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Spring The It ON THE GREAT RIVER ROAD Nv Vol. 15 MARCH/APRIL 2004 Newsletter of the City of Otsego i:�;A.\, MAY2lO ? Clean-up vouchers available ( .. -- Otsego Clean-up Day has now become Otsego Clean-up Month •.' for your convenience. Otsego residents can pick up their Otsego r Clean-up voucher good for one free load of junk accepted at Elk v , -) River Landfill. Bring proof of residency to City Hall during regular 774 business hours(p. 2)to get your voucher. Only one voucher will be , ` , issued per household. The Otsego Clean-up voucher allows Otsego residents to bring one pick-up size load to the waste management facility located on Highway 169 just seven miles north of County Road 39. The voucher is good for the entire month of May during regular hours at Elk River Landfill. No liquids, hazardous waste,paint, oil or florescent bulbs will be accepted. There is a fee forappliances, computers, monitors and tires. You must unload our own junk.No children under 16 are allowed out of ( Otsego Clean-up vehicles at the landfill.Items that can not be put in the landfill and items to be Month recycled will need to be unloaded separately. May 1-29, 2004 What to expect at the landfill At Elk River Landfill • Pull up to the gate house where your vehicle is weighed. • The attendant will collect your voucher and ask you questions about the Voucher Required type of waste you have. Accepted Items • You will be directed to the appropriate dumping areas for your materials. Household junk No Charge • Drive to those locations in the landfill to unload. Furniture No Charge 1 • You must unload your own vehicle. Brush,yard waste(Must No Charge • Children under 16 are not allowed to leave the vehicle in the landfill site. be separate; No bags) • There will be large waste management trucks dumping in the landfill. An Scrap metal No Charge area is designated for vehicles alongside the area for the big trucks. There Vehicle batteries No Charge will be fewer large trucks on Saturdays. Clean lumber No Charge • Stop at the gatehouse when exiting to have your vehicle weighed again. This is when you will pay for items other than mixed solid waste(i.e. Residential Appliances $11 each appliances,tires, and computers). Residential air conditioners $21 each Vehicle Considerations CPUs/Monitors/Printers $15 each Driving in the landfill is on rough roads graded through the garbage mixed with Computer system $30 each sand. The roads are maintained every day,but be aware that wet weather will Tires make surfaces very soft. Pick up trucks or similarly capable vehicles are Tires $6 each recommended in these conditions. Tires with rims $8 each Considerations for loading Tractor tires $25 each Certain items that are recyclable or are not allowed in the general solid waste Tractor tires with rims $30 each dumping area need to be separated. You will make stops at different locations Not Accepted: Hazardous waste, oil, for these so you will want to load them so you can access them easily. paint, liquids,florescent bulbs. Unload before the Unload at different locations: No contractors. general dump site: • Clean lumber. Elk River Landfill • Tires. • Large amounts of metal that can be recycled. 22460 Hwy. 169 NW • Appliances. • Brush and yard waste. This can not be dumped in Elk River,MN 55330 • Computers. bags,but you could load it in bags &empty them. Monday—Friday 7:00 a. m.to 5:00 p.m. • Vehicle batteries. , Saturday 7:00 a.m.to 1:00 p.m. Closed Sundays& Memorial Day} City of Otsego 8899 Nashua Avenue NE Otsego,MN 55330 (763)441-4414 Fax(763)441-8823 4 • A •• '1 ' ': • 4.,, Email:cityhall@ci.Otsego.mn.us Responsible planning > �i d d Web Site:www.ci.Otsego.mn.us The Planning Commission and City Council are OFFICE HOURS cJ E Monday through Thursday jointly reviewing Otsego's Comprehensive Land Use 8:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m. Plan. The Comprehensive Land Use Plan is the primary from the Fridays 8:00 a.m.to noon CITY COUNCIL tool that the city has in structuring and ordering change M A�O Mayor in land use,plus the programming of polices which Larry Fournier guideperformance and actions of both the private and Council Members