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1988 Summer CITY OF FRIDLEY Summer Newsletter 1988 No. 59 Outlaws Are Ready For 49'er Days e re you ready for the Fridley Out- Because of the renovation at the Civic laws?You'd better be,because they Center,this year's activities will be held are ready for you. Fridley's 14th annual at Columbia Arena located off '49er Days Celebration will begin on University Avenue at 69th Avenue. June 13 and conclude on Sunday,June 19, with a fireworks display and the As in previous '49er Days, activities crowning of Miss Fridley. During the will be fun, top quality, and family week's festivities, '49er outlaws dressed oriented. The concerts and carnival are e�� aroe e. in western attire will"arrest"anyone not back again.Balloon rides and a skydiving having a '49er button and those not exhibition will be exciting for everyone. , participating in the celebration. Entries to the silly pet photo contest sponsored by Skyline Veterinary Clinic Kids of all ages will again be having fun at The Fridley Festival was started to can be sent to the clinic at 6200 Hwy.65 the carnival. relive early history and to generate N.E., Fridley, MN 55432 until June 8. community spirit in the beginning of summer.The'49er Days celebration was Check the calendar of events on page named for the year Fridley was 3 or call the 24 hour 49ER DAYS incorporated, 1949. HOTLINE at 571-3042 for more infor- mation or to volunteer for the Guiness Sharon Anderson and Steve Edelman Book of Records attempt. will be Grande Marshals of the kick-off parade, sponsored by the Lions, on Wednesday,June 15,at 6:30 p.m.Sharon �- and Steve are hosts of"Good Company" � � and will also interview the queen candi- dates on their 3:00 show the next day on Channel 5. e e' This year's festivities will go into the record books as community members attempt to weave the world's longest — basket. Prominent Minnesotan Ralph Rapson,architect of the Guthrie Theatre ej�$ will create a schematic pattern which 4; 1 DAy will be woven into the chain link fenceS along University Avenue,leading to the 3 JUNE 15'x,9 This year's button was designed by excitement at Columbia Arena. Bennet Pisek. 49ers '49er Outlaws will soon be om F in NERF g ,a PAGE 2 CITY OF FRIDLEY SUMMER 1988 i Charter Change Discussion r Set For June 6 Terry Kucera, taping at Springbrook In 1987 only 15%of Fridley's registered In the last presidential election in Nature Center. voters elected two councilmembers. 1984, 15,224 out of 19,687 registered That is a typical turnout for an off-year voters voted.National elections are more municipal election. Usually 80% of the expensive, yet the cost per ballot cast Channel 13 Gets New Fridley voters vote in state and national was only$1.80. According to Hendley, contests. The Fridley Charter Commis- "A change will result in greater voter Program Director sion has been discussing possible changes participation and a better representation which would encourage more people to of the constituency." �/� unicipal Cable Channel 13 is now vote. M under new direction.Terry Kucera, On the downside is the apprehension former Media Intern was promoted to The City Charter is the constitution that voters may be so engrossed in state Media Specialist to replace Angela for Fridley. The Charter outlines what and national elections, that municipal Forrest-Brown. After five years of im- form of government is used,which offi- issues may be overlooked because people Proving Channel 13, she decided to cers are elected,when elections are held, are there to vote for another reason. devote her time to her impending baby. generally all information defining the Some commission members are con- City's sovereign rights. cerned that too many people may mark Kucera has been spending his time their ballot without knowing anything recently programming the new computer Before the charter is changed a public about the candidate.Data on that count ��hich creates the special graphics and hearing will be held on Monday,June 6, indicates some people do not vote if they colors for the community messages.The 1988 at 7:30 p.m.during the City Council do not know the candidate.In 1986,800 announcements appear between pro- meeting at the Civic Center. All citizens people who voted for mayor did not grams and are designed to inform citizens will have a chance to voice their opinions. vote for a councilmember. about events happening around the city. Recently a dog which bit a little boy was The proposed charter changes would Under the four year rotation, two or located through these messages and his increase the term in office beginning in three councilmembers could be replaced owner notified police that it was vaccin- 1990, from three to four years for all at each election. Some people believe ated so the boy did not have to get rabies councilmembers and the mayor. too many changes at one time would shots.The community message screen