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August 2005 Shore ReportAugust 2005 Park Commissioner Needed • • THE. INSIDE O 0 0� O U 0� 4� w Park News ........................ 2 Community Events ................ 2 Council Activities .................... 2 Recycling /Environment .............. 3 Senior Corner ........................I T HE Crri of S HOREWOOD has one opening on its Park Coim The Park Commission is an advisory board to the City Council, making recommendations on the park and recreational needs of the City. The Park Commission meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm at City Hall. Occasionally additional meetings are needed. This is a voluntary position beginning immediately and ending February, 2007. Interested residents should send a letter to the City of Shorewood, 5755 Country Club Road, 55331; fax: 952/474 -0128; or, email: cityhall @ci.shoreivood. r3IlI, us. Interviews with the City Council will be scheduled for a Monday evening prior to a City Council meeting. If you would like more information about the Park Commission, contact the City at 952/474 - 3236.E -1 Highway 19 Construction Continues OAD CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES at the JLN — H ighway 19 /Smithtown Rd intersection. Retaining walls are in place and the lanes have been shifted. Drivers are encouraged to slow down and be aware of changing traffic patterns. Plan ahead for traffic delays when possible, and take alterative routes, if available to you, during high traffic hours. Construction continues through the fall. Watch the City web site, www ei.shorewood. inn. us for recent updates. W ITH THE RECENT VANDALISM reported at Minnetonka High School, and the many acts of vandalism in Shorewood Parks, what might have been first perceived as a prank, is costing the community thousands of dollars each year. Vandalism is a criminal act against property. Although it can happen at any time, statistics show it most often happens in the evening during surmner or fall. In the case of vandalism against the parks and schools, your taxes pay for damages; when the damage is to a business or home, you pay the price in increased insurance rates or products sold by the business. Public awareness is one way to reduce vandalism. By talking with children, parents can change the perception of vandalism as a prank into vandalism as a crime. Community members should also watch for vandalism and report it to the police immediately. If your personal property has been vandalized in the past, consider adding security lighting. Also, help your neighbors and your community by watching your neighborhood and reporting anything that seems out of place. Our parks close at sunset, so if you notice groups in the parks after dark, report it to the police so they can check for trouble. As a community, we can help prevent vandalism and we can save ourselves a lot of money in the process. If you have questions about vandalism, contact Crime Prevention Specialist Dave Hohertz at the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department, 952/474 - 3261. Me etings and E vents ,81 7;00 Pki Planning Commission Meeting 8/2 tjational Night Out: Leave Your Light On! 8 /0 ?:00 PM C.Ay Council Meeting 8/9 ':00 Pm ,'dark Commmission Meeting 8,12 9:30 Pm Music in the Park 8.16 7 Pm ,, Planning Commission Meeting 8/22 7 :00 pm City Council Meeting 916 HCt-ONY; City Offices Closed Meeting Minutes andAgen,das are available - on t.' +e City web site after they are approved. w1r1/V1/, shorewood!?ICE.us. Vandalism in the Community THESHt)REREPoR11AUGU5T 2005 Darks News and Events M ANOR PARK wAs oN the agenda at the last Park Commission meeting. First, the Park Commission voted to fund the lab analysis costs for monitoring the water in the pond at Manor Park. Commissioner Westerlund is collecting water samples biweekly throughout the summer from the pond. Data obtained from certified laboratory analysis will be returned in the fall and will help the commission select from alternative plans for improving water quality. Engineer Brown shared preliminary plans for the Parkview Subdivision to be built along the north side of Manor Park. Drainage from. the subdivision will be directed into Manor Pond. The Commission also received a request for a dedication of the Shirley Rice Memorial at Manor Park. Abench has been added as well as garden improvements and Commissioner Farniok, acting on behalf of the committee, presented ideas for a permanent plaque. The Commission discussed alternatives and encouraged her to return next meeting with a plan. Site Davis, Chair Park Commission Music In the Park USIC IN THE PARK hit a home run July 8th with Big Walter Smith and the Groove Merchants. Over 165 people enjoyed an evening of the Blues at Eddy Station. It was wonderful to see friends and families utilizing the new plaza for their picnics. Big Walter said they love to play outside and were as happy to be there as we were to have