Vern Heidner public sectors of our community. As the city of Otsego b' ala' or Lam Fournier Dan Scharber proceeds beyond the year 2004,the city must again Jerry Struthers _ ' � Virginia Wendel reassess the community's growth, identify the current CITY STAFF development issues, and re-establish community development goals and parameters that Mike Robertson,City Administrator willguidegrowththroughThere willinformation meet theyear 2015. bepublic in s for Judy Hudson,City Clerk/Zoning g Administrator your review and comment. Your comments and concerns will be considered in producing Karee Rowell,Deputy Clerk the final document which will be ready for public hearing some time later this summer. Dave Chase,Maintenance Supervisor I am looking forward to Otsego's new clean-up month. For the entire month of May Tim Rochel,Building Official you will be able to take one load of your trash to the land fill on Highway 169 in Elk Kathy Grover,Bookkeeper River. The cityof Otsego willprovide you with a voucher which covers the cost of Rick Knutson,Maintenanceg Sandy Lindenfelser,Secretary dumping at the landfill. Watch for more information in upcoming issues of the Star News Tami Loff,Receptionist or on the Otsego City website: www.ci.Otsego.mn.us. Let me know what you think. Barb Williams,Receptionist Don Mass,Maintenance Kenny Shierts,Maintenance PLANNING&ZONING Contracted Professional Staff: Wright County Sheriff Department Richard Nichols,Chair Pam Black,Vice Chair Ken Fry Jim Kolles Steve Schuck ', Carl Swenson • David Thompson 014 Doug Hackman,1st alternate Tammie Fallon,2nd alternate ` AA. PARKS&RECREATION ; Pauline Nelson,Chair !or-*/ Mike Brumm .../ , Rose Cassadyg Terry Long _ `� Kathryn Roberts,Alternate Jessica Stockamp,Vice Chair Oa lift Aaron Stritesky,Alternate Mark Thorstad ` Peter Torresani Deputy Rich Halverson Deputy Ryan Mitchell Deputy Amy Pribyl HERITAGE PRESERVATION Ron Black,Cha Sharon Carter,V ice Chair Otsego has 24-hour law enforcement coverage through services contracted with the Jeannine S.Christensen Wright County Sheriff Department. Some of the services provided in the contract K.Joel Coles include deputy wages and benefits, squad car and equipment, supervisory duties, Jean Schneider,Secretary Joy Swenson secretarial services, investigations, prosecution costs, and administrative costs. The Chris Wilson Sheriff Department currently provides police services for 13 of Wright County's 16 POLICE COMMISSION cities as well as the unincorporated areas of the county. Sandra Michaelson, Jane M.Bartheld,Secretary Deputy Rich Halverson, Deputy Ryan Mitchell and Deputy Amy Pribyl regularly Y Thomas Carter patrol in Otsego. Other officers fill in during their days off to provide 24-hour Kathie Davis coverage for the city. Tom Koerwitz Alvin McClre Deputies spend their time patrolling the city, responding to calls and writing Rudy Thibodeau,Vice Chair reports. They receive an average of three to five calls during an eight hour shift that limemom include traffic, firearms and drug complaints. N.0` V 1_l_� VV For emergency police, fire or medical services or to report a crime in progress, dial 911. To obtain police services that do not involve an emergency, for general The Otsego View is the community ti f inormaon or to speak to a deputy, call the Wright CountySheriff's Office at 763- newsletter for the city of Otsego. P P �'� Wg Jacquie Rognli,Editor 682-7622. s--,.,," Correspondence should be sent to II, Otsego City Hall. ipContains 50%recycled pre- r consumer materials. O Jan's Java serves more than coffee ;.!,:;I:if.we.'"''-••,''' .''''' , ti Janet Hickey opened Jan's Java in Otsego7,„,,,,,,i,:',"!fj,,,,,.;:,,,,,,,,,:f71:;::: ��because she enjoys meeting people and 1 �� serving them her delicious selection of baked goods and coffees. ' 7 .: After baking and serving at several local y a. f businesses, she wanted to have her own ' business. With the support of husband Dean • - . �` 1 "� and sons Bill and James, Jan opened her "" ' � : �'" " / .. shop next to F&F in February 2004. f- ti i k: �,/ , F Jan's Java carries prepared McGarvey i " A. � ' coffees as well as whole beans and ground coffee. It has hot cappuccinos,hot chocolate,hot tea, and frozen