. I’ve linked it for you.
The Habitat for Technology is a local collaborative project to increase the presense of techology in Eden Prairie’s schools, [...]
More on the LGA Glitch
July 16, 2004 – 4:49 pm
More news this week on the alleged glitch in the State’s Local Government Aid formula. A Star-Tribune story from yesterday described the problems that some city governments are going to have if the alleged glitch is not fixed.
The same glitch existed last year, but Governor Pawlenty fixed the glitch through a unilateral action. After he [...]
Rink #1
July 15, 2004 – 7:54 am
The City is currently engaged in a major repair project of the floor of Rink #1 at our Community Center. We are in a race with the sun. We are attempting to get a new rink floor and freezing system installed in Rink #1 before the start of this fall’s indoor ice season. [...]
The Itasca Project
July 12, 2004 – 11:05 am
Mr. Curt Johnson, Citistates Group
A couple of weeks ago I had the occasion to attend a meeting where Mr. Curt Johnson was our keynote speaker. Mr. Johnson told our group about The Itasca Project. The Itasca Project is an initiative from the highest leadership ranks of our state, both public and private, to [...]
The Friday Report
July 9, 2004 – 12:53 pm
Every Friday (well, almost every Friday) I prepare a report for the City Council that I call the Friday Report. Yes, I know, not a very imaginative name. I’ve prepared these kinds of weekly reports in every city that I have worked in. I have found them to be helpful to busy [...]
Local Government Aid
July 8, 2004 – 10:04 am
Not many of you probably catch the evening news on Channel 6 - KAAL TV. That’s because it’s from Albert Lea. I don’t happen to watch that news either, but I do occasionally check up on their reporting via their online service. Here’s an interesting story they put on their website just [...]
Clean Air Politics
July 7, 2004 – 7:42 am
The City Council adopted a new resolution last night that puts us back into the metro-wide debate on where people have the privilege of smoking tobacco.
The resolution asks the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners to take up the issue and make decision for the entire county, including all of its cities - except [...]
These Words Speak Volumes
July 5, 2004 – 8:37 am
The Declaration of Indenpendence
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent [...]
Safety First
July 1, 2004 – 7:22 am
A couple of years ago I bought a new vehicle. This is my car.
I researched my options and bought a Subaru Forester. Why? I bought it because it was a good value; because it got reasonable gas mileage; because it was rated by Consumer Reports magazine as being a reliable vehicle; because it [...]