them. The last concert of the season will be Friday, August 12, at 6:30 PM at Eddy Station in Freeman Park. The Park Commission scheduled a work session to begin planning the Summer 2006 season. We hope to expand concerts and activities for adults and for kids next year. If you have suggestions for things you would like to see in the park, please e-mail them to the Park Commission in care of City Hall. We appreciate your input! Site Davis, Chair Park Commission Since the fast newsletter, the City Council: Reviewed a proposal from the City of Excelsior regarding continued discussions related to the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department Issues Group recommendations. The Council proposed an action that expired on June 30, 2005, that would have brought resolution to the member cities. Future discussions will take place with an option to consider dissolution of the joint powers organization, as well as several other options to continue service levels for all member cities. Heard a report by Community Rec. Resources, the City's Park Coordinator, regarding park activities for the first half of the year. Representatives from Community Rec. Resources noted increased passive use at Freeman Park as a result of the Music in the Park series. Rejected bids for the Timber Lane Water project due to a 43% higher than the projected estimate for the project. The project will be re -bid at a later date. League of Women Voters Panel Discussion Wed., Aug. 3; 7:30 p.m. Southshore Community Center 5735 Country Club Road T HE SOUTH TONKA LEAGUE Of Women Voters is sponsoring a panel discussion with the mayors of Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood and Tonka Bay to examine their positions and concerns regarding the funding, organization and services of the South Lake Minrietonka Public Safety Department. There will be an opportunity for questions, comments and suggestions from the public. ED w ww.ci.shore wood, mn. us Recycling /Environment Sce T HEsE rr ENTS CAN be recycled, with a little extra effort. Don't throw them away: Electronics Examples: TV sets, computers, stereo gear. Reason: They often contain not only valuable metals, glass and plastics that can be recovered, but also toxic metals and substances that don't belong in landfills. Solutions: Many communities have spring cleanup events to collect unwanted electronic items for little or no fee. Independent recyclers of electronics include Asset Recovery Corp. in St. Paul and Waste Management's Ecycling, which has drop sites statewide. You'll pay a disposal fee. You may also donate computers in good working order to Goodwill /Easter Seals. They accept the central processing unit (CPU) of Pentium -grade computers, as well as their keyboards and printers. Monitors and TVs are not accepted. Donors receive a receipt for tax - deduction purposes. For more information, go to: www moea. state. mn. us/plugin/recyclers- househld.cfin. Plastic Bags Steel Examples: Grills, lawn mowers, appliances large and small. Solutions: Call United Way First Call for Help at 211 for places near you that accept donations of items in good working order. Gas grills and other steel objects not containing motors can go to scrap metal dealers. (Check the yellow pages.) Some scrap metal dealers will take lawn mowers, snow blowers and weed whackers for a fee. Fuels and oil, and sometimes tires, must be removed. Call JRAppliance Disposal Inc. for information on how to dispose of appliances at 651/454 - 9215.E Recycling Fun Facts The Power To Watch Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run your TV three hours. A Fiber Supplement A piece of paper can be recycled seven to 15 times before the fibers get too short for making paper. Those waste fibers are collected and sold to farmers as an additive for enriching soil. Solution: Use them again on shopping trips or take them, including the bags used on home - delivered newspapers, to stores that collect them, including Cub, Byerly's, Lunds, Wal -Mart and Kohl's stores. They are sent to a company in the state of Virginia that turns them into plastic lumber for decking. Arecent study found newspaper bags to be the most commonly recycled. gF rolwol - •�a Solutions: Compost enriches garden soil. Make compost from leaves, wood chips, grass and garden debris. Most kitchen wastes, such as vegetable peelings, fruit rinds and peels, eggshells and coffee grounds, can be composted. Bottle Secrets Every glass bottle has a "peanut" at the bottom. The peanut is an embossed code. There is also an ink jet code, visible under black light, that tells where and when the bottle was made. Box Scores When you recycle newspaper, it often gets turned into a cereal box. That means you get to "read" the paper a second time at the breakfast table. Made in Minnesota All Al Steak Sauce bottles are made in Minnesota, using recycled glass. Recycle a Bottle; Light a Bulb The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can