frosties in , t strawberry, lemonade and cappuccino �..r flavors. ,m ..,. � � 1 �,. Jan begins baking at 4:00 a.m.to prepare „ �� her cinnamon and caramel rolls, a variety of muffins and cookies. The shop also has 7 ' �'' I platters and air pots available for business � . ., meetings and entertaining. Jan chose the Otsego location because of its proximity to Highway 101 in a fast growing area with no other coffee shops near by. She said that her customers are very nice people. "I have hundreds of new friends." Jan's Java opens at 5:30 a.m. Monday to Thursday, 5:00 a.m. on Friday and 6:00 a.m. Saturday and closes at7:00 p.m. Hours on Sunday are 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It is located at 7767 NE River Road, Suite 4A,Otsego. 763-633-1800. G CORNER PUBLIC SAFETY BITS ;� • The Otsego Park and Recreation Commission is Neighborhood Watch •,4g ' excited to be having Elk River CommunitySpring weather brings more people outside to = Education and Recreation provide summer recreation meet neighbors. This is a great time for 04 events for Otsego. residents to form Neighborhood Watch There will be day and evening entertainment at groups. Contact Deputy Dale Wold of the Prairie Park, including the Rapture Center,ZooMobile, Wright County Sheriff Department at 763-682-7645 to Music and Magic. Tennis lessons will be offered at find out how to get started. School Knoll Park. Watch for days and times in the DNA kits rZio1 summer Community Education and Recreation The Otsego Police Commission would like to encourage brochure. parents to create a DNA kit for each of their children. Both School Knoll and Prairie will be completed this DNA is more thorough than fingerprinting for identifying summer and construction on Lily Pond will begin. people. The Easter Egg Hunt was April3`d at Prairie Park. The DNA kits are easy to make up. Wearing rubber gloves,parents should snip a lock of their hair and place it CITY MEETINGS in a plastic bag. Gather fingernail clippings and put these in another bag. Use cotton swab to swab the inside of the MEETING DAYS TIME child's cheek,near the back teeth and put the entire swab City Council 2nd&4th Mon. 6:30 pm in another bag. Gather all three bags into a large freezer Planning&Zoning 1st&3rd Mon. 7:00 pm zip-lock bag. Label the outside with the child's name and Police Commission 2nd Tues. 7:30 pm date,and store this bag in your freezer. In the unlikely Parks&Recreation 2nd Wed. 7:00 pm event of an emergency that would require matching DNA, Heritage Preservation 4th Thurs. 6:30 pm you have easy access to all of the items. •Submit City Council agenda items seven working days prior to meetings. Other Police Commission news •To be placed on the Planning Commission agenda,submit completed Some other efforts of the Otsego Police Commission forms&information 15 working days prior to meetings. •Official meeting notices are published in the Elk River Star News and include their efforts to get mailboxes moved to the side of posted at City Hall. the home on the busier streets and setting up a Safe House •All meeting are open to the public.Please call City Hall to confirm times if program. v...' ou Ilan to attend. istorical WANTED: ighlights Election Judges Otsego's first election The city is seeking election The Wright County Board of Commissioners held judges for the fall elections. their first meeting at Monticello.April 9, 1855, and Compensation includes pay and divided the county into three voting precincts.Otsego meals. Training will be scheduled was part of Pleasant Grove or Pheasant Grove(there for the end of July. Contact Judy are conflicting records of the name)precinct. The at City Hall.