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Spring The OTSEGO ..i .dyi ----i\--Z. ON THE GREAT RIVER ROAD Newsletter of the City of Otsego Vol. 9, April 1999 Wastewate r treatment plant 7 ground broken Ground was broken for Otsego s z s -4, ..,,,.� ': € new 200,000 gallon capacity } � _ Q7.! f wastewater treatment plant. Otsego N t' City Council members Virginia .. Wendel, Vern Heidner, and Mark '" '',2:7 Berning,Otsego Mayor Larry Fournier, "r E " Dayton Mayor Don Kjonaas, and `1" °1' 1. 3'• -:'-'.-.-- t --- — - J Dayton City Council member Doug x�: Anderson wielded their golden shovels 4' March March 31. The plant is being ... 1y 1/constructed 1,400 feet north of County0. . Road 36,one mile east of Highway 101. �, The building will be one story high and 1>. have a residential style appearance.The treated water will discharge to the Crow River. The city of Dayton has contracted to use some of the plant's capacity..,w • 1 City contracts for law WRIGHT COUNTY Otsego sr enforcement service lean U p Day The city of Otsego contracts 10 townships, 7,x hours a day for police service Otsegoranks22 �- ., !�yj// with the Wright CountySheriff to24inatiewith Saturday, May 1, 1999 Department.The servicincludes Corinna SHERIFF 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. a deputy with fully equipped squad Township Old Otsego City Hall car, all related law enforcement and 13474 NE 95th Streetequipment and supplies, prosecution Middleville Township. The number Scrap Metal No Charge costs, investigative services, and of calls per person in surrounding (Tires MUST be removed from all bicycles) secretarial services for $36.75per communities were St. Michael .43, Vehicle Batteries No Charge p Used Motor Oil No Charge hour. Otsego's 1999 budget Monticello .93, and Buffalo City, Assorted Refuse No Charge includes $135,310 for contracted with the largest population and most Residential Appliances $12 each police service and drug enforcement. calls for service, 1.16. (No RV appliances) The Wright County Sheriff Otsego increased its 1999 Residential Air Conditioners $15 each Departmentprovides law enforcement contracted hours to 10 per da up Box Springs/Mattresses $10 each p y' Other Upholstery,Spring Items $5 each services for 16 out of 19 cities and from eight per day last year. This Average Size tires $1 each all the unincorporated areas of the compares with eight hours per day Light truck Tires $2 each county. Howard Lake, Buffalo and for Albertville, 16 for St. Michael, Large Truck Tires $5 each Annandale are the only cities which and more than 24 for Monticello. Tractor Tires $15 and up maintain their own city police. Deputy Jake Hermansen, who One pickup size load per household. Wright County has the sixth largest patrols in Otsego, said that most NOT ACCEPTED: Hazardous waste, brush, construction department in the state. calls in the city occur from 6:00 p.m. materials, household garbage, curbside recycling materials, In 1997, Otsego had 2,826 calls to 2:00 a.m., so this is when they RV appliances,bicycles with tires. for service. Based on an estimated want to be sure to have a car Bring your unwanted materialsand proof of Otsego residency. 1996 population of 6,391, this patrolling the city.When a car is not WE NEED VOLUNTEERS Contact Otsego City Hall 441-4414 j translates into .44 calls per person. Out of 33 Wright County cities and LAW ENFORCEMENT to page3 2 City of Otsego Looking Ahead 40, I,. ,.1 ;u ) ' 8899 Nashua Ave. NE As I look ahead, 1999 appears to be another busy year NOTES Otsego, MN 55330 for our city. The City Council is considering several (612) 441-4414 important road projects. The reconstruction of Odean from the Fax(612)441-8823 Avenue between County Road 39 and County Road 37 is OFFICE HOURS one. Odean Avenue has been in need of a majorMAYOR Monday through Thursday reconstruction for some time. Finding a method to fund 8:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m. this project was a major problem. The cost of this Closed Fridays reconstruction project will be about $2 million. The by Mayor Larry Fournier CITY COUNCIL majority of the cost will be paid from money the city Wig= — __ —_4!, Mayor receives from a federal government grant and state aid for road improvements. Affected Larry Fournier property owners will be notified of an assessment hearing.Actual construction should begin Councilmembers this summer and be completed before the end of this year's construction season. Suzanne M.S.Ackerman The City