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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 June• 1 Contracts for construction of the River Oaks Municipal Golf Course were awarded recently by the Cottage Grove Economic Development Authority (EDA). Park Construction Company of Minneapolis was awarded the general construction contract, with a base bid of $753,700 and an alternate bid of $66,000 to line three of the proposed ponds that are included in the overall design. MTI Distributing, Inc., of Plymouth was awarded the irrigation contract with a bid of $240,000. Park Construction has constructed at least eight other courses, includ- ing Pebble Creek in Becker, MN, and Edinborough U.S.A. in Brooklyn Park. The EDA sold 500 trees on the site to a nursery which in turn trans- planted them to private users in the area. As a part of the property transfer agreement, Currell`Realty has also moved trees into a number of the 51 lots that were approved for the single - family residential subdivision that is part of the project. Others will be moved within the golf course itself to increase the aesthetic appeal of the course. Construction will have begun as of this printing, with major grading and seed to be completed by Aug. 15, 1990. A $500 per day bonus /penalty is in effect for early /late completion of the project. Opening of the golf course is scheduled for early summer, 1991. �^ •- ••• Recyclables as well as clothing and household goods can now be taken to the Goodwill Attended Donation Center, located in the Cub Foods parking lot. The Center is open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m; and will accept donations of recyclables as well as any household items in good shape. Acceptable items include good used clothing, appliances, televi- sions, stereos, games, toys, linens, hardware, tools, and lamps, as well as glass, aluminum cans, newspaper, corrugate, certain plastics, and high grade office paper. In addition to keeping recyclables out of landfills, donating to Goodwill /Easter Seal helps disabled and disadvantaged people achieve dignity and independence through the power of a paycheck. Donations are tax deductible. Thank you! POSTALPATRON Carrier Route Presort Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 1 Cottage Grove, MN 55016 LOCAL POSTAL PATRON C offag e Gr ov e Open 8 -4:30, M -F .......458 -2800 Police and Fire Emergency .911 Police Non- Emergency458 -2811 Building Inspections ...458 -2804 Parks.... ... ................. .458-2834 Public Works ..............458 -2808 Ice Arena .._ ................458 -2845 Fire Hall 2 ...................458 -2809 Mayor: Dick Pederson 459 -6397 City Council: Bill Buth ......................459 -5249 Jack Denzer ...............459 -2553 Lyle Puppe .................459 -9996 Jill Seacrist .... .......... ...459 -8832 City Administrator . Kevin Frazell Arena Manager... .. Tim Johnson i Bldg. Official.- Everett Anderson Community Dev ......Gary Berg ! Finance.... . Diane Archer Fire Chief .... Denis Erickson Parks, Rec .....John Fredrickson Police Chief ........ Dennis Cusick I Public Works ........Les Burshten I Editor .................... Margo Doten Election judges are needed for the fall elections. Contact Caron Stransky, city clerk, at 458 -2814 for more information. + . .+.. .- r • r Cottage Grove will celebrate the 8th annual Strawberry Festival this weekend with rides, lots of food, and community events and activities. The Jaycees' Carnival of rides and games is set for Thursday to Sunday, May 31 to June 3, at Grove Plaza shopping center (near Jerry's Restaurant). The community Strawberry Festival will be held Saturday, June 2, and Sunday, June 3, at locations throughout Cottage Grove. It will include a parade, dance, and show on Saturday, and an ice cream social and kids' strawberry hunt on Sunday. New this year will be a professional garden tractor pull, set for Sunday afternoon at the VFW Red Barn. Come and watch the fun! Other highlights of the Strawberry Festival are listed in the schedule at right. The 1990 Straw- berry Festival button, designed by Cottage Grove resident Jan Gunderson, is avail- able at local stores. Support the ath Strawberry ANNUAL Festiva!! Buy a button for ° $1 at area e e ; merchants. oo,e s� , o e In Contracts let for River Oaks golf course Cottage Grove's Historic Preservation Officer Robert Vogel, left, received a special recognition award from Mayor Dick Pederson at the Volunteer Banquet in early May. The award recognized his years of service to parks and historic preservation In the city. Ili IN OffI . . i i A MinTerp natural- ist will be in Cottage Grove at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, to take interested per- sons on a "BIRD HIKE" through Woodridge Park. Participants will learn how to identify birds by sights, sound, and habitat. Program fee: $1 Date: 6 p.m., Wed- nesday, July 18 Location: Wood- ridge Park To register, or for more