„ , home of John McDonald designated as the polling place. Ezra Tubbs, Charles Lambert and Caleb Chase A- were appointed election judges. New animal ordinance adopted The old Otsego Ordinance No. 8 Related to Dogs has Burning permits required been replaced with new Ordinance 2004-01 Related to Because of the high fire danger,burning restrictions are Animals. It defines domestic, non-domestic and farm in effect until spring green up occurs. Burning permits animals, bans non-domestic animals from the city, sets from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources standards for what constitutes a nuisance and dangerous (DNR),the U.S. Forest Service, or a designated fire animal with procedures and restrictions. warden are required for pile burning and burning in an No animal is allowed to run at large. Running at large approved burn container used outside the legal hours of 6 means the animal is not on the premises of the owner or p.m. and 8 a.m. Fires must be attended and kept under under the owner's control or on a leash. Dogs and cats cot tl times. r Once restrictions must be vaccinated every three years and dogs must be tricItions are lifted,permits can be obtained at City Hall. If you are unable to get in during regular licensed. Keeping of three or more dogs and/or cats over business hours, call City Hall to have a burning permit the age of six months constitutes a"dog kennel” "cat cat written up and placed where you can pick it up after hours. shelter"which requires city authorization. Permits are issued for a three-day period for pile burning Owners are responsible for cleaning up their animal's 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. and must be in possession when feces whether it's in their own yard,the property of others burning. or private property. The DNR urges using alternatives to burning,such as Copies of the complete ordinance can be obtained at composting and chipping. City Hall during regular business hours. Building department adds staff and office space Barb Williams became a receptionist in the � �,, ,rt � - Otsego Building Department in December , 2003. She comes to the city staff with lots of computer and business experience. Barb works 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. answering � � �__ ,� �';14 �� phones, scheduling inspections, answering '{` questions and also helps with the city web f ' site. 0,4, ." Barb says she "loves meeting all they ; people"and the variety the job has. She likes `= l' ` , being in on the excitement of a growing city i _$ and is looking forward to more challenges. p Recent remodeling at City Hall addede lc office space for the growing building department. There is a reception window, clerical space and a large office for the city's building official and building inspector. ' Otsego Building Department Receptionist Barb Williams at the new Building Departmmtt reception window. { The —.1‘-'Z' ON THE GREAT RIVER ROAD NV Vol. 15 MAY/JUNE 2004 Newsletter of the City of Otsego West side bustling with new development Approximately 3,500 new housing units have been Code enforcement adopted preliminarily platted on the west side of Otsego in nine new residential developments. The new water tower and sewer The city will soon begin issuing citations for system has opened the area new developments. The sewer and violations of city ordinances. Violators will be water system is funded by charges to the users. Developers assessed a fine if the infringement is not corrected survey, grade the property and install streets and utilities for within 15 days. the new homes. Class A offenses for violations of animal 1.Arbor Creek(Emmerich Development Corp.)has 12 regulations are$50. Violations of zoning builders with single family homes starting at$200,000 up to regulations(Class B)will result in a$100 fine. $400,000 and includes a 20 acre city park and a rolling The fine is $200 for Class C offenses, including all landscape along tree lined Otsego Creek. nuisance, sign ordinance and building regulation 2.Alpine Homes is building single family homes averaging $600,000 in Forest Hills(Paumen Properties)with 1-1'/2 offenses. Fines will increase each additional time acre forested lots and private septic system. Homes are the alleged violator is cited for the same offense clustered with open space and natural walkout sites. within 24 months. 