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1986 Summer ti rue a +k y e lot- a CITYOF FRIDLEY NewsletterA 1966 photo of Unity Hospital,which served a rapidly growing population of 65,000 people. University Ave.(unseen)would be in the upper left of photo. Summer 1986 It was an eight year battle and it in- an appeal to the legislature changed the volved lawsuits, politics, a tornado and law.This allowed NSHD to have its own No. 51 lots of heated skepticism.But in the end, levy for planning purposes. the hospital was built. A professional fundraiser was hired Unity Hospital celebrated its 20th an- with a goal of $750,000. But the drive UNITY HOSPITAL niversary on May 23rd. It was a quiet produced only$13,500. So a bond issue celebration, noted mainly by the was presented to the public. And it fail- CELEBRATES hospital employees and their families. ed. Columbia Heights, Lexington, Cir- Few in the community knew there was cle Pines and Fridley all voted no. 20TH ANNIVERSARY cause for celebration; few knew of the More elections were held, more laws struggle Unity had in getting built. passed and by 1963 the eight original But twenty years ago,everyone knew. communities had become five: Fridley, And everyone had an opinion as to Spring Lake Park, Blaine, Moundsview whether or not it was a good idea. and Hilltop. Fridley was chosen as the + At the groundbreaking ceremony on site because it had a large location with Jan. 23, 1965, Seegar Swanson, Jr., water and sewer lines already in. The editor of the Blaine newspaper The others didn't. Record, recounted the long battle. Then, the downtown hospitals and k* "Efforts to start a hospital began the metropolitan press joined forces back in 1958. This was before the arguing against the hospital. This led to cloverleaf at highways 10 and 65;before a lawsuit. Moundsview, Spring Lake Park and But a letter to the editor changed the Blaine had water systems. tide. It was written on Dec. 2, 1964 by "James Kinne started the idea. He Elizabeth Frischmon,organizer and first discussed it at the Spring Lake Park president of Unity's Ladies Auxiliary. Civic Club and was given$100 to get the She wrote about how long it took to get program going. downtown, about winter roads and "A Hospital committee was formed emergency situations. She asked the consisting of eight communities: Col- readers, hadn't they been through the umbia Heights, Fridley, Spring Lake same things? It was a potent letter and it Park, Moundsview, Blaine, Coon changed public opinion. The need for a Rapids, Lexington and Circle Pines." hospital was acknowledged. But the committee had to be replaced Today, Unity is a 275 bed hospital by a hospital district which meant elec- with 1,000 employees. Since 1966, it has tions. Once that was done, the new delivered over 30,000 babies. And in group, called the North Suburban February it opened its newest addition, ME g Hospital District or NSHD for short, an Emergency Room and One Day submitted a budget to the county for ap- Surgery Facility. proval. However, the hospital district It has lived up to its name—Unity— James Kinne,far right,initiator of extended over two counties and that chosen back in 1965 to symbolize the the hospital, digs in at the 1965 resulted in a court challenge. united efforts of those who made it ground breaking ceremony. The court ruled the law was vague so possible. PAGE 2 CITY OF FRIDLEY SUMMER 1986 gional and state tournaments for girls fastpitch softball. ^° Eight state and eight regional teams participated. Total paid attendance for the state tournament alone was 22,000. - Without a doubt, Community Park is t a success. � SUMMER NIGHTS AT THE PLAZA Thursday night is family night at the Civic Center Plaza.There will be puppet shows followed by Disney movies. Pup- pet shows are at 8 p.m.,movies at dusk. On July 10, puppets are at 7:30 p.m., followed by the Fridley City Band at 8 p.m., and then the movie. Free for everyone. July 3 Movie-Herbie ` Goes Bananas July 10 Movie-Alice State quarter finalists, the Cambridge Bluejackets, play the Rosemount in Wonderland Irish in the Girls AA fastpitch softball game, June 3, 1986. July 17 Movie-Bedknobs COMMUNITY PARK SCORES A HIT & Broomsticks July 24 Movie-Herbie Several years ago, the City of Fridley Dedicated on October 8, 1983, Goes To Monte Carlo had over 230 registered softball, twenty-one of the acres are devoted to baseball, football, soccer and t-ball the Community Park complex. The re- July 31 Movie-Blackbeard's teams. Yet only two lighted fields were maining acres are part of a county Ghost available to the participants. And none walkway/bikeway system called the of the City's parks had permanent rest- Rice Creek West Regional Trail, which Aug. 7 Movie-Tiger Town room or storage facilities.A community follows Rice Creek through Fridley. park was definitely needed. When the Minnesota State High Aug. 14 Movie-The Computer Working together, City staff and School League heard about Fridley's That Wore Tennis Shoes Fridley residents developed a plan which new complex, tournament officials sur- addressed the area's diverse recreational veyed it and compared it to other avail- Below, the kiosk at Fridley Civic needs. And with the cooperation of able facilities. They were impressed. Center Plaza with waterfall in Anoka County, Fridley purchased 40 So in late May and early June of this background. acres of land. year, Community Park hosted the re- t ¢ VOTING MACHINE AIDS THE HANDICAPPED In 1984, a Federal law required all of time so they can notify the judges. f voting sites to be handicapped accessi- That number is 571-3450. ble. But in Fridley, due to the limited number of available facilities, three Precincts voting precincts cannot accommodate WARD 1 PRECINCT 4 the handicapped. Fridley Covenant Church ; To assist those voters who are handi- 6390 University Ave., N.E. capped, Fridley provides a portable vot- ing device called a votomatic. Two WARD 2 PRECINCT 2 judges, one from each party, bring the Knights of Columbus device out to the car, allowing the per- 6831 Hwy 65, N.E. son to vote. If you are handicapped or elderly and WARD 3 PRECINCT 4 your polling place is one of the following Roslyn Park Wesleyan Church three precincts, contact City Hall ahead 5300 Sixth St., N.E. ''� � ° SUMMER 1986 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 3 LOCKE HOUSE UPDATE FRENCH STUDENT VISITS FRIDLEY On March 17th, the Fridley City For those unfamiliar with the Fridley- Council approved an $8,000 Communi- Fourmies tie, here is a brief recap: ty Development Block Grant to the Sister Cities is an international pro- North Suburban Center for the Arts gram involving hundreds of cities from toward its renovation of the Locke around the world. The cities exchange House. ° people, ideas and programs in a wide The Locke House, also known as the a �� � variety of projects: from sports and art Banfill Tavern, was built in 1849. The �`` to commerce and education. The indi- two-story Greek Revival structure is on viduals involved are the citizens them- the National Register of Historic Places. selves: teachers, students, business peo- It is located just off East River Road ple, artists, athletes, city officials. near Locke Lake. As a national concept,it was launched The North Suburban Center for the in 1956 by President Eisenhower. Frid- Arts will be the new private tenants with ley and Fourmies became sister cities in a 15 year lease if they can raise$300,000 Jean-Marc Demoutiez 1979, thanks to Medtronic, Inc., which to restore the tavern. They first must opened a branch office in Fourmies. raise $50,000 by January 31st, 1987. As Fourmies, located in northern France of May, they have $20,000. Jean-Marc Demoutiez, a French stu- is in a lush, forested region called Nord- Said Kay Bonner Nee,president of the dent,is in Fridley for the summer to help Pas de Calais, about 120 miles northeast art group, "We are very excited at the promote economic exchange between of Paris. progress of our fund raising efforts and Fridley and its sister city of Fourmies. In the 19th century it was known for by the work of the County." Demoutiez is from the city of Haze- its fine wool cloth and textiles. Today, The Anoka County Parks Depart- brouck, which is to the northwest of the city is an industrial and manufactur- ment is doing the outside renovation. Fourmies. ing community of 17,000 people. They have replaced the roof,put in win- He was chosen to represent Fourmies During his four months in the United dows, and removed the front porch and because of his business background and States, Demoutiez will explore business back pantry thus restoring the house to past ties with the Sister Cities program. opportunities throughout the area. its original design. During the summer they will sandblast the outside and restore the foundation. Completion of the outside is expected by early fall or in the spring of 1987. Said Nee, "Our renovation of the in- side will not begin until the County finishes the outside. Our hope is that by CHANNEL 13 the summer of'89 we will be using some of the rooms. The entire house won't be Brian Skon, media intern, learns the elements of video production for done but we can move in on a room by "The Fridley Forum". Channel 13, Fridley's government cable access room basis." channel, regularly produces shows relating to city government and the Once completed, the Locke House Fridley community. Student interns help with productions while obtaining will be transformed into a center for the work experience. For further information, call 571.3450, ext. 184. arts with an art gallery, studios and classrooms. q, a �' �k 1981 Itllj - .