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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-05-10 PACKET 11.A.Cottage � Grove here Pride aid V,05perity Meet TO: Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation FROM: John M. Burbank, Senior Planner DATE: May 9, 2016 RE: Village of Cottage Grove Street Renaming Brochure Background One of the recent items of historic interest that was shared with the City is a brochure from the Village of Cottage Grove on the street renaming project that was completed in 1970. 0' i Village Logo Recommendation No action is required. COTTAGE GROVE MAIL TO: Home Owner Cottage Grove, Minnesota 55016 col'shonutan co"Mr, MU'Rnesoaa 55016 COTTAGE GROVE MAIL TO: Home Owner Cottage Grove, Minnesota 55016 Dear Residents of Cottage Grove: On September 17, 1969, the Cottage Grove Village Council passed an ordinance adopting the Washington County uniform street naming and numbering system. Most of the streets and roads in Cottage Grove will be renamed by March 17, 1970 to conform with the new system. Individual house numbers will also be changed. Your individual address according to the new system is: Cottage Grove, Minnesota 55016 This brochure has been prepared to help us make the change with a mini- mum of inconvenience. We have tried to explain how the system works so that our citizens, as well as strangers and visitors can locate any particular address without difficulty. We have also outlined all the steps that each of us must take to accomplish the change. While there may be some inconvenience for a short time, it is our hope that all persons will cooperate in a manner that will assure a speedy change and thus, minimize the temporary inconveniences that may be involved. Sincerely, Cottage Grove Village Council Who Vgfl Be Affected By The New System? All property owners within the Village will be affected by this change. Hour Fill Each Of FIs Be Affected HOUSE NUMBERS 1. You must install four inch reflectorized numerals on the principal building of urban property or at the drive in rural areas. These numerals may be purchased at most hardware stores. This must be done before April 15, 1970. As a public service, the Cottage Grove Jaycees will be selling house numbers door to door. They will have with them a list showing the new addresses. The numerals will conform to the code. They will canvass the Grove -Estates area between February 21 and March 8. The Jaycees will also have a booth in the Cottage Grove Shopping Center Mall on Friday evenings and Saturdays during this period. DRIVERS LICENSES 2. Drivers licenses must be changed to show the new addresses. The state of Minnesota charges $.50 for this service. Another $.50 is normally charged for notary public service. The Cottage Grove Mrs. Jaycees will be establishing a booth to provide this service in the Cottage Grove Shopping Center Mall. Times will be announced in the local newspapers and on the Jaycee bulletin board. Notary service will also be provided at the Cottage Grove Village Hall at no cost, during normal office hours. The state transfer fee ($.50) must still be charged, however. UTILITY COMPANIES 3. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., Northern States Power Co. and the Cottage Grove Water Department will automatically make the address change on your accounts. It will not be neces- sary to notify them. VOTER REGISTRATION 4. Voter registration cards will also be changed automatically. It will not be necessary to re- register to vote. MAIL 5. You will have to notify all correspondents of the change of address. The United States Post Office Department has change of address notification cards. These can be obtained at any Post Office or at the Village Hall. Wesuggestthe following sentence be used when notifying friends and businesses of the change: "We have not moved, but all addresses are being changed in Cottage Grove. Our new address is (Insert new address) .11 The Post Office Department will continue to deliver mail carrying the old address for two years. This should be ample time to notify all your correspondents. Don't forget to change your credit card addresses also. LEGAL DOCUMENTS 6. It will not be necessary to change the deeds for your homes and property, since they are not recorded by address. Other legal documents shquld be checked to see if legality is based on an address. When in doubt, consult an attorney. It will not be necessary to refile a declaration of Homestead Exemption with the Washington County Assessor. STATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION 7. The registration cards for automobiles, boats, trailers, snowmobiles or any other type of vehicle need not be changed until the next time a license is purchased. EMPLOYERS 8. You should immediately notify your employers so that their records can be kept up to date. BANKS 9. Your individual banks should be notified so that the addresses can be changed on your per- sonal accounts. SOCIAL SECURITY AND PENSIONS 10. Social Security cards need not be changed, but any agency which distributes social security or any other pension, should be notified promptly. SELECTIVE SERVICE 11. All men registered under Selective Service are required by law to notify their local draft board in writing within ten days of any address change. HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES 12. It is not necessary to change the address on hunting and fishing licenses. You should use the new address when you purchase a new license. How Does The New Street Naming And Numbering System Work? 1. The point of origin is the State Capitol Building and Highway No. 12. 2. A basic grid pattern has been laid out. North-South streets are named "Avenues" and East- West streets are named "Streets". All avenues start with letters and run in alphabetical sequence East from the State Capitol. The first letter of each avenue name changes with each mile. For example, the Western most avenue existing in Cottage Grove is Glenbrook (previously Magnolia) and the Eastern most avenue is Inwood (previously Eliot). All streets run in numerical sequence South from Highway No. 12. The first digit of each street name changes with each mile. For example, the Northern most street in Cottage Grove would be 60th Street (6 miles South of U.S. 12). Our main East-West street will be 80th Street South. (previously 14th Avenue). 3. The numbering system is based on 1000 numbers to a mile. For example, if a person lived on Ideal Avenue South, just South of 80th Street South, his address could be 8024 Ideal Avenue South. His house would be 8 miles South of Hudson Road and 8 miles East of the State Capitol. 4. Streets not running East-West or North-South have been assigned special names as follows: a. Streets running NE to SW are called Boulevards. b. Streets running NW to SE are called Roads. c. Meandering streets, cul-de-sacs, and other miscellaneous streets are named in accordance with the map enclosed. 5. State Highways, Freeways, and County Roads have been assigned a name according to the system, but the route marker will remain after the new street signs are installed. RESIDENTS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS ON PROCEDURES AND CHANGES MAY GET ASSISTANCE FROM THE MRS. JAYCEES BY CALLING 459-9209 OR 459-4070 OR THE VILLAGE OFFICE 459-5535. REMEMBER, THE STREET SIGNS WILL BE UP BY MARCH 15th, 1970 AND YOUR NEW HOUSE NUMBERS MUST BE INSTALLED BY APRIL 15th, 1970. / 7999 1 / i I I / I I I I NN I' IM I. I 31� emo BG19 8303 w im ��J'm Im O S 7516 e3 m _ 63g> rq m mVE. N JGL