3. Kittridge Crossing(Darrell Farr Development)is a mixed The new administrative code enforcement use walkable community with single family homes, town ordinance was adopted by the City Council in houses commercial and industrial buildings. response to frustration over the old system where 4. Martin Farms(Insignia Development) is a planned criminal prosecution was the city's only authority to residential community of single family homes, town homes get violators to make corrections,resulting in and senior housing. It will have community parks, soccer prolonged inaction in the court system. The city is field, gazebos,play area and a central park with a pool. still able to bring litigation against violators.A 5. Otsego Preserve(Otsego West, LLC) is planned for 42 system for appeal to a hearing officer has been single family homes. established. 6. US Homes Corp.will be building a variety of town homes in A copy of the ordinance is available at City Hall Pleasant Creek Farms(Darrell Farr Development). and will be posted on the city website. ,/ \ pox �_ _-_ 0111 e R R o 7. Riverwood National(Bulow,Inc.) is a golf course © community with private septic being constructed by seven © builders.Single family and town homes will be built around 36 holes of exciting golf for all abilities. 8. Sunray Farms(Tollefson Developers) ui j New Housing has 150 single family lots located just 1 0City Hall* Developments mile north of the Albertville Outlet ec w center. Commercial development is also OArborCreek planned along Co. Rd. 19. ' A© ©Forest Hills 9. D.R. Horton is building single family, ,„ A ©KittridgeCrossing coach homes, manor homes and villa (w homes in a variety of price ranges in the 3 e Q 0 Martin Farms Zimmer Farms development. D.R. x ©Ols ego Preserve Horton calls it a lifestyle development ANIL AL&EN7.l 9 5 W A Pleasant Creek Farms with options for move up housing IP ivF A Riverwood Naiiortil convenient to the freeway and shopping. 2 ASunray Farms -. ® AZ inm er Farms City of Otsego 8899 Nashua Avenue NE Otsego,MN 55330 (763)441-4414 Fax(763)441-8823 Summer in Otsego '' �' ? ) lam` )6 Email:cityhall@ci.Otsego.mn.us « Web Site:www.ci.Otsego.mn.us As you well know,summer in Otsego as in the rest of t'J O�� OFFICE HOURS Minnesota is a time for outdoor fun activities and public Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m. project construction.This year our city has two such projects Fridays 8:00 a.m.to noon being done.One is a city street project and the other is a city from the CITY COUNCIL park project.The city street project being constructed is MAYOR Mayor Larry Fournier Quaday Avenue from 78th Street at the north,to County Council Members Road 37 at the south.This project will be completed late this ommumilmoom Vern Heidner fall and will be financed by Minnesota State Aid money and b' Mayor Larry Fournier Dan Scharber Jerry Struthers by assessments to the benefiting properties. Virginia Wendel Our city park project is Lily Pond Park on Kadler Avenue at 101st Street. This park CITY STAFF construction project should be completed for use late this fall. Parks are such a wonderful Mike Robertson,City Administrator Judy Hudson,City Clerk/zoning asset to our community. This project will be paid for by the park and trail fees collected Administrator from the new developments. These monies can only be used for park development projects. Karee Rowell,Deputy Clerk In the western part of our city, our wastewater treatment plant and water tower are Dave Chase,Maintenance Supervisor nearing completion. The painting of the water tower is almost complete and you will see Tim Rocher,Building Official the city logo appear soon on three sides. These projects are paid for by the users through Kathy Grover,Bookkeeper water hook up charges and sewer hook up charges. Rick Knutson,Maintenance Sandy Lindenfelser,Secretary Summer in Otsego is a wonderful time. Everyone have a great summer and let's make it Tami Loff,Receptionist our safest ever..h..,-, Barb Williams,Receptionist Don Mass,Maintenance PLANNING&ZONING Contracted Professional Staff: City Planner Daniel Licht, Richard Nichols,Chair Pam Black,Vice Chair Northwest Associated Consultants, Inc. Jim Kolles Steve Schuck Carl Swenson p. Daniel David Thompson Licht of Doug Hackman,1sl alternate Northwest Tammie Fallon,2ad alternate PARKS&RECREATION -.sae , Associated Pauline Nelson,Chair Consultants, Mike Brumm ` . , Rose Cassady 1 Inc.