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Newsletter of the City of Otsego ® APRIL—MAY 2010
AN HONOR LONG IN COMING FOR AN OTSEGO
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
A little over 125 years ago Charles Albert Washburn found —'4 murder of Charles
Washburn, a Constable who lived in out that Spaulding Washburn. However the
Otsego, was shot and killed in the line of was going to be t State Supreme Court
duty. This May 13th Charles Washburn at a home"three vacated that sentence
will be honored, along with other miles below ,< and Spaulding was
law enforcement officers that Monticello"and retried. In the second
have given their lives in the line of went there to wait. trial he was once again
duty, at the National Law Enforcement convicted, but was
Officers Memorial in Washington D.C. When Spaulding sentenced to just two
came to the years in state prison.
This recognition has come about as home's door,
the result of work done by the Wright Washburn shouted , There is a bit more
County Sheriff's Department and in to Spaulding that to this story. The
particular, Sgt. Peter Walker. For about he was under #' practice of working in
four months last year Walker worked arrest. Gun fire —1, law enforcement has
to gather the information necessary sounded and shots ', apparently been instilled
to have Washburn's name added to were exchanged, in Washburn's heirs. The
the memorial. Once he had submitted Washburn was great, great grandson of
the material concerning Constable wounded. Ten Charles A.Washburn's headstone at Charles Washburn, Troy
Washburn's death, Walker heard back days later on Otsego Cemetery Morrell, is a member
from the National Law Enforcement October 29 at of the law enforcement
Officers Memorial Fund almost about noon, Washburn died as a result community today. Morrell worked as a
immediately. of the gunshot. The funeral was held sheriff's deputy for four years and for
October 31, 1884 and he was buried at the past 13 years has been a member
The History of Wright County, by the Otsego Cemetery.The death was of the Minnesota State Patrol. After two
Franklin Curtiss-Wedge recounts the doubly hard on his wife,Alma, as she years in the Mankato district Morrell
details. On October 19, 1884 35 year- had just given birth weeks earlier to the moved to this area of the state and now
old Constable Charles A. Washburn was couple's son, Charles Eldrich Washburn. serves the same area of Minnesota that
given a warrant to serve on Granville his great, great grandfather had served
Spaulding, a Monticello resident Spaulding was put on trial, convicted 125 years ago.
who had made a number of threats. and sentenced to be hanged for the
IN THIS ISSUE: CITY OF
PAGE TWO: Otsego Clean-Up Week OTSEGO
PAGE THREE: Notes from the Mayor
PAGE THREE: McGruff Coloring Contest ON THE GREAT RIVER ROAD
RETURN YOUR
SPRINGTIME AND SPRING CENSUS FORM !
CLEANING ARE IN THE AIR It seems like an easy enough question:
How many people live in Otsego? But in
reality that's a tough question to answer.
As the snow melts it becomes very obvious that there is a lot of trash
that has been deposited along our roadsides.You can help in two ways. The oldest census record from 1855
First don't litter. Second consider being part of a group that adopts one had Otsego's population at 212, made
of the roads in Otsego and cleans it. up of 139 males and 73 females. On
the Otsego sign heading into the city
Presently there are four groups that have adopted a roadway in Otsego: on Hwy 101 the population is listed
Otsego Rod &Custom, Hakanson Anderson Associates, The Otsego as 10,800.The City Administrator for
Women of Today and the Otsego Parks Commission. Otsego has estimated the current
If you and your family or a group that you belong to,want to get population to be 14,647.
involved in Adopting a Road all the information is on the city's website at So what is the
ci.otsego.mn.us.Take a look at the map of available streets to choose "official" number
from. So go ahead, get involved and make Otsego an even betterplace :=
to live and work. g of residents?
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tl•Otsego Women of Today(Road to be determined) So help us answer the question: How
tl•Unassigned many people live in Otsego? Return
your census form in the pre paid
envelope that came with the form. Help
us get the accurate count of residents
OTSEGO CLEAN-UP WEEK that both Otsego and Minnesota
deserve—return your census form.
The week of May 3—8 is Otsego Clean-Up Week.