information, call Diane at 458 -2834. Don't forget your binoculars! Richard Dills, left, president of the Cottage Grove Lions Club, presents a checkfor $3,000 to Chief Dennis Cusick, Cottage Grove Public Safety Department, for use in the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. ,,. Washington County parks offer a variety of activities for people of all ages. Currently, the county boasts five excellent parks: SQUARE LAKE PARK - provides fishing, swimming, a sandy beach, and picnic area. (Permit) PINE POINT PARK - a nature area, lakes and marshes, hiking, bird watching, and horseback riding. POINT DOUGLAS PARK - 510 feet of swimming beach on the St. Croix River, and a picnic area. LAKE ELMO PARK RESERVE - 3.5 square mile park offering swimming, picnicking, fishing, boating, bicycling, horseback riding, and camping. (Permit) COTTAGE GROVE RAVINE REGIONAL PARK - 450 acres of hills and wooded ravines with picnicking, hiking, and nature observation. (Permit) Vehicle permits: As a supplement to your tax dollars, the county has a vehicle park permit system that allows visitors to help pay for park facilities they use. Daily permits ($2) and annual permits ($12) are available at City Hall and the Lake Elmo Park Reserve. For more information, call 731 -3851. i I a a IQ i I I w il 141041 Do you ever wonder why homes sell faster in other neighborhoods? Do you wonder why the same home is worth more in another neighborhood than your home? Maybe it is a matter of how attractive your house and the overall neigh- borhood is. The real estate community calls this curb appeal. Answer these ques- tions about your yard and the appearance of your neighborhood: auto parts, garbage cans, and other debris from the street? Are derelict vehicles (licensed or unlicensed) located on the property? ® Do fences and other structures need painting, repair, or replacement? • Are lawns full of brown spots, weeds, or tall grass? ® Are extra vehicles or recreational vehicles parked in ruts on the lawn? Has the original 0 foundation landscaping overgrown windows, eaves, and sidewalks? Should it be trimmed or replaced? What is the shape of your mailbox? Is it in good shape and does it meet the specifica- tions of the U.S. Post Office? • What appearance do other homes project in your neighborhood? If they are neat and well maintained, it will make a great differ- ence. Pride will equal action if we all pitch in. 1111111 piplill ��11 111 1 ti 1 ^ • tIt I j t..... 1 L oo ki ng B ack by Robert C. Vogel City Historic Preser- vation Officer The Cottage Grove Community Club occu- pies a large lot at the corner of Langly Avenue and 75th Street, one block east of Lamar Avenue in East Cottage Grove. It is obvious to even the most casual observer that the property consists of two build- ings joined together: the former St. Mat- thew's Church and a Quonset Hut type dance hall. Therein lies an interesting piece of local historical lore. The original St. Matthew's Evangelical (and later Reformed) Church was estab- lished in 1874 in Denmark Township, and was associated with the national church of Prussia. Two years later, the church was moved (on rollers, hauled by teams of horses) three miles east to the village of Cottage Grove, to the site now occupied by the United Church of Christ at the intersec- tion of 70th Street and Lamar Avenue. The congregation was mostly rural folk, and services were con- ducted in German well into the 20th century. The original church burned and was replaced by the present structure in 1887, which was used by the congregation until 1953, when plans for a construction of a new church reached fruition and the old church building was acquired by the Cottage Grove Com- munity Club, a local civic organization, and moved to its present location. In 1963, St. Matthew's merged with the First Congrega- tional Church to form the United Church of Christ. The Cottage Grove Community Club is one of the oldest civic or- ganizations in southern Washington County and dates back to the 1800's. The original community hall was located on Main Street (now Lamar Avenue) in East Cottage Grove on the lot later occupied by the Cottage Grove Market. For more than half a century, it was the focus of the village's social life, sponsoring Saturday night dances, pag- eants, card games, and parties. The old hall was torn down and the club moved into its new location in the 1950's. Since it opened in 1955, the facility has been rented out to the public by the Community Club for wedding receptions, dances, and other social gatherings. The one -story Gothic Revival Style church exhibits a number of interesting details. It is sided with horizontal clapboards, with flat -sided corner boards and a flat vertical sill board topped by a drip board. The steeply pitched gable roof intersects a tower above the entryway. The old steeple, which used to soar more than 40 feet skyward, was torn down in the 1950's. The tall, narrow entryway