is create an unstable city government. available for public service announce- Margaret Hendley,chair of the charter ments from non-profit organizations. commission for two years says, "It is Hendley said she "doesn't have a To get a weekly program schedule, important for residents to voice their burning commitment either way. The opinion. . . This is a very significant commission wants to make the choice place an announcement, or request a change in the charter." that best meets the needs of the people. specific program,call Kucera at 571-3450 extension 184. To get your opinion considered, attend A year's worth of research went into the public hearing." deciding whether or not the charter change should be proposed. According Currently there is one opening on the Filter Plant Completed to Hendley,"We tried hard to get good Charter Commission. The Commission input. Prior to proposing the change we is interested in someone who wants to he year long renovation of the undertook an in-depth study of the pros serve the people of Fridley.Any resident Commons Park filtration plant is and cons,including surveying the opin- 18 years old or older is invited to submit completed. An open house featuring J ions of present and former mayors and a brief letter of introduction or resume tours of the plant is being scheduled for councilmembers still in the area." stating your interests and background. June 18. Come to the open house and The commission meets the last Monday inspect the plant.You will be amazed at Besides increasing voter turnout, the of every month at 7:30 p.m. the array of pipes and gauges and the expense of an off-year election will be size of the filters. avoided. The 1987 election cost tax- Send letters to the Civic Center or call payers$7,955,or$5.35 per vote cast. In Margaret Hendley at 571-2757 between Fater Heater Cleaning Recommended the 1985 election, one councilmember 2:00 and 5:00 p.m.for more information. During the renovation water was not was elected and only 349 people voted, filtered, consequently sediments built costing$33.76 per vote. Continued on page 3 SUMMER 1988 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 3 Continued from page 2 up in the water lines leading to your '49ers Parade Route 49er Days house and also in your water heater. Mississippi St. Calendar The spring watermain flushing took �� review v1 Unless noted,activities are held at Columbia care of the sediment in the watermains N stand a Arena but some most likely remains in water t a ,o y < rp June 13-Monday heaters. T 1 pm Senior Bridge Tournament** 4' 3 Public Works Water Personnel sug- N t Jr Hi. .b = June 14-Tuesday gest that residents flush their hot water ^ t , 9-11:30 am Senior Pool Tournament** heaters to remove sediments, such as 1-4 pm Senior Cribbage Tournament** iron, magnesium and calcium which t ®� June 15-Wednesday build up in the hot water heaters. Call I— start 1-3:30 pm Senior 500 Tournament** the City offices at 571-3450,ext. 128 for 6lst St. ® o e 6 p.m. 5 day carnival starts a simple step-by-step procedure. La 6:25 p.m. 2 mile run follows parade route Sr.KIM 6:30 p.m. Parade Sock Hop at T.R.McCoys after By following those steps,not only will W. Moore Lk. Dr. parade# the hot water tank be cleaned, but the June 16-Thursday heater will conserve energy because it I-694 10 am&1 pmS,.Bowling Tournament at Maple operates more efficiently. Lanes ®Line-up Areas 3 pm Queen Candidates appear Lino :p Areas "Good Company"Channel 5 5 6-11 pm Carnival 6:30 pm Family Fun Run-High School 7 pm Talent Show at Fridley High School and Silly Pet Photo Contest winners announced 8 pm Puppet Show and Movie- Community Ed.Center Each year councilmembers vote hundreds of times,affecting everyone in June 17-Friday 6 � � 11:30 am Fashion Fling at Skywood Inn the city.This is an excellent opportunity 1-4 pm Senior Dance at American for anyone to question Billings and get Legion# his opinion about any city matter. To 7:30 pm Play at Springbrook Nature help keep the meetings informal, coffee Cen6-12 pm Care vter al and cookies will be served. 6-9 pm Evening crafts open 8-12 pm Rockin'Hollywoods# Check the following schedule for your appropriate time.The four meetings will June 18-Saturday be convened at the Fridley Civic Center All day Carnival located at 6431 University Avenue and All day Jaycee Softball Tournament, will start promptly at 7:00 p.m. If any- Community Park 10 am Hershey Track&Field-Fridley one cannot attend at their scheduled High School track time, feel free to come to one that is 10am-3pm Water Plant open house more convenient. Citizens unable to Noon-bpm Food&beverage concessions at Steve Billings attend,or who have a question may call carnival Steve Billings at home, 571-5457 after 10am-6pm Craft show Nei(�hborhood 5:00 m. Afternoon Skydiving exhibition �+ p• 7-10 pm Red Wolfe Dixieland Jazz# Meetings Set June 19-Sunday June 13 Ward I Precinct 1 teve Billings,Councilmember Ward votes at Grace Evengelical Church All day Carnival SI will be hosting four neighborhood June 14, Ward I Precinct 2 12-6 pm Crate show 1-4 pm Father's Day Frog Festival meetings this summer for his constitu- votes at Hayes Elementary School (Springbrook Nature Center) ents. June 28,Ward I Precinct 3&4 1 pm Baseball Clinic with coaches of Gopher team Billings states, "These are informa- votes at Fridley Public Library or Fridley 7 pm Miss Fridley Pageant-High s. I want to know what Covenant Church School Auditorium tional meetings. 8 pm Fridley City Band and fireworks# issues are important to people and what June 29, Ward I Precinct 5 they want done. I want to know their votes at Fridley Senior High School frustrations, which city projects people #All concerts are free and open to the public. are happy with, and which ones are All meetings will be at the Fridley **Activites held at the Fridley Senior Center, unpopular." Civic Center at 7:00 p.m. 6085-7th St.NE 49er Hotline 571-3042 PAGE 4 CITY OF FRIDLEY SUMMER 1988 Recycle, Reuse, Reduce I _ach week Anoka County generates � � r ie ., , � enough waste to fill a football field 10 feet deep. Fridley residents are doing theirart to eliminate solid waste b �' �0 � ;Ixd t Chr p Y ,, 1W recycling.Twice a month,residents place AtP, newspaper, glass, cans, and cardboard 'brtiww oto'of ­I` curbside for collection. ` r 6 koiue* is Pr t Ih o h zhrrd of the Lisa Campbell,Program Coordinator states"17%of Fridley residents recycle. Our goal is to get 40%of Fridley house- holds to use the curbside recycling service." Landfills are full of things that could I'M0 - hcx have been REUSED.Old clothes,dishes, Cities in the Metro area are encourag- and furniture can be brought to the t ing residents to RECYCLE to meet Goodwill or Salvation Army. Some ar regulations set by the Metropolitan charitable organizations will even pick Council. One of those regulations in- up items at your house. o � creases the cost of solid waste disposal. ijidorq: rratt` By recycling, residents can keep their To have your recyclables picked up at 5 c� Ii t A ossors aPp garbage pickup costs from increasing. your house, simply put them by your r1il� r � curb. There are two pickup areas. Area Besides recycling, REDUCING the one is north of Mississippi Street and oIraaft amount of waste you generated will items are picked up the first and third atIV, tald � keep trash bills small. Avoid buying Friday of each month.Area two is south .010 products with unnecessary packaging of Mississippi Street with recyclables �� and that are not biodegradable, or re- picked up the second and fourth Friday I � t tt cyclable especially those made from of every month. Check the schedule on plastic. Instead of collecting grass clip- page six for exact dates. .wepings, leave them and they will benefit Imo ' your lawn. Composting is another way Recycling questions can be answered alh tttPtsquIy to reduce the amount of waste sent to by Lisa Campbell at 571-3450 extension IP Irejtrh # landfills. 170. Ahr #rtIl tf� kr� �, , � What Materials Are Recyclable? W0 10c, O. r -:0 k gy -Y �q 61i ]h f th vtl<#t � ��p rc�xal�t t Materials Preparation 77-- Newspaper • Place in paper bags or bind with twine. T' � • No glossy paper or magazines. 1� tdit #t • No phonebooks. Cans • Aluminum& Bi-Metal beverage cans. _ • Steel&Tin food cans. • Rinse& separate by type. • Place in paper bags. Naturalist Hike Glass • Clear, Brown& Green. • Rinse& separate by color. Innsbruck is a 25 acre preserve tucked • Place in paper bags. in the hills just east of Moore Lake. • No need to remove lids, rings or labels. Discover its diverse wildlife and plant Cardboard • Corrugated only. species with a naturalist on the second • Flatten&bundle with twine. Sunday of each month this summer at • No glossy cardboard. 1:00 p.m. For more information call the Plastic • Pop Bottles only Parks and Recreation Department at 571-3450 extension 193.After 5:00 p.m. The Curbside Program No Longer Picks Up Oil Or Batteries! or on weekends call 784-3854. Oil can be taken to the City's waste oil tank on 71 st and University Avenue 24 hours a day. SUMMER 1988 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 5 Neighborhood Sign Program Approved Notes From Ward 11 by Councilman Dennis Schneider t This fall,Fridley will be among a few select cities in the state to have a lot is happening in our part of the city-wide Neighborhood Identification A town! Sign Program. Plans are in the final design stages for neighborhood identifi- At Central Ave.and Rice Creek Road cation and also for neighborhood Crime the new Moore Lake Commons shop- Watch signs. ping center and Moore Lake Racquet, Health and Swim Club will begin con- The concept for both neighborhood struction this spring. The development sign programs wasg iven City Council has been designed to minimize traffic on approval on April 4, 1988 with the first Old Central, and to