• �i w„ SIE J�A� �,.. Fridley Liquor Warehouse 214 Mississippi St N.E. 571.3480 -- Fridley Liquor Warehouse Annex 6289 Hwy 65, N.E. 571.8365 .. Open 9:00 am to 10:00 pm g Monday - Saturday , Liquor—Good Spirits—Good Sense Enjoy with safety and moderation a� y TR. PAGE 4 CITY OF FRIDLEY SUMMER 1986 BRIEFLY . . . FRIDLEY NEWSLETTER EMERGENCY TRAFFIC WINS AWARD CONTROL The City of Fridley won an Award of On February 24, 1986, the Fridley3 _ Merit in the Eighth City Hall Public In- City Council authorized an agreement formation Awards Competition. with the State of Minnesota which was The international contest honors the last step in approving an emergency American and Canadian cities for ex- traffic control system for the City. , cellence in communicating with their When installed this summer, the "Op- employees and the public. ticom" system will allow police and Fridley was honored for its entry in firefighters to control traffic lights at the Periodicals for General Public five key intersections providing a traffic category of the Publications Division corridor for emergency vehicles. ` among cities under 50,000 population. ' The Fridley Newsletter was cited for its"variety of stories"that were"infor- CITY INSPECTOR mative"and"easy to read".Also noted RECEIVES AWARD were the"good mixture of photos",the "nice design layout" and the"use of se- Darrel Clark, Building Inspector for cond and third colors". INTERSECTION the City of Fridley, received the Herb Editor at the time was Jeanne STRIPING Meyer Award for his outstanding work Aamodt. Under the guidance of City over the years. Manager Nasim Qureshi, Aamodt On April 21, the City Council passed The award is named after Herb streamlined and redesigned the news- a resolution providing for crosswalk and Meyer, first director of the Minnesota letter's appearance. stop bar striping at signalized intersec- Building code division and past presi- Almost 250 entries from cities of all tions on Highways 47 and 65(University dent of LC.B.O., International Con- sizes in the U.S. and Canada were and Central Avenues). This was in ference of Building Officials. entered. Contest judges were municipal response to citizen concerns for The North Star Chapter of I.C.B.O. public information officials and public pedestrian and bicycle safety. This is presented the award at their annual ban- relations experts from across the coun- part of a citywide plan for uniform strip- quet on April 18th. One hundred and try. ing of signalized intersections. seventy-five members and their guests attended the banquet which was held at the Southview Country Club in West St. Paul. ASSESSOR'S CORNER " The Fridley Assessor's office record- ed sales of 286 used homes during 1985. Analysis of those sales reveals the following averages: Selling rice $77,680 Year built . .1962 Style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rambler Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,112 sq ft Lot size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 x 152 `� i 4��_ Garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-car k� kf� Homestead property owners with a z, i4NII household income under $40,000 may be eligible for a property tax refund. " Consult your 1985 Minnesota State In- �+ com � ,�+ e Tax packet for refund forms and t. 1 �a. '.' information. Renters may also be eligible for this refund. Anoka County M.A.D.D. President Donald Thompson, center, and To avoid penalty, file property tax re- Secretary Barb Sando presented the City of Fridley Police Department with fund returns by September 2, 1986. For a distinguished service award in recognition of its leadership in highway help with the property tax refund pro- safety. Deputy Director of Public Safety Ken Wilkinson, far left, and Chief gram, call the State Department of of Police James Hill, right, accept the award. Revenue, 296-3781. SUMMER 1986 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 5 VOTING W3 P1 DISTRICTS - r ELECTION '86 Wt Pt W2,P1 1. INFORMATION W3,P2 Wt P2 W2,P2 Wt W1 `P4 P3 W2,P3 11 roVOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION � W2,P4 VJ3 P3' The last day to register for the Primary Election is August 19, 1986. wt,P5 Voter registration cards will be available at City Hall from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. On weekends and after hours,registration cards will be available in the Police Department, lower level of City Hall. W3,P4 To register you must be: 18 years of age or older, a citizen of the United W = Ward States and a resident of Minnesota for at least 20 days. P = Precinct If you have previously registered in the City of Fridley and have not changed your residency or your name,and if you have voted at least once in the last four years, your registration is still valid. To register at the polls on Election day, you must present one of the following proofs of residency to the registration election judge: * A valid Minnesota Driver's License or Learner's Permit with voter's WARD 1 PRECINCT 1 WARD 2 PRECINCT 3 valid address, or receipt. Grace EvaAvenueai Free ast 61 Philip's HiaLutheranNo chump * A valid Minnesota Non-Driver's Identification Card with voter's valid 755 73rd Avenue Northeast ' 6180 Highway 65 Northeast WARD 1 PRECINCT 2 WARD 2 PRECINCT 4 address, or receipt. Hayes Elementary School Horth Park Elementary school ' * A registered voter from your precinct who will attest to your address. 615 Mississippi street Northeast 5575 Fillmore Street Northeast * A valid registration in the same precinct under a different address. WARD 1 PRECINCT 3 WARD 3 PRECINCT 1 * A student identification card or fee statement with voter's valid address City Hall Springbrook Nature Center In Fridley. 6431 University Avenue Northeast 100.-85th Avenue Northeast WARD 1 PRECINCT 4 WARD 3 PRECINCT 2 * A notice of ineffective registration from the Anoka County Auditor. Fridley`.Convenant Church '. Redeemer Lutheran Church PLEASE DO NOT WAIT TO REGISTER ON ELECTION DAY, 6390 University Avenue Northeast 61 Mississippi:Way Northeast REGISTRATION BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION WILL WARD 1 PRECINCT WARD 3 PRECINCT SAVE YOU TIME. Fridley Senior High School ;, Stevenson Elementary School 6000 West Moore Lake Drive 6050 East River Road WARD 2 PRECINCT 1 WARD 3 PRECINCT a PRIMARY ELECTION INFORMATION 880 Osborne elementary Northeast Roslyn Park treet Northeast east There will be a Primary Election on Tuesday, September 9 1986 and the ..880 Osborne Road Northeast ..5300 Sixth.Street Northeast y y> p � WARD 2 PRECINCT 1 PLEASE NOTE:All residents polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. This is a state-wide Knights of Columbus of Ward 3 Precinct 2 there is a primary election. 6831 Highway 65 Northeastchange in your polling,location.' (Formerly Rice Street School) ABSENTEE BALLOTS Application for absentee ballots and the actual absentee ballots may be obtained from the ANOKA COUNTY AUDITOR. For additional infor- OFFICES OF mation regarding absentee ballots, please call the Anoka County Court- COUNCILMEMBERS OPEN house at 421-4760, ext. 1142 or the City Clerk's office at 571-3450. Absentee ballots may be obtained on Saturday, September 6 from Filings open for the offices of Mayor 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Monday, September 8 from 8:00 a.m. to or Councilmember-at-large June 27, 7:00 p.m. at the Anoka County Courthouse. 1986. Filings close July 25, 1986 at 5:00 p.m. If you are interested in filing for the ELECTION JUDGES NEEDED offices of Mayor or Councilmember-at- The City is required by State Statute to choose election judges from lists large, you must file a petition form and provided by political parties. Occasionally these lists do not contain enough pay a $5.00 filing fee with the Fridley names. The City must also have a,list of alternative judges,people who are City Clerk in the Civic Center. Petitions trained and available in the event of illness of a regular judge. may be obtained in the City Clerk's of- Election day hours for judges are 6:00 a.m. (one hour before the polls fice, 571-3450. There will be more infor- open) until approximately 10:00 p.m. The salary is $4.00 per hour. mation regarding the upcoming General If you are interested.in becoming an election judge or alternate judge, Elections in the Fall Newsletter. please call City Hall, 571-3450, ext. 145. PAGE 6 CITY OF FRIDLEY SUMMER 1986 CITY CALENDAIR SUMMER 1986 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 Energy Holiday Commission Independence Day 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Community Curbside Development Planning Recycling City Council Commission Commission