with its Gothic arch and keystone decorated with fleur- de -fis, accentuates the vertical feeling of the church. The door hardware is embel- lished with a star pat- tern on the knob and interlocking geometric forms at the plate. There is a square window (now filled) in the top of the arch. The side windows are double -hung two -over- two's with simple moldings, three on each side, and the arches in the upper windows have been infilled. There are two circular windows with wide molded frames (also infilled) at the gable end on the western facade. Two circular windows flank the tower 14 feet above the ground and are aligned with the top of the Gothic arch above the entryway. The community hail is joined to the back (east) side of the church building. It is a Quonset Hut type frame structure with a Dutch gambrel roof. The gambrel comes down and splays out onto the vertical wall section, then but- tresses outward to the foundation where it returns to the vertical, forming a rather elegant series of curves on an otherwise bland building. A narrow row of small eave windows repre- sents the only open- ings along the north and south walls. The siding is clapboard and the roof is covered with asphalt shingles. Generally, the architectural impres- sion of the property is one of two incompat- ible building types, although it may be argued that the Gothic arch of the church entry is geometrically compatible with the City News � • • • y . As a part of its efforts to balance the state budget, the governor and legisla- ture have reduced aids to cities by $15.6 million in 1990, and another $15.6 million in 1991. For the City of Cottage Grove, this means the loss of $82,387 in each of the two years, or about 1.5 percent of the general fund revenue. The Mayor, City Council, and staff have decided to meet this revenue shortfall by postponing hiring for two positions that were added to the 1990 budget, but are yet unfilled. The positions are Personnel Director and Maintenance Worker in the Streets Department. For 1991, Cottage Grove, like all cities throughout the state, will have its taxing authority limited to an increase of no more than three percent plus one -half of the growth in the number of new households in the city. The combined impact is an allowable reve- nue increase of approximately five percent. Most of that increase will be used up by inflation. The "bottom line" is that it will be a challenge to maintain existing service levels for a growing commu- nity, and almost impossible to consider the addition of any new services next year. Shown below is the map of the U.S. Olympic Festival Torch Faun through St. Paul Park and Cottage Grove. Come and cheer for the torch run- ners on July 3! O YMPIC FESTIVAL T OR CH . • l!lL9tt►f too JAMAICA 1 111 111 11111 1 J ill 1111 .� 66 •i • !' • •' , •• The International City Management Association (ICMA) has formally recog- nized Cottage Grove as providing for overall professional manage- ment. ICMA is the professional associa- tion of appointed administrators serving cities, counties, and other local govern- ments. The Associa- tion currently recog- nizes more than 3,500 governments in the United States, and approximately 125 in Minnesota. In order to be recognized by the Association, the city must have a position of chief administrative officer (City Adminis- trator in Cottage Grove), with that person being ap- pointed by the Mayor and City Council on the basis of merit, as evidenced by past experience and educational accom- plishments. The position must have major responsibil- ity for preparation and administration of the city's operating and capital improvement budgets, exercise significant influence in the appointment of key personnel, and be responsible for direct- ing the work of the city's operating depart- ment heads, and fulfill other ICMA require- ments. 70TH ST BROADWAY 3RD ST. HAS GS/HADLEY [ 80TH S T. 0TH ST. 9TH AVE SPPK HYDE/ too JAMAICA 1 111 111 11111 1 J ill 1111 .� 66 •i • !' • •' , •• The International City Management Association (ICMA) has formally recog- nized Cottage Grove as providing for overall professional manage- ment. ICMA is the professional associa- tion of appointed administrators serving cities, counties, and other local govern- ments. The Associa- tion currently recog- nizes more than 3,500 governments in the United States, and approximately 125 in Minnesota. In order to be recognized by the Association, the city must have a position of chief administrative officer (City Adminis- trator in Cottage Grove), with that person being ap- pointed by the Mayor and City Council on the basis of merit, as evidenced by past experience and educational accom- plishments. The position must have major responsibil- ity for preparation and administration of the city's operating and capital improvement budgets, exercise significant influence in the appointment of key personnel, and be responsible for direct- ing the work of the city's