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IT' 08/07/2~21 15:38 6514~79523 l:.l8.l~7 t'01 i 6: ~4 SFlTHE .,. 55:. 407'3523 SIMP~V BOOKKEEPING PAGE 01 1'10.008 [;102 ~ Sathe Executive. Search CITY OF CENTERvnJLE CITY ADMlNISTRATOR POSITION PROFILE "Final Draft ',f'lf CENTERVILLE - COMMUNiTY OVER\'lEW Two bcaurifulltk.es stand out as Centerville'c gre~test features, Our city of 3,202 people thrives here, not only because we e~oy th~ la.k~ InIt aJso becauSi we work hard to blend tradition and progreis. We invite you to see why wo celebrate all thoae thing!! tagecher IS Out Festival ofLak.!J$. Centerville.js a quiet little town. Located between tht sb.cris ofP;ltiQt Lab and Centervtlle Lake, it is easy to feel you. are miles away from a metropolitan area, When you want to go to the Twin Cities, downtown SI.Paul is a $lfaight 2().mlnuce d.rlve. amd Minl1eli\PQ(i~)$ a 3o..minute drive. CeJllervme is B strong community. TtJii is a wonderful place to ralse a family, work and retIre. We care about one anothor. You can same this feeling when ~ou enter a local business OT attend a City Council meeting. You can see it when people pitch in together to 'ooild park equipment, plant flowers at the school, or clean up the toWTI. on Earth Day. Our low crimcflltc and exceUentemergency services give \L5 1UI added sct1.sc of security. Our community is more than, people who live 1\ear one another; CentC'rVille is a c~mmunity of friOlJd& llInd neijhbors. Centervm~ honors its history and heritage. This was the main rest atop between Stillwater and. Arloka in the earliest days orthe Minnesota. territory. Today, we celebrate Cantl!nttllc9" rich French-Canadian heritage at the annual Sumtl'lcr eelebT"ation called Fete des Lacs, "which js French for festival of lakes." R.es\dent$ and v{i1itOf5 gather at festival actlvities all 01,'& town to catj dance, watch f1 parade, play softball and watch fireworks, CenterviHe continues to grow. According to tbe1990 censul, Cente:rville had the fourth highest rate of populatiol1 growth in Minnesota. And it's not slowing down. In 1993, we dedicated OU'I'new City Hall and Fire Station. While celebrating our progress at the &1'~ opa1in.i. W~ abo enjoyed some good old- fashioned nostalgia. Old timen and. new residellt! came to&cther to reTl1iniace and learn about CenterviJIe's past !it a history exhibit in the Council Chambers. BefO're the French-Canadiil.11 settlers establi9hed the town of CentarviUe in the mid-1800's, Dakota In.dians lived here in the 1600s and ] 7009. At that ttmt, this area WaB eo'Vered with denle WQQdlands and many sqU2.!e m.iles ()f marshes, lakes; and waterways. The natural haoitat pr6vidad tilt Dakota. with an abi.lndant food $upply, including wild nee and a wide variety ofgarrn: a.nd fish. They traveled the waterways by canoe, reaching tl'le St. Croix River to the east alld the Mississippi River to the we~t. The Dakotas abandoned their settlem,ent in the late 1700's; but retl.lrn.~d ar.nl,.lally to harvest wild rice, The French-Canadian settlers found burial mounds and artif~cts, Many items were excavated and rem<J\I~t.Ill'um tlle area before they !;Duid be !tuUitd, Ths Sath8 Buik#rJg' )821 Cular Lake Road. Minneapolis, MN · 55416 Pbol1,e (952) j4Q.2 J 00 . FIiX (252) 546~69JO · (800) 84f3..4!J12 c.:1. 38.17. WW!I.J.;;l.ths, ;;Ol7l BuiUlng Better ital'lt.i Si/Ut 197"