Council is also considering and planning a bituminous street overlay program. Mark Berning Many of our city streets were constructed and paved more than 20 years ago.A bituminous Vern Heidner Virginia Wendel overlay is needed now to prevent the need to totally reconstruct many of our streets. CITY STAFF The sewer and water projects continue to move forward. The city has all the required Elaine Beatty, City Clerk/Zoning permits from each appropriate state agency.Construction of the waste treatment plant began Administrator in March. Mike Robertson,City Administrator Just a reminder, Clean-up Day is coming the first Saturday in May.w.. Judy Hudson,Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Carol Olson,Secretary Dave Chase,Maintenance Supervisor Rick Knutson, Maintenance PLANNING&ZONING Carl Swenson,chair Eugene Goenner Jim Kolles Arleen Nagel Richard Nichols Bruce Rask "E 1st SS(I T „,„_ Christian Mbanefo,alternate PARKS&RECREATION Jeff Bartheld,chair .. Thomas Baillargeont; Tom Constant t„. Q Michael Day • APEX Sue Kroll Nicole Martin "� EDA ADVISORY • Steve Ackerman .�.� Gabriel Davis :, LeRoy Lindenfelser Rudy Thibodeau �r .. .. Vincent Peterson Liz Wilder - - HERITAGE PRESERVATION - ' "r,<, a -- a�, Ron Black,chair 4. ,. ' ' 'M lk ile ,,,,:y ,, • Arlene Helen %► , ',.*.,« ',f4> ,�� 1 iii 3 e-, Frieda Lobeck i . . '. A , „ a A, �: Joan Nichols -..,>4e -.er a Elaine Norin ' . �' r Norman Schwanbeck Joy Swenson Apex Business Center provides Janet Bridgland,alternate office and warehouse space aOT 90 viEW The Apex Business Center was constructed in 1998 in Otsego next to Long Haul Trucking.It has 20,000 square feet of office space and 70,000 square feet of warehouse The Otsego View is a community storage. Several businesses are already established in the office building, including a newsletter for the city of Otsego courier service, insurance agent, mortgage company, CPA, and LPA. There are still Jacquie Rognli,Editor some office vacancies available. The warehouse is being used by businesses for Correspondence should sent to OtssegogoCity Hall. storage e of steel and dry goods. story p The two A ex Business Center has excellent Contains 50%recycled visibility on the south side of Interstate 94.There is convenient access from the freeway v-rt. pre-consumer material by taking County Road 37 two miles west of Albertville. The address is 6651 Jansen Ave.,Albertville, MN 55301. Call 497-3727,ext. 192 for more information. ..w Neighborhood Law Enforcement Watch Prgram in the 1800sy` Neighborhood Watchis a community based In the 1880s, Otsego Township gr program that has been proven to reduce crime. Participants work together, neighbor looking residents chose citizens to be the town Patconstables who brought offenders before forw neighbor. All community residents can take part, the elected justices of the peace. The following are excerpts from an original Members will learn how to make themselves Otsego justice of the peace log book provided by Gary Cornett. and their homes more secure,watch out for each Property dispute other and the neighborhood, and report I do hereby certify that John N.Morrell has wrongfully taken a sheep that suspicious activity to the Wright County belongs to Harrison Adams the sheep had a black mark on or across the Sheriff's Department. They are extra eyes and shoulder&that it was not taken from him by any proof legally and properly ears for reporting crime and helping neighbors. issued against him and that said sheep is worth three dollars subscribed and To get a Neighborhood Watch Group sworn to before me this fourth day of December AD 1875. E B King,Justice started,form a small planning committee and set of the Peace." some tentative times for an initial meeting. The fees were$.25 for the summons,$.15 for the oath to the plaintiff,and Contact Wright County Deputy Dennis $1.45 for the constable's fee for the summons.Adams withdrew his complaint Compton at (612) 682-7633 to arrange for a after Morrell made payment. deputy to attend. Contact as many neighbors as Assault possible to attend the meeting. To be effective, Justice of the Peace E.D.Washburn recorded testimony October 19, 1884 at least half of the neighbors in your area should from Alburtus Andrews: actively participate in the program. "...on the 19th day of October A.D. 1884 at residence of W.G. Holly in At your first meeting, a deputy will give a Otsego in said county,G. L. Spaulding did commit the crime of assault with training session and answer