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City creates assistant engineer position <br />by Kristine Goodrich <br />Meet the new engineer <br />provide some services during the transition <br />he City now has an assistant city <br />T <br />is a <br />John Anderson <br />engineer who provides a number <br />registered engineer <br />had started. <br />of services for which the City <br />with extensive civil <br />previously contracted. The City Council <br />engineering and <br />Arden Hills and Roseville now have a new <br />decided to create the position late last year <br />municipal public <br />joint powers agreement allowing the cities <br />and hired John Anderson in mid-February. <br />works experi <br />- <br />to occasionally share staff if one city has a <br />He started in mid-March. It costs the City <br />ence. For many <br />need and the other city can accommodate <br />approximately the same to have its own <br />years he worked at <br />without disrupting its own functions. <br />assistant engineer as it did to contract for <br />BDM Consulting <br />the services. <br />The new assistant city engineer's respon <br />- <br />sibilities involve both public and private <br />Roseville had shared its engineering staff, <br />clients. Anderson was a project manager <br />infrastructure. Key duties include rating <br />namely Kris Giga, with Arden Hills for <br />and oversaw street and park projects for <br />the condition of City streets, managing the <br />several years. Arden Hills also occa <br />- <br />City's Municipal State Aid system, working <br />sionally used a pool of other approved <br />River. Anderson also served two years as <br />with Public Works Director Terry Maurer <br />engineers. <br />the assistant city engineer for the City of <br />to develop Capital Improvement Plans for <br />Hopkins and worked for another private <br />road, sidewalk, and other infrastructure <br />However, Arden Hills leaders decided <br />maintenance and reconstruction projects, <br />that having an internal staff person would <br />and then overseeing those projects. The <br />River, and Falcon Heights. <br />assistant engineer also reviews site plans <br />good time for a change because Kris Giga <br />for private development proposals and <br />was taking a new position working full- <br />Public Works Director Terry Maurer said <br />provides recommendations. <br />time in Roseville and would no longer be <br />Andersons strengths include experience <br />serving Arden Hills. Giga continued to <br />- <br />ments records into digital formats. <br />Anderson listed two attributes that makes <br />Arden Hills unique: The way the City <br />is divided into neighborhoods and its <br />abundance of natural resources, includ <br />- <br />ing lakes and park land. <br />Anderson said his primary projects for the <br />coming months will include the recon <br />- <br />struction of Valentine Park and working <br />with the State and County on the new <br />Highway 96 and Highway 10 interchange. <br />Other critters prefer to feast on <br />natures bounty. <br />People and birds take to the water. <br />4 <br />