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Page 2 Volume 2, Issue 2 ADMINISTRATION/ COMMUNITY SERVICES BY AARON PARRISH, ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR In an ongoing effort to keep our Bethel College has also proposed a printer in business, my title has dorm to be built this Spring. While changed from Director of Commu- Dave and Eric were initially worried nity Development / Assistant City that there would not be enough pro- Administrator to plain old Assistant jects for this year, they have been City Administrator. In the process, I pleasantly surprised with the will be assuming a bulk of the duties level of activity (it previously performed should be under- by the Deputy Clerk / stood that Human Resources Di- there is a fair rector. I will also con- r--- v amount Par- III tinue to coordinate _.--4i*--( rishian sarcasm cable television and associated with technology. To fill the gap in Com- t:• this sentence). munity Development, we are in the , On the per process of recruiting for a new Com- conal front, Pe- munity Development Director. On ter recently the homefront, things have been fun, celebrated his six month of marriage. fun, fun. Reed recently took his first In Wisconsin culture, the six month steps at about 9 months of age and anniversary, along with the seventh, will be getting ear tubes next week. eighth, ninth etc . . . is the cheese an- Lisa is considering a leave of absence niversary. On the political front, Pe- from teaching to stay at home with ter has been actively lobbying in the kids for a few years. Grant has Washington on the Defense of hit the Scooby Doo phase of life. It Cheese Act. No word on whether seems like everything comes full cir- that will catch on. Dave's daughter cle, because Scooby Doo was cool recently turned seventeen and is when I was a kid. I'm not sure if Doo planning a college visit to UMD with goes back all the way back to the pre- Dad over spring break. In a move he historic Mooreazoic time period, will surely regret, Dave has also chal- but it has been around a long time lenged yours truly to a game of rac- none-the-less. quetball. Eric is taking classes through North Hennepin's Building On the Community Development Inspection Technology program and front, things keep ticking along with has recently completed a course in Guidant. They will be constructing arson investigation for the Lake another 9o,000 square foot addition Johanna Fire Department. to their research and development facility along with a 600+ stall park- With my new duties, I also have the ing ramp. TCAAP is also progressing opportunity to supervise the City's on a number of fronts. We will be top notch office support staff. Jackie holding an environmental sympo- "the Axe" Gritz recently cut loose our sium in March and the GSA is cur- vending company and will be work- rently appraising the property. The ing on getting a new and improved proposed North Heights Church ex- vender in. For a small fee to be de- pansion is also on the front burner posited in a Swiss bank account of and occupying a lot of Peter's time. (continued on page a)