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<br />IMPORTANT CITY INFORMATION
<br /> NEW WEB SITE DESIGN & PRESENCE ON TWITTER
<br />THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION CURRENTLY HAS TWO (2) OPEN-
<br />The City is in the process of revamping their website to make it more user friendly
<br />INGS
<br />and appealing. We appreciate your patience while the site is
<br />If you are interested in making a difference in your community consider serving
<br />currently under construction.
<br />on this commission. They meet the first Tuesday of each month at City Hall. Call
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<br />City Hall (651-429-3232) or go to the City’s website for an application.
<br />The City is also on Twitter….follow us at: centervillemn
<br />DON’T GET A TICKET ~ PARKING PERMITS ARE FREE
<br /> SOON YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PAY YOUR UTILTIES ON-LINE
<br />Did you know that parking on the streets between the hours of
<br />The City recently entered into a contract with RevTrak in order to offer utility billing
<br />3:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. is prohibited? Did you know that Center-
<br />customers the opportunity to pay their bills online starting in 2011. There will be a
<br />ville’s parking permits are free?
<br />convenience fee charged that is paid by the customer to use the service. Updates
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<br />will be posted to Twitter as they become available.
<br />If you anticipate that you will have overnight guest(s) or your own
<br />vehicle will be temporarily parked on the street, please contact City Hall and we
<br />COUNTY/CITY WIDE CURFEW
<br />will be happy to provide you with a FREE parking permit. Please be prepared to
<br />Ages 12 & Under: No later than 9:00 p.m. on Sunday
<br />provide license plate #, year, make, model and color of the vehicle that will be
<br /> through Thursday
<br />parked on the street overnight.
<br /> No later than 10:00 p.m. on Sunday and Saturday
<br />RECREATIONAL FIRES
<br />Ages 12 to 14: No later than 10:00 p.m. on Sunday through
<br />Recreational fires must be contained in a fire pit or a portable fireplace and may
<br /> Thursday
<br />not exceed 3x3. You may only burn clean firewood and please
<br />remember to keep your fire pit at least five (5) feet from the side
<br /> No later than 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday
<br />lot line and ten (10) feet from the rear lot line.
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<br />Ages 15 to 17: No later than 11:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thurs-
<br />Please check with City Hall or the DNR website: http://
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<br />dnrstate.mn.us/foresty/fire/inex.html to determine if there is a burning ban in
<br /> No later than 12:01 p.m. on Friday and Saturday
<br />PLEASE NOTE…
<br />Check with City Hall or the City’s website regarding curfew details at
<br />City Hall will be closed on November 11, 2010 in observance of Veteran’s Day.
<br />651-429-3232 or visit our website.
<br />City Hall will also be closed November 25 & 26, 2010 in observance of the
<br />Thanksgiving holiday.
<br />TRAIL PROJECT
<br />City Hall will also be closed on December 24, 2010 in observance of Christmas
<br />The City has awarded a contract for the project. For more infor-
<br />and December 31, 2010 in observance of New Years Day.
<br />mation, please contact the City Administrator, Dallas Larson at
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<br />(651) 429-3232 or dlarson@centervillemn.com
<br />PLEASE THINK OF OTHERS DURING THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC
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<br />TIMES
<br />P & R ANTICIPATES PURCHASING A NEW PUBLIC ANNOUNCE-
<br />Many individuals are out of work or in need, many have children or many may be
<br />MENT SYSTEM
<br />seniors on a limited or reduced budget. Please extend a donation to Granny’s
<br />Profits from the 8K Walk/Run will be applied toward this purchase and
<br />Closet, your local food shelf or your favorite charity.
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<br />other P & R events.
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<br />Also if you know of a family in need, contact the local Lions Club.
<br />PLASTIC BAGS ARE BANNED!
<br />From Curbside Yard Waste Collection
<br />DID YOU KNOW THAT OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS
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<br />MONTH?
<br />Anoka County residents who bag their yard waste are required, by
<br />Domestic violence is the use or threat of use of physical, sexual or verbal behav-
<br />state law, to put their yard waste out for pick up in compostable
<br />ior to coerce a partner to do something in order to gain or maintain power and
<br />bags—either paper or compostable plastic bags.
<br />control in a relationship. Common forms of domestic violence include emotional
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<br />abuse, physical assault and threats. One in three women will be abused during
<br />The bags may be purchased at: Coborns, County Market, Cub Foods, Festival
<br />their lifetime, and the violence will affect all our communities. One in three teen-
<br />Foods, Grassroots Coop, Rainbow Foods, Target Stores, Wal-Mart Stores, North-
<br />agers report knowing a friend or peer who has been hit, punched, kicked,
<br />land Landscaping & Nursery, Ace Hardware Stores, Home Depot, Lowe’s,
<br />slapped, choked or physically hurt by their partner. If trapped in an abusive rela-
<br />Menards, Mills Fleet Farm, True Value Hardware Stores, just to name a few.
<br />tionship, 73% of teens said they would turn to a friend for help, but only 33% who
<br />have been in or known about an abusive relationship said they have told anyone
<br />WASTE MANAGEMENT STILL PICKS UP YARD WASTE CURBSIDE,
<br />about it. For more information, visit: www.alexandrahouse.org. Or
<br />BUT FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE
<br />call 763-781-2332.
<br />When the City approved the extension of Waste Management’s contract; Council
<br />and staff felt that with the close proximity of the compost site, most residents were
<br />DAY LIGHT SAVINGS TIME— CLOCKS FALL BACK
<br />not taking advantage of this service and chose to allow Waste Management to
<br />Sunday, November 7, 2010 turn your clocks back an hour. Don’t forget!
<br />charge only those that utilized the service. Give Waste Management a call to
<br />arrange these services or if you do not have a vehicle that can haul your leaves,
<br /> P & R’s 1st MOVIE IN THE PARKS NIGHT
<br />grass clippings or tree branches, make arrangements with one of your neighbors
<br />The showing of ANTZ was a huge success on Saturday, September 18
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<br />who may be visiting the compost site.
<br />with over 50 individuals in attendance. Please stay tuned for more of
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<br />these events scheduled for the spring of 2011.
<br />P & R HAS PICKED THE DATE FOR THE 3rd ANNUAL 8K WALK/RUN & ADDED A NEW TWIST
<br />Mark your calendars for July 30, 2011. Along with the 8k Walk/Run there will be a 10 mile in-line skate event and a free half kilometer kids event.
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<br />P & R has commenced looking for sponsors. If you know of a business that would be interested, let us know.
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