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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />June, 2011 <br />Volume 5, Issue 5 Gem Lake News <br />Special Interest <br />Articles: <br /> <br />• Scholarships <br />Awarded by Gem <br />Lake <br /> <br />• Garden "Overlay" <br />Zone Considered <br /> <br />• National Night Out <br />Scheduled for <br />August 2 <br /> <br />• City News Page 4 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Upcoming Recycling <br />Dates: <br />June 29 <br />July 13 <br />July 27 <br /> <br /> <br />Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Newsletter Editor <br />The Gem Lake City Council recently <br />awarded scholarships to four city residents <br />who are graduating from high school this <br />year. The second annual Gem Lake <br />Scholarship Program utilizes charitable <br />gambling receipts to help Gem Lake <br />residents pay for post secondary <br />education. Each year graduating seniors in <br />our town are encouraged to apply. <br /> <br />This year's award recipients are: Sima <br />Bazooband, Samuel Bosak, Adam Holman <br />and Jeffrey Strommer. Each of the four <br />graduated in early June from White Bear <br />Lake Area High School with stellar grade <br />point averages and impressive academic, <br />social and athletic backgrounds. <br /> <br />"We are so pleased to be able to award <br />scholarships of $500 to each of these <br />remarkable graduates," said Mayor Bob <br />Uzpen. <br />(continued on page 2) <br />Four Graduates Receive Gem Lake Award <br />Garden "Overlay" Zone Considered for Undeveloped <br />Parcels in Gem Lake <br />The Gem Lake Planning Commission is now <br />evaluating a garden "overlay" zone for larger <br />undeveloped parcels in Gem Lake, including <br />the city's Gateway Zoning District. This would <br />allow for the temporary use of this land for <br />agricultural purposes, under set guidelines, <br />while the market for commercial and residential <br />development recovers from the current <br />downturn. <br />The land-use plans for Gem Lake have not <br />historically assigned any land in the city for <br />long-term agricultural use. This is due to the <br />fact that the city has developed, and continues <br />to develop, as a primarily residential <br />community, surrounded by fully developed <br />suburban neighborhoods. <br />(continued on page 3) <br /> <br />Gem Lake Resident Sam <br />Bosak