(NAC) Terry Long serves as the Kathryn Roberts,Alternate consultant Jessica Stockamp,Vice Chair Aaron Stritesky,Alternate City planner Mark Thorstad for the city of Peter Torresani Otsego. Dan HERITAGE PRESERVATION has been the Ron Black,Chair Sharon Carter,Vice Chair 1 city planner Debbie Carron for Otsego Jeannine S.Christensen since 1998. K.Joel Coles Jean Schneider,Secretary NAC has a Joy Swenson DANIEL LICHT total staff of Chris Wilson twelve and POLICE COMMISSION Sandra Michaelson,Chair mitt specializes in Jane M.Bartheld,Secretary providing Thomas Carter,Vice Chair planning services to local governments such as Otsego and 30 other communities in the Kathie Davis Twin Cities metropolitan area. NAC has worked with the Otsego communitysince 1989, TommKoerwitz P g Alvin McClure first becoming involved in the incorporation of Otsego Township as a city. NAC has also Rudy Thibodeau assisted the city with drafting of comprehensive plans,development regulations and day-to- ,t T day planning activities such as development reviews,code enforcement and answering �/ �I%I resident questions. The Otsego View is the community "I really enjoy the opportunity to work with the city of Otsego, which has many newsletter for the city of Otsego. exciting development opportunities as growth continues," says Dan. "Otsego is Jacquie Rognli,Editor fortunate to have good leadership in its city council and planning commission with a Correspondence should be sent to clear vision for the future of the community, and myrole is to work with other city City Hall. tY 1, Contains 50%recycled pre- staff in aiding city officials to realize these goals." w. wiF. consumer materials. • 0 Summer projects Poems of Otsego City street projects scheduled for the summerr Sto rr C 1 l include paving Quaday Avenue from 78th Street By Sharon Carter �r south to 70th Street. It will be two lanes with paved Otsego has been home to r g h I i g hts shoulders,curb and gutter. several writers and artists. One MacIver Avenue will be upgraded in a similar writer,A. B. Miles Whitcomb,has written several manner from 80th Street south to 60th Street(Co. poems that take a person back to a time when most of Otsego's Rd. 37). The southern end will also be realigned residents earned their living by farming. Whitcomb was born in where it intersects with County Road 37. Otsego September 29, 1884 to Daniel Whitcomb and Lydia Construction on Lily Pond Park will also begin Louisa Holt Whitcomb. He is the author of Dawn to Dusk Poems, this summer. This 5-acre neighborhood park will published 1958, about Otsego and the Wright County area. The be located at 101st Street and Kadler Avenue. It following poem reflects on every day life in Otsego in the late will include a picnic shelter,play equipment, 1880s. walking trails, picnic tables and a small parking Otsego lot. By A.B. Miles Whitcomb ✓4 f Clean-up report � � You were a peaceful little center on the Mississippi's bank, �( ) ; favorable Where a cable ferry crossed it to our nearest railway tank. �;--`°Q Otsego Clean-up Month was Oftimes the trip was perilous in the day time or at night. C�`' declared a success with 613 By anchor ice in spring and fall and saw logs in summer � vouchers issued and 433 used. The flight. preliminary cost estimate to the city is g $9,454 from Elk River Landfill. This Which were cut in forests north and in spring were floated compares with past clean-up day use of 250 to down. 400 loads and expenses ranging from $9,000 To great saw mills farther south many to our nearest town. to $13,000 plus city staff salaries. 4,, I recall your blacksmith shop all built of logs and sod, Election judges needed Where many a plow was sharpened and as many horses shod. The city is seeking election judges for the fall elections. Compensation includes pay and meals. The old wood stove and oil lamps in the center of that store, Training will be scheduled for the end of July. Proved to be the main attraction for all people by the score. Contact Judy at City Hall.s.d.A., If that old stove could only speak of all the stories it had heard, PUBLIC SAFETY BITS Some of course they could repeat others without a truthful Recreational motor vehicle use restricted word. Trail bikes, all-terrain vehicles, It was there the Civil war was re fought time and time electric scooters and other types ofagain, off-road recreational vehicles may not Though the strategy was