The photo on the left was taken last week. It is a photo of a contractor’s backhoe on the frozen wetland in the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area. This is the “before” photo.
The photo on the right, also taken last week, is the same backhoe several hours later, not too long after the ice gave way [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Backhoe Down. Backhoe Down.
February 28, 2007 – 1:06 pm
The Partnership for Emergency Readiness
February 27, 2007 – 11:25 am
That’s Eden Prairie Fire Chief George Esbensen in the white shirt on the right. And that’s Eden Prairie Police Chief Rob Reynolds in the dark shirt on the left. Chief Esbensen and Chief Reynolds were the guests of the Eden Prairie A.M. Rotary Club this morning. They spoke to the club about a new initiative [...]
Citizen Feedback on Bent Creek
February 22, 2007 – 1:34 pm
At their meeting earlier this week, the Eden Prairie City Council took final action on an ordinance change which clarifies what land development and activities can and cannot occur at a golf course here in Eden Prairie. The owners of one particular golf course, Bent Creek, have strongly objected to the City’s actions because they [...]
A New Commission Is Born: The Budget Advisory Commission
February 21, 2007 – 8:48 am
At last night’s City Council meeting, the Council gave final approval to the creation of a new citizen advisory commission: the Budget Advisory Commission. The Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) will assist the City by providing additional insight and oversight for the City Council into the City’s biennial budget process. The seven specific responsibilities of the [...]
Interns
February 16, 2007 – 5:34 am
We have an active internship program here at the City of Eden Prairie. I don’t know if it’s more active or less active or about the same as other cities, but I do know that we seem fortunate every year to attract a good crop of interns, who then produce a lot of work for [...]
Bob Lambert
February 15, 2007 – 5:50 am
Do not adjust your computer. Yes, it’s a black & white photograph. I don’t know why it’s black & white. This is a photo of the Parks & Recreation Department from 1988. Not that long ago, really.
I’m sharing this photo today because the guy with the coat and tie on in the photo is Bob [...]
Rick Wahlen
February 13, 2007 – 12:46 pm
This is Rick Wahlen. Rick is the City’s Utilities Operations Manager. He manages the City’s water production and distribution systems, as well as the City’s sanitary and storm sewer collection systems. Rick is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. Rick has been selected to be the next principal regional emergency preparedness liaison [...]
Pauline Sager
February 12, 2007 – 5:56 am
From her desk, investigator nabs criminals
The Eden Prairie police investigator has her biggest case in 26 years, fingering a woman accused of stealing identities to take out mortgages.
That was Star Tribune reporter Anthony Lonetree’s front page photo and headline from yesterday’s “Twin Cities + Region” section of the paper. The story was all about [...]
It’s Warm in Arizona
February 7, 2007 – 9:11 pm
I spent my day today in Arizona as the guest of the Arizona City/County Management Association. I was a guest speaker at their annual winter conference in Sedona. My subject: local government blogs, of course.
It was -10F when I got into my car this morning to drive to the airport in Minneapolis. It was 80F [...]
Staff Meeting at the Range
February 6, 2007 – 11:02 am
This guy came to our regular Monday morning staff meeting yesterday……and we shot him 35 times. But don’t worry. He’s just a prop used at the South Metro Public Safety Training Center (SMPSTC). The SMPSTC is a jointly owned and operated training center for public safety employees, primarily police officers and fire fighters. The training [...]
Eden Prairie in the World
February 1, 2007 – 1:54 pm
U.S. Exporters Feel Favorable Trade Winds
Companies Lifted by Rising Tide of Foreign Sales, Particularly in China
By Peter S. Goodman and Nell Henderson
Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, January 30, 2007; Page D01
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A couple weeks ago I got a call at home that a Washington Post reporter was in the lobby and that [...]