operating depart- ment heads, and fulfill other ICMA require- ments. W A V III To 1111I M ONDAYTO FRIDA `. •r • •� • inclu activities arts and craft pro jects, games •• c ontests , an slLDecial e vents— We encourage youth to visit one of our sites and take part in the various activities that We have planned. play ground HAMLET PARK 8883 89th St. S. 459 -1281 HEARTHSIDE PARK 8245 Hearthside Rd. 459 -6258 HIGHLANDS PARK 6975 Idsen Ave. S. 459 -1295 PINETREEVALLEY 8431 Indian Blvd. 459 -1552 WOODRIDGE PARK 9000 90th St. S. 459.7037 Each playground will host a special event on Tues- days from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Participants are asked to pay 50 cents to help offset the cost of prizes. June 19 Table Tournaments June 26 Annual Treasure Hunt July 10 Playground Pet Show July 17 Game Show Madness July 24 Christmas in July July 31 Playground Olympics Aug. 7 'See You Next Year' Bash • Special craft projects for youth ages 5 to 14 will be offered each Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at all of the playground sites. A nominal fee will be charged for projects. Contact your nearest playground site for more information. Dates: June 21 to Aug, 2, 10 a.m. The Recreation Department will offer several super- vised Friday trips for youth 8 and over. Participants will need to register in advance of the trip and pay a nominal program fee. BE SURE TO NOTE THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE LISTED UNDER EACH PROGRAM. Registrations will be taken at Cottage Grove City Hall and at the playground sites. For more information, call the recreation office at 458- 2834. Youth 8 and over are invited to spend the day with the recreation department swimming and picnicking at Lake Elmo Park Reserve. Participants should bring along their swim suits, towels, and other beach necessities. We will provide the lunch. Bus from Pickup time Return Hamlet 9:30 a.m. 4 p.m. Hearthside 9:45 a.m. 3:45 p.m. Highlands 10 a.m, 3:30 p.m. 4 1990 SWIMMING LESSON SCHEDULE 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12 Noon SESSION 1: June 11 through June 22 Beginners Beginner2 Tiny Tots Beginner2 Tiny Tots Beginner2 Swimmer Tiny Tots Tiny Tots Tiny Tots Adv. Beginner Tiny Tots Intermediate Tiny Tots Session 2: June 25 through July 6 Beginner Beginner Tiny Tots Tiny Tots Tiny Tots Beginner2 Adv. Beginner Beginner Tiny Tots Tiny Tots Beginner2 Swimmer Tiny Tots Toddlers Adv. Beginner Water B. Intermediate Session 3: July 9 through July 20 Beginner Beginner Toddlers Tiny Tots Beginner2 Tiny Tots Adv. Beginner Tiny tots Intermediate Tiny Tots Intermediate Water B. Session 4: July 23 through Aug. 3 Beginner Beginner Water Babies Tiny Tots Tiny Tots Beginner2 Beginner2 Beginner2 Tiny Tots Tiny Tots Beginner2 Beginner2 Tiny Tots Tiny Tots Adv. Beginner Adv. Beginner Tiny Tots Swimmer Swimmer Toddlers Session 5: Aug. 6 through Aug. 17 Beginner Beginner Beginner Tiny Tots Beginner2 Beginner2 Beginner2 Tiny Tots Beginner2 Adv. Beginner intermediate Adv. Beginner Intermediate Tiny Tots *Life Guard Tr. *Life Guard Tr. * You must have a current CPR and First Aid card. There are 2 addi- tional Saturday classes required. ALL CLASSES LISTED ABOVE HAD OPENINGS AT THE TIME THIS NEWSLETTER WENT TO THE PRINTER. PLEASE CHECK AT CITY HALL TO SEE IF THE CLASS YOU WANT is STILL AVAILABLE. The Cottage Grove Ice Arena will re- open on June 25. Programs and services are listed below. PUBLIC SKATING: 2 sessions per week. Times: Sunday 12:30 -2 p.m. (starting July 1) Wednesday 10:30 a.m. -Noon (starting July 11) Cost: $1.50 per skater (Season pass holders free.) FIGURE SKATERS' PRACTICE. 1 session per week. (Sessions are limited to figure skaters only.) Time: Friday 10:30 a.m. -Noon (starting June 29) Cost: $2.50 per skater. Season pass holders pay $1.50. SKATING LESSONS: The arena's skating school will offer both group and private skating lessons this summer. The group lessons will be on Wednesday afternoons from 12:30 to 4:15. Please contact the Arena for a complete brochure and registra- tion form for group lessons or a schedule of contract ice times (for private lessons). TOM SUMMER HOCKEY LEAGUE: This is a league for squirt and pee wee aged skaters. The emphasis of the league is sportsmanship, fun, and exercise. It is not an instructional or highly competitive league. Every effort is made to keep the teams balanced and get all the kids equal times on the ice. A brochure and a registra- tion form can be obtained from the Arena. SEASON PASSES: Passes will be avail- able this summer for either an individual skater ($25) or a whole family ($35). Pass benefits include free public skating, $1 off each figure skater's practice session, and $5 off each set of group lessons. ICE RENTAL: The main rink of the arena is available for hockey, ringette, broomball, or skating parties. The concrete floor of the studio rink is also available for rent. Call the arena for available dates and times.