News from the City of Lake Elmo
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Monday, March 19th: Parks Commission Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 20th: City Council Meeting 7:00 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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3-19-18 Parks Commission Agenda
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3-20-18 City Council 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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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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During the 1920s and early 1930s was a wild time in downtown Lake Elmo. It was a lawless time. It was also a period of stabilization for Lake Elmo. The pattern of commerce established during those years is still evident today, a century later. The Inn moved from being a boarding house to a restaurant. As today, the long bar, was the dominating feature of that establishment. Current Inn owner, John Schiltz believes that an addition was added on to the south side.
It was well known, unofficially, where illegal beverages could be found. It was a time of parties ... and confidences.
The "wild" part of Lake Elmo history was also supplied by local residents, the Uttendorfer brothers. They were three unpleasant brothers who worked their way through misdemeanors, graduating to felonies and subsequent prison time. In 1932, their reign of terror came to a head. One notable story is of Margaret LaRue, owner of a sweets shop. When faced by a gun-brandishing Uttendorfer. Margaret went after him with a broom, giving him a piece of her mind as he quickly departed her shop.
Another major event, also in 1932, was the sudden breakdown of a local handyman, Ernest "Battery" Spitz-Kern. "Battery" was a quiet master of gadgets, large and small. For no apparent reason, on Good Friday, March 26, 1932, he started shooting up the town, barely missing several people on the street or in their homes above shops.
In response, most everyone in town with a weapon showed up, first trapping him in the basement of his business on Main Street. There he held everyone off for several hours. A local vigilante force quickly came together, starting with local constables, business neighbors, local farmers and neighbors from surrounding communities who did not want to miss out on the event.
Source: Memories of Lake Elmo, collected and authored by Gloria VanDemmeltraadt.
(Ed C. Wendt's Ice Cream shop and Barber Shop at the Elmo Inn location. The date of this photo is likely the very early 1920s. Pictured is Mrs. Wendt. The Wendts were in business through the 1920s and beyond, though the exact dates aren't known for sure. Photo courtesy of John Schiltz.)
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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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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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