concerns.The group a dangerous weapon as follows being armed with a dangerous weapon a pistol selects a Neighborhood Watch Coordinator and known as a revolver did shoot at with intent to do great bodily harm. Block Captains who are responsible for Defendant drove up with a horse& buggy & said to Plff. I will damn soon organizing meetings and relaying information to show you what I think of you& commenced to draw a revolver& Plaintiff members.The group establishes a telephone tree started to run& got about 3 rods from him when he shot just as I struck my and meets at least twice a year. foot in a hole and fell down and as I fell he shot&the bullet went just over For more information on the Neighborhood my head." Watch Program, pick up a flier at City Hall or Juvenile misconduct call Dennis Compton at 612-682-7633... . Justice of the Peace E. D. Washburn entered the following statement by Lewis R. Hamlet,Director of School District No. 11,on December 9, 1884: "...on the 28 of November AD 1884 at the school house in said school district No. 11 in said county,Chester Holly did make pictures or write on a LAW ENFORCEMENT from page I slate, whisper & talk out loud and laugh and thereby disturbing the public school&when reproved jumped to his feet and threw off his coat&threatened in the city,a call goes to a car patrolling in the to throw the teacher out of the window using profane language at the time." quadrant.Otsego covers about 34 square miles. Controlled substance The vast majority of crimes in Wright John Roden filed a complaint Nov.4,1889 that on Nov.3,"at St.Michaels County are property crimes, such as burglary, in the town of Frankfort in said county Conrad Schum did willfully and theft, criminal damage to property, issuance of unlawfully sell and dispense to one John Adam Schumacher a minor bad checks. Hermansen most often responds to intoxicating liquor..." calls for juvenile offenses, burglary, domestic Domestic disturbances, assaults, and thefts. He states that On June 17, 1891, the State of Minnesota filed against Oscar Adams, one of the most effective things citizens can do taking testimony from Ida May Trought who said that"...she is now pregnant to prevent crime is to secure their homes and with child which if born alive might be a bastard and that Oscar Adams is the vehicles. Lock doors and windows. He also father of said child and complainant asks that the said Oscar Adams may be recommends the formation of Neighborhood arrested and brought before the court to answer the complaint and be dealt Watch groups to learn about security measures with according to law." and establishing a community group of At 5:00 the same day, constable J. W. Morrell appeared before the court neighbors looking out for each other. with the prisoner and Ida and Lewis Trought as witnesses."Prisoner pleaded Hermansen said that people should not be guilty and agreed to marry the girl.Constable J.W.Morrell was sent with the afraid to call 911 in emergencies, including prisoner(Oscar Adams)to Buffalo to procure license to marry the girl." reporting suspicious activity and crimes in The next entry in the record is the following day. "J. W. Morrell progress. The non-emergency number for the (constable) appeared with the prisoner with license to marry parties being Wright County Sheriff Department is 682-1162. ready they were united in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony and prisoner More information can be found on their web site discharged. E. D. Washburn,Justice of the Peace."w.. at www.co.wright.mn.us/sheriffhtm.vw 4 ,..A......A...A.A....A.A...A...A.A.0, ...,,Asi 1999 Otsego .�:CitY Budget Summary Expenditures > ;• ,,,. Otsego's adopted budget for 1999 h- includes $1,281,422 in expenditures which is$31,366 or 2.5%higher than 1998. One major increase is in t spending for police, as the city is , increasing its contract with the , Wright County Sheriff Department mo, - 1 from eight hours to 10 hours a day, t« . costing an additional $27,000. The ," , sot f. other major increase is in street 1' maintenance expenditures which area • I projected to increase $38,872. ,,u '-�- Tax Levy s�, .,'. -. t ,,v .:,. The tax levy will be $827,613, , " which is$21,558 or 2.7%higher than w - � last year. However, because the city's property values have grown Scout completes project for Prairie Park over 6.5%, the city's tax rate is Charles Rodby,a Boy Scout in Troop 90,recently completed a project for Otsego actually decreasing. Parks as one of his Eagle