HRA Area 1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Environmental Curbside Parks and Recreation Quality Comm. Cable TV Recycling Commission Appeals Comm. Commission Area 2 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Curbside Planning Recycling City Council Commission Area 3 27 28 29 30 31 Appeals Commission SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY'_ THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 r 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 rCity Council Human Curbside Park and Recreation Energy Planning Resources Recycling.., Commission Commission Commission Commission Area I 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Community Curbside Development Comm. Recycling Appeals Comm. HRA Area 2 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Environmental Curbside Quality Planning Cable TV Recycling City Council Commission Commission Commission Area 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 City Council Appeals 31 Conference Commission SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 Human Holiday Energy Resources Labor Day Commission Commission 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 City Council Community Curbside Parks and Recreation Development Planning HRA Recycling Commission Commission Area I 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 WEnvironmental bside Charter Quality Comm. Cable TV Recycling Commission Appeals Comm. Commission Area 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 FSI curbside WPlanning Re scling City Council Commission Area 3 28 29 30 - Appeals Commission Curbside recycling pickup dates are highlighted in gold. The HRA, Cable TV and Charter Commissions meet at 7 p.m. The City Council and other commissions meet at 7:30 p.m. SUMMER 1986 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 7 MONUMENT (these were the days of Napoleon I1I). TO A DREAM Frederic Bartholdi, a young French sculptor, listened to Laboulaye and This 4th of July,Americans celebrate decided building a monument was for the Statue of Liberty's 100th birthday. him. He was tired of building park Originally, it was the idea of Edouard statues. He wanted something spec- Laboulaye, a French professor who tacular. wanted a monument to Franco- But Laboulaye's idea was just that— A American friendship. an idea. A thought spoken in a speech. He also meant it as a political nudge So Bartholdi left and travelled around, for reform, a kind of finger pointing at ending up in Egypt. He looked at the America's freedom Gulf of Suez and decided that what it and France's lack needed was a lighthouse. . . a lighthouse in the shape of an Egyptian peasant woman holding aloft a torch. He took his idea to Ismail Pasha, the ruler of Egypt. Pasha liked it and told Bartholdi to develop it further. Bar- Madame Bartholdi'S face. tholdi did,returning two years later with become world famous for the Eiffel the completed plans. But by then, the Tower. Egyptian ruler had changed his mind. And yet,the Statue of Liberty almost z So Bartholdi returned to France, wasn't built. Because even though the managed to convince Laboulaye and French were enthusiastic,the Americans others that a Franco-American monu- weren't. It wasn't until Joseph Pulitzer, ment was still a good idea,and eventual- the newspaper publisher, began a cam- e ly, received financial backing. paign for contributions that Americans Over the next decade, Bartholdi and at last joined in to build a pedestal. his workers painstakenly built the Finally, on July 4, 1886,the Statue of ` statue. For the face, Bartholdi used his Liberty was unveiled by her creator- mother, who was a proud and strong Frederic Bartholdi, who had persevered woman.And for engineering the design, for fifteen years and never once lost he used Alexandre Eiffel, later to sight of his dream. The 1980's have witnessed a bike PROTECTING YOUR BIKE and lock it together with the frame and boom that parallels the fitness craze.Yet rear wheel to a stationary object. with the increased number of bicycles on AGAINST THEFT 4. If possible, lock your bike in areas the road,there is the increased possibili- where there are many people. The more ty of your bike being stolen. In Min- traffic nearby, the better the protection. nesota alone, there are over 1.5 million Secluded areas provide thieves with dollars worth of bicycles stolen each unlimited time to steal. year. For locks,consider U-shaped all-alloy If your bicycle is stolen, the chances steel ones. Unlike cable locks, they of getting it back are about one in fifty. withstand