I read other people's blogs. It gives me ideas about what I should write in my own blog. I have noticed an odd thing that bloggers do. They somtimes say their blog is "on hiatus" when what they really mean to say, I think, is that they are on hiatus.
I'm on hiatus. Actually, I'm taking [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2006
Hiatus
June 29, 2006 – 7:00 pm
Hennepin County News
June 26, 2006 – 11:49 am
Eden Prairie is represented by two Commissioners on the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. Most of Eden Prairie is represented by Commissioner Randy Johnson. That's him to the right of Mayor Tyra-Lukens. To the left of the Mayor is Commissioner Linda Koblick. Commissioner Koblick represents everything in Eden Prairie north of Valley View Drive.
For today's [...]
Podcast #6: Community Center maintenance
June 23, 2006 – 10:34 am
We recently completed a maintenance project at our Community Center to repair and replace the ice making equipment in our ice arenas. City Facilities Supervisor Michael Sheggeby shot these photos of the process we use to paint the new ice in order to get it ready for figure skaters and hockey players. Click photos to [...]
2006-2007 City Manager Performance Goals
June 22, 2006 – 2:42 pm
Part of my annual performance review each year with the City Council is to establish performance goals for me for the upcoming year. I review the goals with the Council and get their general blessing on them. Setting performance goals is something we do with all of our employees here at the City of Eden [...]
What Happened at the Council Meeting Last Night?
June 21, 2006 – 5:31 am
This is a pretty common question that I get the day following a City Council meeting. We had a City Council meeting last night, Tuesday, June 20. Here are the highlights of last night's meeting.
The Council heard from a number of residents who live around Red Rock Lake who have been encroaching on City-owned land [...]
A Federal Case (comments requested)
June 20, 2006 – 6:08 am
Several months ago, the City prevailed in federal court in a lawsuit brought against us by an attorney named Adam Webb on behalf of a company called Advantage Media. I've written about this case before. It's about billboards
Eden Prairie has an ordinance that regulates the use of outdoor signage. Mr. Webb represents a company that [...]
Comments feature
June 17, 2006 – 4:10 am
I’ve installed a triple dose of comment spam protection. It’s a defensive strategy designed to prevent the automated spammer scripts, not the one-comment-at-a-time spammers. We’ll soon see, as Scott plans a blog entry in the near future in which he'll turn on comments.
In the meantime, feel free to experiment by posting a comment on this [...]
Podcast #5: Hwy 212 construction
June 16, 2006 – 8:48 pm
You can't miss it if you live in or travel through western Eden Prairie. The construction of Trunk Highway (T.H.) 212 is marching forward from Eden Prairie to points west in Chanhassen and Carver County. I was out there the other day and snapped these four photos. My podcast today is a [...]
Good Things Happening at Round Lake
June 15, 2006 – 6:19 am
There are some good things happening at Round Lake Park right now. Specifically, there are some very good things happening to the environmental health of Round Lake. You can read a good feature story about Steve McComas, Lake Detective, in today's edition of the Eden Prairie News.
As far as Round Lake is concerned, Mr. McComas [...]
Summary of the Session
June 14, 2006 – 5:34 am
Well it's been a few weeks now since the 2006 legislative session of the Minnesota State Legislature wrapped up for the year. Now that the dust has settled, I thought it would be a good time to take a look at some of the results that impact the way in which the City does business.
A capital [...]
Podcast #4: Eden Prairie, Fit City
June 9, 2006 – 8:15 am
On Wednesday of this past week, Mayor Tyra-Lukens and I were honored to have State Health Commissioner Dianne Mandernach join us in our City Council Chambers to present us with the official Governor’s Fit City recognition plaque. While she was here, I convinced her to join the Mayor for their first ever [...]
Watch Out for Oak Wilt
June 8, 2006 – 5:11 am
The City of Eden Prairie is issuing a warning today to residents about the confusion between two tree diseases. Recently the City received several calls from residents who have been told by private tree companies that their trees are infected with Oak Wilt, and need to be cut down. Employees from the City's Forestry Division have investigated several [...]
Positive Performance Review
June 7, 2006 – 11:53 am
I had my annual performance review last night with the City Council. Since I started working here in 2002, my performance reviews have been somewhat similar in structure from year to year. We solicit comments on my performance from City Councilmembers, Department Directors, and generally about 50-60 other City employees. A couple of times we've [...]
Arson at Prairieview
June 6, 2006 – 8:14 am
These are a pair of sad, but true, before and after photos. On the left is the photo of our Prairiview Park warming house just after it was destroyed by an arson fire this past Sunday night. On the right is the area after our crews cleaned up the area before kids came back to [...]
Surprise, Surprise
June 2, 2006 – 9:58 am
Summer construction season is an interesting time of year for so many reasons. For one, when you dig a hole in the ground, you will never be quite sure what you're going to find. For example, there is a redevelopment project underway at the corner of Mitchell Road and Highway 5 here in Eden Prairie. [...]