Scout requirements. Charles, son of Scott and H. Lynn Revenue Rodby of Otsego, worked to establish a data base of supporters for Friends of the City revenues are projected to be Park and also constructed and mounted 20 bluebird houses in Otsego Prairie Park. $1,281,422, which is $47,869 or He utilized materials donated and volunteer labor to get the houses built and 3.9%higher than 1998. After the tax installed. He put them along the edge of the open prairie area, a habitat preferred levy increase, the next largest by ground feeding bluebirds. Be sure to watch for a flash of brilliant blue as you increase in revenue is expected from visit the park this spring. ,� building permits which are projected to increase by $10,000 due to increased growth. . ' A detailed copy of the city budget Clean Up Day can be obtained at City Hall. w..i 4P, Saturday, May 1 , 1999 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Responsible ��i Residents CITY MEETINGS 1,, Confine dogs to their property. MEETING DAYS TIME City Council 2nd&4th Mondays 6:30 p.m. License their dogs. Planning&Zoning Commission 1st&3rd Mondays 8:00 p.m. M Properly utilize the bike Parks&Rec Commission 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m. paths. EDA Advisory Commission 3rd Monday 7:00 p.m. Heritage Preservation Commission 4th Thursday 7:00 p.m. 30t. Take advantage of • Submit City Council agenda items seven working days prior to meetings. Clean Up Day to clear • To be placed on the Planning Commission agenda,submit completed forms&information 15 working days prior unwanted junk from to meetings. their property. • Official meeting notices are published in the Elk River Star News and posted at City Hall. • Please call City Hall to confirm times if you plan to attend. f The OTSEGO . ../ . ..A.i --j\-.Z ON THE GREAT RIVER ROAD Newsletter of the City of Otsego Vol. 9, June 1999 City sewer and water system 1 , ! :7,,,,it. i f k 1 .construction s u n d e rwa a by John Harwood and Larry f, '"�m4. ! Koshak, City Engineers x i ° Work is underway on the Otsego 4 ", wastewater treatment plant located -,:,ti 1,f 1 u north of County Road 36 about a mile �, i east of Highway 101. Contractors have .`'. li �` • been working for several weeks in the ' i `� •eM" sewer force main on 65th Street west of _ k„ NE River Road.Work is just starting on ,. ". •, .444 the sanitary sewer lift station located on . Quaday Avenue and County Road 42. r ' •` A �:, , Over the next several months there will ) be major sewer construction activity ,v, along County Road 42 between !:i.-4*--, . 4. . � Highway 101 and County Road 39 and . alongthe west side ofHighway101 near - -� - ''�* 1 x ' �� County Road 37. The sanitary sewer ,,, " * s �;: " collection facilities,lift station,forcemain f' , , '''k--''.-''':-5"'"'''' , 1 and treatment plant are scheduled for operational completion late this year. At the ready The foundation for the city water tower was completed in December 1998 With their noses to the ground, shiny new red fire hydrants wait with stacks of pipes to be and can be seen on the south side of installed in Otsego's new municipal water and sewer system. Residents should see work County Road 37 just west of Highway on the system just west of Highway 101 and south of County Road 39 this summer. 101. The steel for the tower has been fabricated and is on the site. The tower will be erected in July and August and painted with the city logo. A new Summer roadwork -- -" municipal well has been completed just m north east of Otsego Elementary Otsego will experience a good deal of streets. School. A water pumping station is road work this summer. Odean Avenue Access I currently under construction near the will be rebuilt and many substandard will be new well site. The entire water supply, streets will be getting a bituminous overlay. maintained I t:_ . storage, and trunk distribution system Starting some time in August, two to all ' will be operational by November. miles of Odean Avenue will be totally homes The sewer and water facilities are reconstructed between county roads 39 during the scheduled to be extended towards new and 37. The new road will have paved project.Public information meetings were development areas located west of shoulders and an off road bike trail on the held earlier this year. Otsego Elementary School and south of west side. Much of the funding for the Streets in Halls additions, Vasseur's 85th Street. The city staff and planning project will be paid by a$1.3 million