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<br /> <br /> <br />mail boy0 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Nov./Dec., 2019 <br />Volume 13, Issue 5 Gem Lake News <br />Special Interest <br />Articles: <br /> <br />• Deer Hunt <br />Concluded <br /> <br />• Cadillac <br />Dealership <br />Coming <br /> <br />• City News Page 4 <br /> <br />• New Golf Cart <br />Ordinance <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Upcoming Recycling <br />Dates: <br /> <br />• December 4 <br />• December 18 <br />• Tip: put out <br />your bin the <br />night before <br />for 7 a.m. <br />pick-up. <br /> <br /> <br />Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Newsletter Editor <br />Both White Bear Lake Police Chief Julie Swanson and <br />White Bear Lake Fire Department Chief Greg Peterson <br />were on hand to give updates at the October 15 Gem <br />Lake City Council Meeting. <br /> <br />Chief Swanson discussed recent efforts to bring <br />attention to pedestrian safety. Several operations were <br />mounted at various intersections to monitor cross <br />walks and give citations, when needed. <br /> <br />She also discussed the use of body cameras by the <br />department, as well as plans for some staff expansion <br />and equipment upgrades. <br /> <br />Chief Peterson outlined his efforts to reorganize staff <br />since taking on his job last September. These efforts <br />included moving to more full-time EMT and paramedic <br />staff, versus on-call employees, to improve service <br />delivery. Also, he detailed plans to add a new ladder <br />truck and other equipment in the year ahead. <br /> <br />Fire and Police Chiefs Give Updates <br /> <br />Golf Cart Ordinance Approved for City Streets <br /> An ordinance allowing for limited use of golf carts on <br />several streets in Gem Lake was approved by the City <br />Council at the October 15 Council Meeting, <br /> <br />The ordinance was developed by the Planning <br />Commission over the course of the past several <br />months, in response to increasing use of golf carts <br />within city limits. Golf carts are generally not allowed <br />on city streets anywhere, unless a city approves their <br />use and spells out conditions under which they are <br />permitted. <br /> <br />For instance, several cities around Gem Lake allow <br />for very limited use of golf carts on one or two streets <br />within their cities, typically where there is a golf <br />course, or where there is a disabled person with <br />mobility issues. A survey of over a dozen nearby cities <br />was done by Gem Lake’s city clerk in preparation for <br />this effort. <br /> <br />There will be a variety of conditions on golf cart use. <br />(Continued on page 2) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />