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<br />City of Centerville <br /> <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />Position Profile <br />(draft - December 2,2004) <br /> <br />Centerville - Community Overview <br /> <br />Two beautiful lakes stand out as Centerville's greatest natural features. The 3,600 citizens of Centerville <br />thrive here in what resident's celebrate annually as the "Festival of Lakes." <br /> <br /> <br />The history of Centerville <br /> <br />Centerville is a quiet and safe little community. Located <br />betvveen the shores of Peltier Lake and Centervi!!e Lake. it is <br />easy to feel as if you are miles away frorn the Twin Cities Yet <br />downtown St Paul is only 20 nlltlutes away and Mlnneapolls ;s <br />a 30-minute drive affording residents the opportunity to <br />partlcioate in the cultural activities of one of the best olaces to <br />. , , <br /> <br />jj\fe in the countrv, <br /> <br />Centervitie tS a strong and cohesive comnluilftv. This is a <br />\f!Ordertu! place to raise a f3rnHy~ 'l/ork. and retIre. F<esjden~s <br />reaily (:;are about one d!iother <br /> <br />a near 150 year history and lionors its <br />Grodd past The 1\81118 of the tovvn carnes frorn the fact t!lis <br />\"135 the rest stop betvveen StjHvvater and ;\nOK8 in the <br />f)iOneenrig days or t/"'!8 l\jlinnesota terhtory C:enterviHe's <br />neh Frencr\",(:anadl(an heritaqe is honored at th(-:: annua{ <br /> <br /> <br />surnrner' celebration caP ed, ;r=ete dOes <br /> <br />French for. <br /> <br />"~:"1 '>/di u-; ~ ~-f'" ,...-.... <br /> <br />;-::;':>~,,-1pnr.:..:. ~11i'-~ ',j;~i1n(Q, <br /> <br /> <br />7est;-',,-a! act'-Jit~8s all o\/e;- to\;\/n to eat clance, \\/atct-; (} <br /> <br /> <br />softbaH and 3t days end v/atct"! TH8v\/orks <br />s8t1.(e(S to\,fI/fl <br /> <br />of C:entcr\/1lie in the 1'njd lSCC:s, C81'~C:2 !';d:3rs ;;'/cd -here <br /> <br />!;'~ the~' and 1 centuriesJiJ H'1at tHY1i2 tr*:8 area \-"./as <br /> <br />CO\!8ied.;vith dense woodlands and l1Ian'y' s~uare rnili3s of <br />marshes. lakes and \Naterways. <br /> <br />;:4t <br /> <br /> <br />Tile natural hal)itat provided the Dakota Witrl an abundant food supply including wild rice and a wieJe variety <br />of game and fISh The Dakota traveied the \!vatervvays by canoe reachIng the St CroiX River to the East <br />and the Mississippi River to the VVest The Council Charnbers are decorated with historical pictures teiling <br />the story of thiS century' and a Ilaif oid to,Vii. <br /> <br />In 18S4. settlers Peltier LaValle. and LaMotte !ald out and settled the town They ,':'iiOSi:'; [he n.sine <br />(_~entervH\e because of Its centra! location between Stillwater and Anoka The City was off!c!aify estabiishea <br />on August 11,1857, when Minnesota was still a territory. <br /> <br />Prepared By: Lynn & Associates: December, 2004 <br /> <br />1 <br />