grant Oak Grove Estates First and Second commission are currently reviewing from the federal government. All homes Additions, Hidden Valley Acres, initial concept plans and preliminary will continue to have access throughout Deerfield Acres, Walesch Estates and plans for several residential the project. Second Addition, Otsego Acres First and subdivisions sized and designed to meet A bituminous pavement Second Additions, Great River Acres, the urban sewer and water housing _ overlay and repair project Mason Ave.,part of 83rd Street,Marlowe standards. Public hearings relative to will cover 13.2 miles of Ave.,and 80th St.will be improved.Refer those developments will be scheduled ft; streets. The project will to the map on page 4. The project should over the next few months. Notices are r Il\, j `., upgrade almost all of the be done late this summer. w,-, published in the Elk River Star News. city's substandard paved r { I i 2 .Aomiiii,...0ArniAlisAimiii....Aisiii,...A.m.,,Aisoilso, City of Otsego Living in Otsego 5.19 9 8899 Nashua Ave. NE NOTES Otsego, MN 55330 Summer in Minnesota is construction time, as you (612) 441-4414 well know. This year this is especially true in our city. from the Fax(612)441-8823 Otsego is constructing a water tower with a distribution MAYOR OFFICE HOURS system and a waste water treatment plant with a Monday through Thursday collection system. These two projects are major 8:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m. construction projects. The city is also reconstructing limilmomm Closed Fridays Odean Avenue and is bituminous overlaying several by Mayor Larry Fournier CITY COUNCIL neighborhood street areas. Mayor While driving through construction areas,please be watchful for construction personnel Larry Fournier and equipment. Your safety and the safety of the people working on these projects are of Councilmembers major concern.If you have any questions about a project in your area,please call City HallSuzanne M.S.Ackerman Mark Berning and city staff will provide you with the information they have. Vern Heidner Summer in Otsego is a wonderful time.I am looking forward to this season as I am sure Virginia Wendel you also are. Everyone have a wonderful summer and lets make it our safest ever. ...... CITY STAFF Elaine Beatty,City Clerk/Zoning Administrator d_,_• - _ "'---' ,. Mike Robertson,City Administrator . Judy Hudson,Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Carol Olson,Secretary :. e�, , Dave Chase,Maintenance Supervisor *... Rick Knutson,Maintenance ! PLANNING&ZONING I Jilt, Carl Swenson,chair ,-i . = " Eugene Goenner _ .. ..--.f...- ` Jim Kolles ;�.! ' 40. 010— *Or° - .. Patrick Moonen ppm 116. --1,, s �ti !'` �� Arleen Nagel sa Richard Nichols ;: - .-- . . f'� Bruce Rask `• r+1'f Christian Mbanefo,alternate r (_ . " PARKS&RECREATIONr Jeff Bartheld,chair • ,.. Thomas Baillargeon F1 +y'ba" �. ' ' i Tom Constant _ .. Michael Day 0+-0 > Tony Faust �,�,� y ,,,' Sue Kroll • _ '1S Nicole Martin .',t. t .. 1 EDA ADVISORY ' LeRoy Lindenfelser,chair Steve Ackerman { Gabriel Davis Vincent PSpecializing ecializin i ":4 ' -'.:Rudy 'p g Ron Black,chair Just about anything you might need for motorcross biking can be found at Precision Arlene Nolen Line Motor Sports in Otsego. Step inside and you've entered the state's largest indoor Frieda Lobeck showroom for motorcross, dirt bikes, off road motorcycles, and go carts. Precision Joan Nichols Line Motor Sports carries kids motor bikes from recreational up to 50 cc race bikes. Elaine Norin They can outfit bikers from head to toe, carrying helmets, sportswear, and shoes by Norman Schwanbeck Fox,Thor, and No Fear. Joy Swenson Janet Bridgland,alternate Precision Line Motor Sports also has parts and service for almost all brands.They buy, sell, trade and consign minibikes, motorcycles, atvs, and snowmobiles. In the winter,they carry snowmobiles and winter sports apparel. �. �W Owners Paul Martin, John Ophoven, Jeff Ophoven, and Phil Mitzel are in their The Otsego View is a community third year of operation in Otsego. They cater to kids and actively support the sport by newsletter for the city of Otsego sponsoring events and some riders. Jacquie Rognli,Editor Precision Line Motor Sports is open Monday through Friday 10:00 to 8:00, Correspondence should be sent to Saturday 9:00 to 4:00 and Sunday noon to 4:00. It is located at 5781 Queens Ave.NE. Otsego City Hall. To get there,take Highway 101 to Co. Road 36,just north of the Crow River.Go west '� Contains 