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Volume 1, issue 3 Spring—2016 Centerville Bulletin Striving to Keep you Informed CITY OF CENTERVILLE ESTABLISHED 1857 WWW.CENTERVILLEMN.COM 651-429-3232 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 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: There Is No Safe Ice — Just Try not to gasp if you fall; it causes Safe Behavior you to inhale water. Turn back in the direc?on you came from and Centennial Lakes Police Every year, Minnesota snowmo- extend your arms to disburse your Department , Spring 2 bilers, skaters, skiers and ice- CITY MEETINGS Weight Restrictions & weight. With a sharp tool, grab the 6:30 P.M. ﬁshing fans ﬁnd themselves in COUNCIL CHAMBERS ice and kick your feet while you pull cold water. Falling through ice on yourself to safety. Stay low. Roll Public Works Depart- lakes and rivers, some are se- 2nd & 4th ment, “Flushable” Wipes, away from the hole. Find warm 3 verely injured; many drown. City Council Wednesday of Economic Development shelter. Month More than half of the 7,000 News & Council Updates drownings in the U.S. last year What if someone else falls Parks & Recreation Commit-1st Wednes- took place in cold water — and through? Call 911. Ensure you tee day of Month Upcoming Events & almost all of those deaths were 4 provide 911 with as accurate vic- Recycling Opportunities en?rely preventable. Knowledge Planning & Zoning Commis-1st Tuesday of ?m loca?on as possible. First Re- is the key to safety on the ice. sion Month sponders armed with an accurate incident loca?on will be able to What is safe ice? There’s no such RADON provide a quicker response and thing. You should never stand or Anoka County is oﬀering Radon rescue a?empt than they will with drive on ice without being ready tes?ng kits. The test kits are $5 only a vague or inaccurate inci- to react if it gives way. Ice thick- each for a short term test (3-7 dent loca?on. ness has less to do with air tem- days) and $20 for a long term test Do not go near the hole where the perature than with the depth, (6 months). Both tests should be vic?m fell through — you can’t Precinct Caucuses will be chemistry, currents and size of conducted during the months taking place on Tuesday, help by falling in yourself. Instead, that body of water — in other when the home is closed up. The March 1, 2016. Go to follow these steps: words, things you can’t see. Anoka County Election for fees do include the laboratory Preach – shout instruc?ons for self your parties meeting tes?ng and the results are mailed -rescue. Reach – extend a rope, a What can you do to prepare? place. The Planning & to the homeowner. Orders by ladder or jumper cables to the Ask locals about ice condi?ons; Zoning Commission re- mail are turned around within 2-3 vic?m. If you start to slide toward they can tell you about unsafe scheduled its meeting to days. Test kits can also be ob- the hole, let go. Throw – a ﬂota- areas. Look for warning signs. March 8, 2016 at 6:30 tained at the Anoka County Gov- ?on device and a rope and tell the Create an emergency plan and p.m. in Council Chambers ernment Center, Administra?on vic?m to put on the device and share it with your companions. due to Caucuses. Oﬃce during regular business wrap up in the rope. Stay near the Carry a rope, an ice pick and a hours. Please contact Ms. Barb incident loca?on and con?nue to ﬂota?on device. McKusick at (763) 323-5722 or via give instruc?ons and encourage- email at: What if you fall through? You’ll ment to the vic?m, stay in contact barb.mckusick@co.anoka.mn.us hear a warning crack, probably. with vic?m un?l ﬁrst responders arrive.