be enough to light a 100 - watt bulb for four hours. s THESHwRtPoRr /AuGusr 2005 The Southshore Senior/ Community Center has a new web site. Check it out at www. southshore- center. org HE FRIENDS OF THE Southshore Center have kicked off the 2005 Campaign. The goal is to raise $10,000 in contributions, which are used for niamtenance of the building. The money is used for insurance, custodian fees, utilities and building upkeep. For more information call the Center at 952/474- 7635 or donations can be mailed to The Southshore Center, 5735 Country Club Road, Shorewood, MN 55331. trip to the MN Landscape Arboretum will be offered on Monday, August 1. The bus will leave the Center at 12:35 PM. The cost is $14 and includes transportation, entrance fee and step on guide for a tour of the grounds. Call the Center to register by Friday, July 29. For those already members of the Arboretum there is no gate fee charge. T he bus is full for "Nunsensations" at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre on Wednesday, August 3. Call the Center to put your name on the waiting list, as there may be some cancellations. A receptionists training meeting for all Senior Community Services volunteer receptionists will be held at the Minnetonka Senior Center on Thursday, August 4. If you are interested in being a volunteer receptionist at the Southshore Center, give us a call at 952/474 -7635. The Southshore Center is located at 5735 Country Club Road, Shorewood. The office is open daily, froin 8:30 Am to 4 Pm. For more information or to register for classes call (952) 474 -7635. www.ci.shorewood.inn.us i Planning commission Public The following items are on the August 2, 2005, Planning Commission agenda: 1. The property owner of 5655 Eureka Road is requesting approval of a variance to build a single - family dwelling on a substandard lot. Apublic hearing is scheduled for 7:00 P.M. 2.The Planning Commission will review the landscape plan for the Parkview preliminary plat proposal. Schools in Session rNNETONKA SCHOOL Dis'rRTCT begins classes September 1. Drivers are reminded to slow down in school areas, watch for children and never pass a stopped school bus with its red flashing lights and extended stop sign. Because of bussing changes this year, there is the possibility there will be some students walking to school. Please be aware of pedestrians and give them the right -of -way. If you are walking, make sure you walk on the side of the road facing on- coming traffic. For safe pedestrian practices, see the Minnesota Safety Council web site, wwwminnesotasafetycounciLorg. ff1L 5KURr RLl`0er i Aucus1 2005 Holiday Changes D ue to the Labor Day Holiday on September 5, recycling pick -up will be delayed by one day that week. Mainland residents should have their recycling curbside no later than 7 AM on Thursday, September 8; island residents should have their recyccing curbside no later than 7 AM on Friday, September 9. a CITY OF SHOREWOOD PRESORTED 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD STANDARD SHOREWOOD, MN 55331 U.S.POSTAGE PAID (952)474.3236 FAX(952)474.0128 PERMIT MINNEAPOLIS , M N X Public Works (952) 401.1637 Monday - Friday 8 AM to 4:30 PM � m u Council Members Woody Love, Mayor r " Christine Lizee, Ward 1 Laura Turgeon, Ward 2 ' c ' w Paula Cailies, Ward 3 W Martin Wellens, Ward 4 City Administrator: Craig Dawson Newsletter Edttor:7ulie Moore This newsletter is printed on recycled paper. What's Happening in the City? W1P1 W1 P1:Ward 1, Precinct 1 W1P2: Ward 1, Precinct 2 W2P1: Ward 2, Precinct 1 I W3P1: Ward 3, PrecnR 1 k p�h plxe W4P1:Ward 4, Precinct 1 PUNT' Safety :V i Planning commission Public The following items are on the August 2, 2005, Planning Commission agenda: 1. The property owner of 5655 Eureka Road is requesting approval of a variance to build a single - family dwelling on a substandard lot. Apublic hearing is scheduled for 7:00 P.M. 2.The Planning Commission will review the landscape plan for the Parkview preliminary plat proposal. Schools in Session rNNETONKA SCHOOL Dis'rRTCT begins classes September 1. Drivers are reminded to slow down in school areas, watch for children and never pass a stopped school bus with its red flashing lights and extended stop sign. Because of bussing changes this year, there is the possibility there will be some students walking to school. Please be aware of pedestrians and give them the right -of -way. If you are walking, make sure you walk on the side of the road facing on- coming traffic. For safe pedestrian practices, see the Minnesota Safety Council web site, wwwminnesotasafetycounciLorg. ff1L 5KURr RLl`0er i Aucus1 2005 Holiday Changes D ue to the Labor Day Holiday on September 5, recycling pick -up will be delayed by one day that week. Mainland residents should have their recycling curbside no later than 7 AM on Thursday, September 8; island residents should have their recyccing curbside no later than 7 AM on Friday, September 9. a