50%recycled on County Road 36 and take the first left(Queens Ave.)north to the store. For more w pre-consumer material information,call 428-3863. ..w imidnoAmoitiliAimiAliodoiAmiAmisi 3 Otsego is -; Law enforcement prepared for in the early 1900s Y2K _ by Elaine Norin by Mike Robertson, City Administrator The Justices' Manual for the State of The city of Otsego has been working to prepare Minnesota,dated 1919,was donated to the for the year 2000 (Y2K) problem. The Y2K Otsego Historic Preservation Commission by Ron Black.It is a 584 page book problem refers to older computer software and which provided " a complete guide for Justices of the Peace and Constables computer chips that could have problems reading in their various districts."You may find the following brief excerpts of interest. the correct date in the year 2000. The city has Liquor addressed this problem by replacing existing "On and after July 1, 1919 Minnesota became a bone-dry state . . . sale computers and requiring that new computers,new of intoxicating liquor is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than software, and other systems are Y2K compliant. $50.00 and the costs of prosecution and imprisonment in the county jail not This includes the new sewer and water systems less than 30 days." that are being installed this summer and fall. Cigarettes The city has also been in contact with major "It shall be unlawful for any person and any clerk, servant, employee or utilities such as gas,phone,and electric companies. agent of any person, directly or indirectly upon pretense or by any device to While no one can offer an absolute guarantee,the sell,exchange,barter,dispose of or give away to any person below the age of utility companies in Otsego have told us that they eighteen(18)years of age,any cigarettes,cigarette paper or cigarette wrappers feel that their equipment is year 2000 compliant. or any paper made or prepared for the purpose of being used for in the making or The city similarly feels, while it can not offer an manufacturing of cigarettes. . .smoking by a person under 18 is a misdemeanor." absolute guarantee, that it has done enough work Motor Vehicles that any year 2000 problems will not prevent it "Speed limits in closely built up portions of town,village or city are 10 from continuing to provide services to its residents. miles an hour . . . 15 miles per hour passing through residential sections . In terms of personal preparedness that . . on a public highway outside a built up city,25 miles per hour. . .6 miles residents should make for any potential Y2K per hour on curves . . . whoever operates a motor vehicle while in an problems, the preparations most Minnesotans intoxicated condition shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and forfeit his typically make in the winter are probably going to license to drive for 3 months. . .whoever rides or drives faster than a walk be adequate. I typically make certain that I have a upon any bridge, a$10.00 fine." few days of extra canned food and other Marriage necessities in the house,that my flashlights work, "Males must be 18 years of age and females 15 years . . . not permitted and that I have plenty of extra batteries for them, between parties nearer of kin than second cousins...illegitimate children shall and that I have plenty of wood for the fireplace. be legitimized by subsequent marriage of the parents." I would also urge Otsego residents to keep an Education eye out for their elderly neighbors and check in on "Persons having a child between the ages of 8 and 16 years shall send that them occasionally. That's a good thing to do child to some school taught in the English language from textbooks written in regardless of the season.u.A.. English by teachers qualified to teach in the English language. . ." Handling yard waste The book also contains lengthy instructions regarding treason, bribery, Otsego is a city of large residential lots.Taking adulte perjury, suin est icide, homicide,preventiond of kidnapping, nanc , Sabbath-breaking,stitution, abortion, ndiansbigamy, care of a bigyard means bigamounts of ard waste rY, p g Y> Y vagrancy,trials by jury,use of printed forms and much more.ung from gardening, pruning, weeding, and mowing. Yard waste can not be added to household trash, Weeds, garden trimmings and moisture retention to sandy soil and so homeowners are left to deal responsibly with leaves are easily dealt with in a aerates heavy clay soil, releases their own garden leavings. backyard