News from the City of Lake Elmo
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Monday, March 12th: Planning Commission Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 13th: City Council Workshop 6:30 p.m.
Links to the 2018 City Meetings, Agendas and Meeting Minutes:
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Notice: City Council will be considering an Assessment of Service Charges and Nuisance Abatement Ordinance at their March 20th meeting.
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3-12-18 Planning Commission Agenda
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Information on 3M Settlement
Residents looking to stay updated on the state's recent settlement with 3M can visit the MPCA website below. MPCA also offers the option to sign up for email updates.
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Now Hiring: Finance and GIS Interns and Public Works Seasonal
Public Works Seasonal, Part-time:
SEND APPLICATION MATERIALS TO:
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
ATTN: Jake Foster, ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR
3880 Laverne Avenue North, Lake Elmo, MN, 55042
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Spring Road Restrictions Now in Effect
Spring Load Restrictions started Monday, March 5, 2018 at 12:01 AM. For more information see the Seasonal Load Limit Notification and Spring Road Restrictions Map below.
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Volunteers Needed!
Finance Committee:
To aid the City Council in the administration of financial operations of the City of Lake Elmo through the review of financial policies, the monthly review of financial statements, the annual review of the audit report and the review of the annual operating budgets.
Human Resources Committee:
The Human Resources Committees purpose is to aid the City Council in the administration of personnel policies and staffing through productivity audits, human resource policies, & procedures, wages & rate administration, benefit review and disciplinary procedures
Maintenance Advisory Committee:
The Maintenance Advisory Committee evaluates and recommends maintenance equipment purchases for the City. This committee meets quarterly.
The City of Lake Elmo is accepting applications from residents interested in serving on these committees.
Information on each committee and an application form can be found under the "Government" tab on the City's website:
www.lakeelmo.org
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Lake Elmo Rotary's Kindness Campaign
"Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together."
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Last month our challenge was to send an unexpected Valentine's Day card or pay for someone's purchase in the drive through line. This challenge came full circle for me when I received this surprise letter and gift last month...
"I read the article in the Stillwater Gazette about your focus on spreading kindness and it told me where my last candy cane was meant to go. Let me explain...
You see, about 8 years ago, after the financial crash and a traumatic divorce, I found myself at 58 years old starting over without a clue of what I wanted to do with my life. To make a long story short, I knew if I focused on others, everything would work out. The holidays were approaching and I knew I wanted to find a way to spread "joy and kindness" to as many people as possible. I was short on time and financially strapped but knew there had to be a way I could accomplish my goal. Hence the idea of the candy cane. Using my granddaughter's "Elf on a Shelf Darla" as a theme, I created labels and put them on 240 mini candy canes. Woohoo!!! A yearly tradition of spreading kindness, person to person, one smile at a time, had begun.
Starting the day after Thanksgiving I made sure my left coat pocket was always full of candy canes when I left the house. I handed them out to people I encountered from the bank tellers to the cashier at the gas station to the person behind the deli counter. The possibilities were endless. For $11.96 and some mindfulness as I went about my day, I made 240 people smile and have been doing it every year since.
My circumstance have greatly improved and I'm in a far better place now but each year I still set a goal of handing out 200 - 300 candy canes between Thanksgiving and Christmas. That's 200 - 300 smiles a year and I can't tell you how much fun it is and how it makes my heart sing.
Last week, while emptying pockets of a jacket I was going to wash, I found 1 last candy cane. I put in on a shelf in my pantry thinking hmmm...must be a message from my Guardian Angel that someone special was meant to receive this 1 last candy cane. After reading the article, I knew this candy cane was meant for you." - Susan Kenney
With Spring in the air we are taking the March Kindness challenge to our own neighborhoods. Let's surprise a neighbor by shoveling their sidewalk or driveway. If shoveling isn't your thing, how about delivering fresh baked cookies to a neighbor? These are great opportunities to involve the entire family and show our children kindness in action.
We'd love to hear what you do this month! You'll find a link to email us your stories at www.lakeelmorotary.org
Always remember...kindness is unifying!
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If your request form was returned to you, please try to send it in again to the 3880 Laverne Ave. N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042 address. You can stop by City Hall, the Fire Station, or email
nwitter@lakeelmo.org for a new form or booklet if you need one. For those that returned the forms to us, thank you, and know that we will be reaching out to you shortly. We would also like to take this time to clarify the intent and purpose of this safety program. Our primary focus, due to our limited resources, is on those in the community that without this program, would not have the ability to provide and/or install these items on their own and regardless of the circumstances, we want to educate ways to make your home safer. We hope you will reach out to us again if you were unsuccessful the first time.
We would also like to take this time to thank all of the people of Arbor Glen for hosting the spaghetti dinner fundraiser on March 1st for the benefit of this program. And thank you to everyone from the community that made it out for the event.
Thank you for your patience as we continue get this program off the ground and work to make your home a
SAFE HAVEN.
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Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company Ownership
During Prohibition years, the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company, dropped the word "Brewing" from it's name. The "Jacob Schmidt Company," owned an interest in the Inn property for a number of years after 1919. During the later years of Prohibition, Howard Wendt, a distributor for Schmidt Beer, became a part owner of the Inn.
Actual ownership of the Inn itself is a little murky during this time period. Current understanding is that after McDermott and George Berschens, followed by Ed Wendt, shared ownership during the Jacob Schmidt Company years. Wendt isn't mentioned on the abstract, but here is a photo of his business.
Source: Memories of Lake Elmo, collected and authored by Gloria VanDemmeltraadt.
(Wendt's Ice Cream shop and Barber Shop at the Elmo Inn location. The date is unknown, but is likely the very early 1920s. Pictured is Mrs. Wendt. Note that there is no addition on the south of the building at this time. The Wendts were in business through the 1920s and beyond, but exact dates aren't known for sure. Photo courtesy of John Schiltz.)
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Environmental Assessment/Public Hearing for Lake Elmo Airport
Written comments will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on April 19, 2018. Written comments can be submitted via email to
ContactLakeElmoAirportEA@mspmac.org, submitted in-person at the Public Hearing, or mailed to:
Lake Elmo Airport EA/EAW Comments
c/o MAC Environment Department
6040 28th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55450.
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