changed it always came out the be operated in residential areas of the ; . same. city except on private property with the Near by stood your school house well built and painted red, owner's written permission and onlyWhere children came from miles around to hear what a 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM. man teacher said. Outside of the designated residential areas of the city, all Minnesota state laws regarding But the place that stood out most in every one's heart and prohibited conditions and operations apply. mind, In addition, operators of recreational motor Was the Church we all could boast as the best place one vehicles should be aware that the city ordinance could find. regulating noise and public nuisance also applies. With hitching posts and wagon sheds to accommodate it's Trespassing not allowed on levees many guests, Property owners on the Mississippi River have While that church inside provided perfect solitude and rest. recently complained of people walking on the Years have passed, things have changed most landmarks levee. The levee is owned by the property owners who are responsible for its maintenance. People are now gone, must have permission of the landowner to use Still in fond memories I rearrange that district where I was privately owned property. born. .•%.,..., 0 Say "Hello" . . . . . . and "Goodbye" yR Ai `qy s "fit^ 4 . i ' 1 . . .. 4, It c ' s t — . . • • • f eit i 4 mflia, '"'s New building inspector Harold Leonard has been hired by the city of Otsego as a full time city building inspector. He has experience as an inspector with the city of Coon Kenny Shierts retires Rapids and had his own construction company before that. Kenny Shierts moved to Otsego in the Leonard said "It's exciting to be in on the front end of all the explosive 1960s when Highway 101 went through development in Otsego." Dayton and there was only a gravel road to Rogers. He was a trucker, but began working County provides recycling service part time in the late 1980s for Otsego Wright County Compost and Recycling Facility ilk---- Township maintenance when they needed accepts household hazardous wastes and recyclable extra help. materials from Wright County residents byAt his retirement in June, Shierts compared appointment. The center is located on Co. Rd. 37 about 1 mile west of city maintenance then and now. Highway 25 between Monticello and Buffalo. THEN: 60 miles of township roads, 1 full Most items are accepted free of charge,but there is a fee for more time maintenance person, 2 old trucks and 1 than 10 oil filters more than 5 gallons antifreeze,major appliances,tires, grader. TVs,computer equipment, large propane cylinders,fluorescent bulbs NOW: nearly 90 miles of city roads, 3 full and ballasts. time and 2 part time maintenance workers, 5 Call 763-682-7338 to make an appointment to drop off materials on trucks, 2 pick ups, 3 tractors, 1 front end Tuesday, Thursdays and the fourth Saturday of the month. loader, 1 grader, 1 backhoe and 1 Tree branches,grass clippings and garden waste can be dropped off speedwagon. during operating hours and shredded wood chips are available free of charge. CITY MEETINGS The 2004 Otsego MEETING DAYS TIME O'rSE �, Festival is set for City Council 2nd&4th Mon. 6:30 pm r�f/ Saturday, September 18 Planning&Zoning 1st&3rd Mon. 7:00 pm ONIfMAT NIM UD JJ / at Otsego Prairie Park. g Police Commission 2nd Tues. 7:30 pm The Festival Committee has meetings scheduled for 7:00 Parks& Recreation 2nd Wed. 7:00 pm PM at City Hall on June 29, July 13, August 3, 24, 31, Heritage Preservation 4th Thurs. 6:30 pm September 7, 15. Anyone interested in being a part of this fun •Submit City Council agenda items seven working days prior to meetings. festival is invited to attend. •To be placed on the Planning Commission agenda,submit completed Businesses, organizations and crafters that want space call forms&information 15 working days prior to meetings. 763-441-8769. •Official meeting notices are published in the Elk River Star News and posted at City Hall. Call Rose at 763-441-8769 for more information on the •All meeting are open to the public.Please call City Hall to confirm times if Otsego Festival.,,,-A-, you plan to attend.