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Send us your thoughts at info@centervillemn.com. <br /> <br />LaMotte Park Ballfield Repairs <br />New ag-lime for the infields at the LaMotte Park ballfields has been delivered and will be <br />spread by Staff as time/weather conditions allow. Contractors have been hired to repair the <br />backstop on Field #2 and fill in depressions over the drain tile lines in the outfields. WeÓre <br />looking forward to a full season of events at the park. <br /> <br />ADMINISTRATION <br />Strategic Plan Î 2022-2023 <br />A draft of the CouncilÓs Strategic Plan was discussed at the last Council work session an will <br />be finalized in the coming weeks. A major component of the plan will be to address, head-on <br />several big-picture issues such as: <br /> What does a Population 5000 Centerville look like? <br /> How do we build our brand? <br /> Can we build on the momentum of the Block 7 Redevelopment in Downtown? <br /> <br />Safety Training Î Culture of Safety at Work <br />Staff attended training on the culture of safety in <br />the workplace. The training was held at Lexington <br />City Hall, and the class was taught by an instructor <br />with the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association <br />(MMUA). The instructor shared a video <br />highlighting the story of a former sewer/water <br />contractor, and how the choices he made relating to <br />safety measures, impacted him, and so many <br />others. In summary, the contractor and his crew were not using the proper equipment at a <br />construction site, and they were cutting corners to wrap the job up faster, which led to him <br />being buried in a trench for several hours. Many details were shared about the contractorÓs <br />experience, the tremendous effort it took to save his life, and the lasting impact of the horrific <br />event. The contactorÓs harrowing experience, serves as a reminder for us all that a culture of <br />safety at work is not only important, it is imperative Î safety starts with the choices we each <br />make! <br /> <br />Report from Ms. Mary Wells, Assessor <br />At the March 9, 2022 City Council meeting, one of the council members asked for a breakout <br />of the sales that were excluded from the sales study. Below is that information: <br /> <br /> 22 sales were "physical change" meaning the property had changed substantially since <br />our last review. <br /> 5 were vacant land sales <br /> 2 were split or combined parcels <br /> 8 were sales between relatives <br /> 1 each: leaseback agreement, prior interest, government agency was buyer or seller, 1 <br />not typical market, commercial/industrial sale not included in residential study. <br /> <br />FYI - all of the sales are processed in an electronic format through a system we refer to as <br />eCRV (electronic certificate of value). Title companies enter the transfer information (might <br />be a sale, might be a transfer between relatives, etc), it is routed to the county, then to us, then <br />to the State of MN DOR and our DOR region rep reviews them before they are "finalized" in <br /> <br />