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revegetation project. We still have funding in Anoka County for shoreline projects and would love to see <br />more completed on Centerville Lake. Please spread the word and send anyone our way if you hear that <br />they're interested in doing a project. <br /> <br />RCWD staff will also be at Centerville's Fete Des Lacs event on July 18 to talk to the public about the <br />lake/water quality, grant programs, and other water resource topics. <br /> <br />PARKS & RECREATION (Cont’d) <br />Main Street Market <br />The Parks & Recreation Committee been working hard on its Market. Check out the illuminated signage on <br />the corner of Main Street & Centerville Road. The Market currently has 23 vendors registered and we are <br />looking forward to a great summer season, beginning July 18. The Market runs from 5:30 to 7:30 on <br />Thursday nights on Centerville Road, north of Main Street, next to the Elementary School Parking Lot. <br /> <br />Hidden Spring Park <br />Rain Garden Maintenance <br />The city has entered into a <br />maintenance contract with <br />Prairie Restorations, a <br />professional landscape <br />company specializing in <br />native plantings. Their tasks <br />include reestablishing the <br />plan species originally <br />placed in the rain garden and <br />other planted areas in <br />Hidden Spring Park, which <br />have choked out by invasive <br />weeds, trees and other <br />unplanned growth. <br />Recently, they sprayed the <br />areas to kill of the invasive <br />species and then followed up <br />with a controlled burn. Later <br />this summer they will again, <br />spray for weeds and begin the replanting process. If you look closely, you’ll notice that the crews were <br />careful to leave milkweed, and other desirable species, while burning off others. <br /> <br />Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve Construction Project Update <br />The boat launch will be closed July 8 – 12. The park entrance is currently open but still under construction. <br />Please plan accordingly and drive safety through the work zone. <br /> <br />CENTERVILLE CARES <br />New Homebuyer Assistance Programs <br />The State of Minnesota has two new programs which offer forgivable loans <br />to help first generation homebuyers with down payments and closing costs. <br />Both of the programs are available on a first come first served basis. Each of <br />the programs are described below: <br /> <br />Minnesota Housing’s First-Generation Homebuyer Assistance Program offers down payment assistance in <br />the form of an interest-free deferred loan which is forgivable over a 20-year period if the individual resides <br />in their home through the entirety of the loan period. Additional information on MN Housing homebuyer <br />assistance classes and advisor services are available here, and Homeownership Advisors through the MN <br /> <br />