compost pile. Compost nutrients for plants and can be used Some residents obtain a burning permit from requires organic material, nitrogen, for mulch. City Hall to dispose of brush and weeds,but there moisture,and air. Kitchen waste such For more information on handling are more environmentally friendly solutions that as vegetable scraps, coffee grounds yard waste, lawn care and don't pollute the air that also provide home and egg shells can also be added to the composting,contact the University of gardeners with free organic yard care materials. pile. Do not use pet or human waste, Minnesota Extension Service by Grass clippings are actually better left on the meat trimmings or grease. Layering calling their Yard and Garden Line at lawn than collected. They provide insulation for with soil helps speed the 612-624-4771 or visit their web site grass roots and the nitrogen released is equivalent decomposition process. The pile at www.mes.umn.edu where you can to an additional application of fertilizer. should be at least five feet high and order publications or read them on Brush can be piled to create wildlife habitat for can be contained in a structure if line. Publication FO-3296-GO rabbits, chipmunks and woodchucks. A chipper desired. At the end of the season, "Composting and Mulching:A Guide can be used to create wood chips for a good gardeners will be rewarded with dark to Managing Organic Yard Wastes" looking mulch around trees and plants. It also rich compost to use for soil is available on line or can be ordered makes a pleasant trail material. improvement. Compost adds for$2.00.�.w 4 iiiiiiiiniimiliiiiiii•iiiiiiiii Bituminous Overlay Street Projects Scheduled for Summer 1999 CITY OF OT EGO P O TIIE GREAT MVO ROAD /�J AL 70 (II I O ■�1tvdq ■1GREAT RIVER ACRES �P,_ ut i /�1111100lCi•1,..11' ri- �:1�71,�+{1 �I���.�.��a1�rr+oSn��es��- rit1�ilM ,i���:�ile�iRC�■i rrrr: -- S J j,;•et ��.7,.�'.` ►/r��/1i a/ - MASON AVE. =:�Ii1111:+1 ,,,�� l/f�3 c;�1z1.c HALLS ADDITIONS I OTSEGO ACRES ( i/ 7�hli� V .,—. b*Va 1ST AND 2ND .`��Ir '1/III�i�eirie'Iti:Fi■.11i1e .--= ��'I-1' 7!1!41 r►rr■J■�' J. �n re�e.�■1_IT i 83RD ST. NE= ADDITION • "%I Irmo:11 a ,r►+■i � .; .: , . -- I �� I -41!_01:.:12.11:. -a�■p�r1t A<< � --- :Lair-;t h,Ill ':C�al�i�i�•• �� -n+--- R:eZs r alr - l ,• VASSEUR'S OAK GROVE 1 ule , ""1111p���Cum: ;lio ESTATES 1ST AND :a ,_, - - - Gnu�t��11i�_ . 2ND ADDITION MARLOWE AVE ?Il rill ® I�=1� � ■1•,11:..1= e '3 80TH ST. '• , um --- �- ,•i�.� Y ■■ �� ��� � . / � = HIDDEN VALLEY ' +_ VASSEUR'S OAK GROVE •����th f" i''1: aii,i \I ESTATES 3RD AND ,.=un =�..,,+� �, 4TH ADDITION \ I ' 1 I1/4, \, 11:1711 Fial�ansoa .■ r e -------_]4. WALESCH ESTATES 1 EER FIELD ACRES_ ' __ \ oc ; f (`" AND 2ND ADDITION 1,_I lJ ■...II......'........r.. �1�—� s,..�.....ammo.WA CommunitySaT-410-01MB V ON 11111-4117-0 • ' ri oUp EDAAC seeking members arts festival ��tI 1 The city of Otsego has an opening in third Monday of the month. No special coming I ' I its Economic Development Authority expertise is necessary,only a desire to be Advisory Committee (EDAAC). The involved in your community. Anyone Area residents have a i i EDAAC advises the Otsego City interested in joining the EDAAC can special treat in store June - Council on economic development contact City Hall. w.., 21-27. It's called matters. It meets once a month on the ArtSoup, a community . arts festival featuring an CITY MEETINGS array of performance and visual arts. Artists and musicians from Otsego will join others from Elk River, Rogers, MEETING DAYS TIME Zimmerman, and beyond in a juried arts City Council 2nd&4th Mondays 6:30 p.m. and fine crafts exhibit, art sales, Planning&Zoning Commission 1st&3rd Mondays 8:00 p.m. demonstrations, musical and theatrical Parks&Rec Commission 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m. performances. EDA Advisory Commission 3rd Monday 7:00 p.m. ArtSoup has a week of quality Heritage Preservation Commission 4th Thursday 7:00 p.m. • Submit City Council agenda items seven working days prior to meetings. experiences, ending with a weekend • To be placed on the Planning Commission agenda,submit completed forms&information 15 working days prior packed with activities June 26-26 in Historic Downtown Elk River.For more to meetings. information, call the 2001 Arts Alliance • Official meeting notices are published in the Elk River Star News and posted at City Hall. Hotline, 441-9555. ..A.A.) • Please call City Hall to confirm times if you plan to attend.