Residents will be able to dispose of appliances,
televisions, computers, and much more at a reduced
cost. Thanks to Metro Appliance Recycling for r"'r""'"""'
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sponsoring the Clean-Up Week and working with °"S' °' "°"s2°'° ,�:`i"""
residents and the city. Otsego residents will need to "�
pick up a voucher at Otsego City Hall (8899 Nashua „„^„°.pa..,.,e"•. Wwpm
Ave. NE)between April 26 and May 7. This voucher '�•�' °"
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COLORING AND POSTER CONTEST AROUND OTSEGO
PROMOTES MCGRUFF SAFE HOUSES
In Otsego there are 12 homes that display the McGruff House sign eaSlefl- v t %
in their windows.These McGruff homes are a place where children krail,
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can go in an emergency or frightening situation.The locations of
these homes and to find out how you can become a part of the
program are on the city's website.To promote McGruff and his .,x.
houses,the Otsego Police Commission is sponsoring a coloring TAKE A BITE OUT OF ° ® a Alt c
and poster contest for Otsego students in grades K-5.
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For students in K-2 there is a coloring page located on the city's website that can
be downloaded or picked up at City Hall. Students can color that page and turn it Look for photos from the annual Easter
in at City Hall by April 15. (*Be sure name and phone number are on the back and Egg Hunt in the next edition of the
are readable.) Otsego View.
Older children in grades 3-5 will need to make their own McGruff poster on a
standard 8.5"x 11"sheet of paper. The poster should show how the McGruff Look for Otsego firITIAT Sporn
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program
_Pro ram helps children in Otsego. These posters should be hand drawn, not recreation �°'�'"��`"`""
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traced or copied, and also need to be turned in at CityHall byApril 15. „,, ,,,Y o. gra . ,�;,,,,
P activities for - P,ng,�
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Judging will take place the week of April 19. Winners will be notified so that they „ . - ;
summer in the ��
can be recognized at the Otsego City Council meeting on April 26. 728 Community k'
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NOTES FROM MAYOR JESSICA STOCKAMP directory that has h
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Recently the Otsego City Council made the decision not to appoint anyone to community. The information is also
the seat that was held by Mark Thorsted, I'd like to give some reasons for that online at www. 728communityed.
decision.The City Council has a number of options regarding the vacant seat corn.Take a look at all that is offered
including holding a special election or appointing a resident to fill the position. and then take part in these great
The City Council has ruled out a special election with less than 20 council recreational programs and meet new
meetings between now and the general election this November and the cost of people at the same time.
the process being well over$5,000 dollars.
It was decided to seek persons interested in the position from the community.
Information was provided as part of the application and it was said during
the interview process that the City Council has the option of not making
an appointment or to appoint someone other than those who applied. The '
City received applications and interviewed five people with a variety of '
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backgrounds, although none has experience directly related to City affairs.The ``,. 4
CityCouncil appreciates the interest of those individuals who lied and their ,.r.',.._• .4 •-,�e a
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willingness to serve the community. yf
The four sitting City Council members all agree as to the weight of acting on Girl Scout Troop 13514 of Otsego
behalf of all of Otsego's residents in choosing someone to represent them and
recently visited Godfather's Pizza for
we believe it is important that a decision in this regard be unanimous. There a tour of the restaurant. The girls and
was serious consideration of several of the applicants to fill the position, but their leader, Dana VanDenBer, made
no consensus choice among the City Council. We also agree that the current
economy means that the City Council's agenda has been lighter than normal and then ate their own pizza. Hats off
and there are now no significant issues before the City because of adherence to Godfather's and the girl scouts.
to long established policies and careful fiscal management.
Therefore,the City Council has decided not to appoint someone to serve
at this time. If circumstances change,the City Council may act to appoint a
replacement in the coming weeks. However, if things stay as they are, the
voters of Otsego will select a fifth Council member in November to complete
the remaining two years of Mark Thorsted's term.
CITY OF
OTSEGO OTSEGO ROYALTY
diiAiid. id The Otsego Festival is seeking applicants for the 2010-2011 Otsego
MEETINGS Royalty program. To be considered, children must be a resident of
Otsego. There are three different royalty positions: Little Miss Otsego
for girls 6 to 8 years-old; Little Mr. Otsego for boys 7 to 10 years-old; and
These are the scheduled dates and times fori/0
Jr. Miss Otsego for young ladies age 9 to 12 years-old. The deadline for
these meetings, but there may be changes. applications is July 9, 2010. For questions and to receive an application
w Please contact City Hall or go to the City's call Rose at: 763-441-8769 or e-mail her at: ROSDAY@msn.com.
• website to confirm.Agendas and minutes There needs to be at least three candidates for each
are available on the City's website. These category and interviews begin in early August.
meetings take place at City Hall and are
6, open to the public.
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• City Council: '
• April 12,April 26, May 10, May 24 @7pm k" 1
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• Planning Commission: .SI i '4`= e -,
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Police Commission: ��/� „ .
° April 13, May 11 @6:30pm <1,0 1
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' Parks& Recreation: ,, • ' -
April 14, May 12 @ 7pm
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