attacks from hacksaws, bolt Good bikes cost too much to ignore the cutters and hammers. These type of possibility of theft. C locks come with tubular keys that resist So to protect your bike,be aware that picking. there are two kinds of bicycle thieves. For chains, consider case-hardened First,there is the casual thief,the one steel ones with shackle locks. The chain who sees a bike and decides to go for a , should be a least 3/8 of an inch thick. ride. Almost any kind of chain, cable, The padlocks for the chains should also and lock will stop the casual thief. be hardened steel with thick shackles Then there is the "professional" safe. However, there are some things and use tubular keys. thief. Organized thieves steal bikes in you can do to safeguard your bike. To maximize against theft, consider quantities, haul them into trucks, and 1. Never leave an expensive bicycle for registering your bike with the Depart- transport them to other states for sale. much longer than it takes to steal it. ment of Motor Vehicles. A Minnesota There is no guaranteed protection 2. Don't lock your bike to anything that license costs six dollars and is good for from organized thieves. But what you can be stolen, lifted over, or cut. Park- three years. Marking your bike for can do is make stealing your bike so dif- ing meters, chain link fences, or thin Operation Identification is another good ficult that the thief will move on,leaving sheet metal signs are easy targets for idea. And you may want to consider yours untouched. theft. registration with the International Cycl- Just as no house can be made com- 3. Lock more than just the front or rear ing Association, which has a three year pletely burglar proof, neither can a bike wheel to a rack or telephone pole. If you program. It is tied to local police com- protection system be made absolutely have a quick release wheel, take it off puters for quick national identification. PAGE 8 CITY OF FRIDLEY SUMMER 1986 SUMMER STREET CONSTRUCTION The following streets will undergo construction during the summer by MnDot,Anoka County,and the City of Fridley. In addition to these, a large number of streets will be sealcoated throughout July and August. CONSTRUCTION APPROX. TIME PROJECT AGENCY SCHEDULE REMARKS Matterhorn Bridge Deck Repair MnDOT June 4 to July 18 Road Closed T.H. 65 Joint Repair &Overlay MnDOT July 7 to Sept. 1 Mississippi St. & University Avenue Intersection Anoka County Aug. 1 to Oct. 15 5th to Main St. 73 1/2 Ave. Overlay Fridley July Hwy 65 to Old Central 76th Way Street Paving Fridley June 1 to July 30 Capitol St. Overlay Fridley July Riverwood Drive Street PavingFridley June 1 to July 30 71 1/2 Way Street Paving Fridley June 1 to July 30 University Ave. East Service Drive Street Paving Fridley June 1 to July 30 57th & University Viron Road Street Paving Fridley June I to July 30 Viron & Osborne East River Road Drive Curb and Overlay Fridley June 1 to July 30 51st to 53rd University Ave. West Service Drive Fridley Aug. 1 to Oct. 30 81st to 83rd 81st Ave. Paving Fridley Aug. 15 to Sept. 30 Univ. to Hickory Lake Pointe Drive Street Paving Fridley Sept. 15 to Oct. 30 Woodbridge Drive Street Paving Fridley Sept. 15 to Oct. 30 "HOT LINE" 571-9397 Softball games? City Council meetings? Municipal Channel 13? Want to know more about these MOORE LAKE and other city services? Then call SUMMER HOURS the HOT LINE! 571-9397. OPENS 11:00 AM . CLOSES 9:00 PM BEACH CLOSES AUGUST 15, 1986 Summer 1986 Newsletter CITY FRIDLEY CAR-RT-SORT RATE 6431 University Ave. N.E. CITY OF FRIDLEY Fridley, MN 55432 u.s. POST 6431 University Avenue, N.E. Telephone: 571-3450 Minneapolis, MN Fridley, Minnesota 55432 Permit No. 2886 Mayor .. . . . . . . . ... . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . . .William J.Nee Councilmember-at-large.. .. . . .. . . . . .. . .Robert Barnette Councilmember 1st Ward . . . . . . . . .. .. . .Brian Goodspeed Councilmember 2nd Ward .. . . . . . . . . . . .Dennis Schneider Councilmember 3rd Ward. . . . .. . . . .Edward J. Fitzpatrick City Manager . . .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nasim M.Qureshi POSTAL P AT R O N Editor . . . . .. . ... .. . ... . . . . . . . . .. . .. ..Marcia Dinneen CITY OF FRIDLEY SERVICE DIRECTORY Administrative Offices/Civic Centerr.. . . . . . . .. . .571-3450 Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon.- Fri. Hotline(activities&after hours) . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .571-9397 Police(24 Hours-Non Emergency) .. . .. . . . . . . . .571-3457 FIRE AND POLICE EMERGENCY................911