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Community Calendar
<br />Jan. 1: City Hall closed in observance of New
<br />Year’s Day
<br />Jan. 6: City Council mtg, City Hall 6:00 pm
<br />Jan. 8: The Ham Laker deadline for the
<br />February issue
<br />Jan. 13: Planning Commission meeting, City
<br />Hall 6:00 pm
<br />Jan. 15: Park & Tree Commission meeting,
<br />City Hall 6:00 pm
<br />Jan. 20: City Hall closed in observance of
<br />Martin Luther King Jr. Day
<br />Jan. 21: City Council mtg, City Hall 6:00 pm
<br />Jan. 27: Planning Commission meeting, City
<br />Hall 6:00 pm
<br />RECYCLE
<br />2 ITEMS FREE
<br />This coupon entitles the bearer to recycle
<br />two (2) items free on:
<br />Saturday, January 25, 2020 at:
<br />Green Lights Recycling, Inc.
<br />10040 Davenport Street NE
<br />Blaine, MN 55449-4423
<br />Phone: 763-785-0456
<br />Drop off hours are
<br />9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
<br />This coupon must be presented when bringing
<br />your items for recycling. The bearer must provide a
<br />driver’s license or some form of identification
<br />showing he/she is a resident of Ham Lake.
<br />Are You an Entrepreneur at
<br />Heart?
<br />Need a trusted business advisor? A free business
<br />consultant? Money to start or expand your business?
<br />The Ham Lake Open To Business program could be
<br />just what you need to get going. Free one-on-one
<br />counseling with a business advisor and assistance in
<br />identifying financial resources are available.
<br />For more information or to get started, call Carrie
<br />Mikkonen at 763-438-7315
<br />or email her at:
<br />cmikkonen@mccdmn.org
<br />Santa’s Visit Recap
<br />In early December, the Ham Lake Fire Department
<br />again brought Santa to neighborhoods throughout
<br />the city.
<br />Winter temperatures were pleasant, snow covered
<br />the ground and Santa was on display as children of
<br />all ages enjoyed this annual community event.
<br />Firefighters and other helpers passed out candy
<br />canes and collected residents’ food donations. The
<br />extraordinary generosity of Ham Lake citizens was
<br />again on display! A new record amount of 7,560
<br />pounds of food and $697 in cash was collected from
<br />you, and delivered to the North Anoka County
<br />Emergency Food Shelf.
<br />On behalf of the firefighters of the Ham Lake Fire
<br />Department, a sincere thank you to everyone who
<br />participated. We hope to see you again next year!
<br />Merry Christmas!!
<br />Thinking Spring Already: High Water Levels
<br />Frequent and heavy rains across the Coon Creek area this fall caused creeks, lakes, ponds and wetlands to be
<br />at their highest levels in years. With saturated soils and high levels of water already seen in fall, the ability of
<br />the drainage system to hold the predicted higher snowmelt next spring looks compromised.
<br />Once the snow melts, be prepared for extra-saturated low areas, especially in drainage easements (or
<br />“drainage and utility” easement). Check your plat to see if there’s one on your property. Floodplain elevations
<br />or wetlands might be harder to see or find but are no less important. They function as floodwater storage
<br />areas on the landscape. Usually by fall, they’re lower from summer evaporation and plants taking up water
<br />then transpiring it through leaves. This fall, though, we had so much rain, spring storage capacity is low.
<br />To reduce property damage from flooding please keep sheds, equipment, landscape materials, piles of debris
<br />(including piles of grass clippings or leaves) out of low areas.
<br />If you plan to landscape or build on your property this year, you need to check that your activity won’t cause
<br />flooding. If your property is located within the Coon Creek Watershed District (97% of Ham Lake), please fill
<br />out our Technical Assistance form for two hours of free review. It’s available on our website or by mail or
<br />email, or come to our office for a hard copy. Allow at least three months for the process and any necessary
<br />permits.
<br />Questions? Contact the Coon Creek Watershed District at 763-755-0975 or online www.cooncreekwd.org.
<br />Ham Laker, Taylor Fondie, Wins
<br />Miss Minnesota USA
<br />Taylor Fondie, 22, was crowned Miss Minnesota USA
<br />on December 1st at the Ames Center in Burnsville.
<br />Taylor is a Blaine High School alumni and former
<br />Minnesota Vikings cheerleader. She currently attends
<br />Bethel University for Broadcast Journalism and
<br />Sports Reporting.
<br />Taylor will spend the next year traveling the state,
<br />making appearances, getting involved with charities
<br />near to her heart and representing the great state of
<br />Minnesota at the nationally-televised Miss USA com-
<br />petition.
<br />Congratulations, Taylor!
<br />You can follow her journey on Instagram at:
<br />@missmnusa. If you’re interested in having Taylor
<br />attend an event near you, you can submit a request
<br />at: www.missminnesotausa.com/appearance.
<br />Ham Lake resident, Taylor Fondie, was recently
<br />crowned Miss Minnesota USA
<br />Recycling Event • January 25
<br />Residents may drop off recyclable items at Green
<br />Lights Recycling (10040 Davenport Street NE in
<br />Blaine) on January 25, 2020 from 9:00 am to 12:00
<br />pm. Two items can be recycled at no charge by pre-
<br />senting the coupon below.
<br />For a list of accepted items go to www.glrnow.com
<br />and click We Recycle.
<br />NOTE: To improve traffic flow during the event,
<br />please use the entrance on 99th Lane NE (from Hwy
<br />65 turn east onto 99th Ave N).
<br />Contact Green Lights Recycling at 763-785-0456 or
<br />the City of Ham Lake Recycling Coordinator at 763-
<br />434-9555 if you have any questions.
<br />Submit Your Reservations for
<br />Use of the City’s Ballfields
<br />The Ham Lake Park and Tree Commission is accept-
<br />ing reservation requests for ballfield and soccer field
<br />use in 2020. Mail your request to reserve fields to:
<br />City of Ham Lake, 15544 Central Avenue NE, Ham
<br />Lake, MN 55304. Or email your request to:
<br />nwheeler@ci.ham-lake.mn.us.
<br />The deadline for submitting requests is noon on
<br />Tuesday, January 7th.
<br />The Park and Tree Commission asks that a represen-
<br />tative from each organization submitting a request
<br />be present at the January 15 Park and Tree Commis-
<br />sion meeting. The meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. and
<br />will be held in the Ham Lake City Council chambers.
<br />7,560 pounds of donated food on its way to NACE!
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