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<br />mail boy <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Jan./Feb., 2015 <br />Volume 9, Issue 1 Gem Lake News <br />Special Interest <br />Articles: <br /> <br />• Hillary Farm Nears <br />Completion <br /> <br />• Gem Lake Hires <br />Staff <br /> <br />• City News Page 4 <br /> <br />• Metro <br />Transportation <br />Update <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Upcoming Recycling <br />Dates: <br />• February 4 <br />• February 18 <br />• March 4 <br />• March 18 <br />Tip: put out your bin <br />the night before for 7 <br />a.m. pick-up. <br /> <br /> <br />Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Newsletter Editor <br />Ten years after its original platting as a <br />development area in Gem Lake, Hillary Farm is <br />almost completely built out, and the results are <br />impressive. <br /> <br />The 87 acre property, owned for more than 50 <br />years by the Judson Bemis family, was slated for <br />development in 2004, when the original plat was <br />approved by the Gem Lake City Council. <br /> <br />The plat called for 28 lots, ranging in size <br />between 1.8 and 6.5 acres, and one “pocket” lot <br />of less than an acre. <br /> <br />The development was managed by McNulty <br />Homes, and aimed at preserving the natural <br />beauty of the area. <br /> <br />(Continued on page 2) <br />Hillary Farm Nears an Impressive <br />Completion <br /> <br />Gem Lake Now Has a Professional Staff <br />Gem Lake hired a receptionist/administrative <br />assistant recently who began staffing Heritage <br />Hall for approximately 30 hours a week. <br /> <br />Local resident Gloria Tessier filled the role, <br />selected for the job due to her experience in <br />the same type of role on a county level. <br /> <br />In her new position, Gloria answers phones, <br />greets visitors, collects and distributes <br />documents for city council meetings, helps <br />citizens with some of their questions and <br />generally acts as a point of contact for people <br />in our city who are looking for information on <br />various subjects. <br /> <br />As time goes on, Gloria may be taking on <br />additional responsibilities for some tasks that <br />are currently being done off site. <br /> <br />Welcome, Gloria! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />