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Volume 1, issue 2 Winter—2015 Centerville Bulletin Striving to Keep you Informed CITY OF CENTERVILLE ESTABLISHED 1857 WWW.CENTERVILLEMN.COM COUNCILMEMBERS Mayor ~ Tom Wilharber (651) 429-2140 twilharber@centervillemn.com Council Member ~ Ben Fehrenbacher (651) 784-6102 bfehrenbacher@centervillemn.com Council Member ~ Steven King (651) 426-2973 sking@centervillemn.com Council Member D. Love (651) 429-9999 dlove@centervillemn.com Lead Story Headline Council Member ~ Jeff Paar (651) 426-7892 jpaar@centervillemn.com City Hall Hours Monday—Friday, 7:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m. If you are unable to meet these hours, please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate your schedule. Centennial Fire District Electrical malfunc?on- 16%, It is a great ?me of year! The Hea?ng- 10%, These three Thanksgiving holiday is just leading causes of residen?al around the corner and INSIDE THIS ﬁre peak in the next three Christmas is already on the CITY MEETINGS ISSUE: 6:30 P.M. horizon. It is a ?me of year calendar months. COUNCIL CHAMBERS to enjoy family, friends and It is important for our resi- 2nd & 4th great food. This is also the Anoka County Historical dents to take ?me to review City Council Wednesday of ?me of year when there is Sociated, Centennial Month all aspects of cooking safety 2 Lakes Police Department real, statewide increase in including: keeping combus?- & City Hall Closed Dates Parks & Recreation Commit-1st Wednes- the number of residen?al bles at least 36" from stov- tee day of Month ﬁres. Why you may ask? The etop when in use, never leav- answer is really easy to un- Planning & Zoning Commis-1st Tuesday of Public Works Depart- ing the stovetop una?ended derstand . As days get sion Month ment, Christmas Commit- when in use, beware of cook- 3 tee & Economic Develop- shorter leading into winter ing equipment turned on ment News 2014 was over $7,000,000. and the temperatures drop, accidently or not turned oﬀ people will spend more ?me It is also good to remember when no longer in use. indoors. The more ?me we not to overload outlets and Statewide dollar loss from Nitrate in Well Water 4 spend indoors, in the up- circuits by plugging in too cooking ﬁres in 2014 was coming holiday months in many appliances. Inspect over $6,000,000. par?cular, the more oppor- power-cords for excessive tunity we have to cook our Now is a great ?me to have City Council cancelled wear and breaks in insula- favorite food and use our their regularly scheduled your home's furnace cleaned ?on. Also carefully inspect meeting for November 25 home furnace and other and inspected by a licensed all Christmas light strings for & December 23, 2015 household appliances. technician. If you have a the same. due to the close proximity wood ﬁreplace or stove, en- of the Holidays. The The 2014 Minnesota State It is a great ?me of year to sure the chimney is scrubbed Mayor may call a meeting Fire Marshal's oﬃce oﬃcial enjoy with family and with three (3) days notice and in working order. Re- report, "Fire in Minnesota", friends. It is also a great ?me at any given time if the member to keep portable puts the numbers in per- need arises. to review ﬁre and home heaters away from combus?- spec?ve, ranking the three safety to ensure you and bles and use only on a non- largest causes of reported family remain safe and hap- combus?ble surface. residen?al ﬁres in Minneso- py in the upcoming holiday Statewide dollar loss due to ta: Cooking- 43%, Appliance/ season. hea?ng equipment ﬁres in