provide landscape phase of implementation scheduled to screening of the buildings to the residents begin in late summer. on Old Central.Just down the street,the old Shorewood Plaza shopping center is Considered an integral part of the getting a facelift and has been renamed city's unique visual image and commit- Moore Lake Commons. Dennis Schneider ment to a sense of community, the neighborhood signs will utilize the city's Going north on Old Central, the old these feathered friends illegal.If we'd all logo and colors in an attractive sign Midwest Van building will get a much show a little restraint;don't feed them as which identifies each of Fridley's 40 needed facelift. New owners have pur- often (or at all), maybe we'll solve our chased the property. They'll be doing problem. extensive landscaping and refurbishing of the building.I've seen the preliminary If that doesn't work, we may have to plans for the building and landscaping— hire someone to gather up the geese and _ what an improvement over what's there "run 'em out of town". If you have any _ OF • LEY now! ideas on what you think we should do, please give me a call! I'm sure you've noticed our new"visi- tors" to Moore Lake—the swans! We Our crime prevention people have purchased them (they are made of been busy too. A special concern was NORTH plastic) to try to solve a problem. And expressed in the 76th St. and McKinley INNSBRUCK you can help solve the problem too.The area. A neighborhood meeting was held problem is that geese are messy—they at City Hall, and a plan involving our make the beach hard to use. Swans and crime prevention people, the Fridley • • • • geese don't like each other,so the theory Police, and the neighborhood residents was that the swans would scare away the was put in place. The crime prevention geese. program really works! If your neigh- borhood isn't organized, contact our But the geese like the food you and I crime prevention people at City Hall. often feed them—so much so that they seem willing to put up with the swans. If you have any questions on any of designated neighborhoods.Signs will be I've watched hundreds of kids (and these items, or any City issues, please placed at the most commonly used en- adults) feeding the ducks and geese— don't hesitate to give me a call.My home trances with at least one sign per neigh- and having a ball doing it.None of us on number is 571-7059. borhood. Utilizing a quality reflective the City Council want to make feeding material,the signs will provide maximum visibility both day and night. . slated to begin this fall. Incorporating To encourage participants in crime Crime Watch Si ns the official Crime Watch emblem and prevention, only Crime Watch Neigh- g city colors,the signs will be located near borhoods with 70% or more of their major entrances into the neighborhood. blocks actively participating in the For the first time since the creation of The sign will serve two purposes:to alert program will receive signs. For more the Neighborhood Crime Watch Pro- anyone entering the area that the neigh- information about your neighborhood, gram 9 years ago, participating neigh- borhood is a participant in Crime Watch, call the police department. borhoods will be part of a phased im- and to promote a sense of neighborhood plementation of Crime Watch signs unity and awareness. PAGE 8 CITY OF FRIDLEY SUMMER 1988 Party With The Police Wby not invite the police to your _ = block party this summer? The Fridley Police Department is anxious to -� -- attend your next gathering to explain - the neighborhood crime watch program and ways to prevent crime. They will L17-11W cover techniques which frustrate burglars and will tell you if there are problems in your area of the city. A police representative will also ex- plain the crime watch sign program and Satellite Fire Station how you can get one for your neighbor- The new station is being built on Old hood. To invite Police to your next To Improve Service Central Avenue between Rice Creek gathering call 571-3457,24 hours a day. Road and 64th Avenue N.E. Aldrich he eastern and southern portions of says it was designed to fit into the Fridley will soon have even quicker residential setting of the area. He esti- ��( Presponse times for fire alarms because a mated that about 100 of the expected 0 Q� new satellite fire station is being built. 500 to 600 fire alarms will be answered j According to Fire Chief Bob Aldrich, from the new station each year. M "Four fire fighters live only a couple blocks from the new station and others Construction of the$172,000 fire sta- will not have to cross any major high- tion started in April and should be ways. These factors combined with the completed by the end of July. Residents • closeness of the fire station will reduce will be able to tour the facility in October response times and improve services." during National Fire Week. Party Noise Ordinance parties,they wait for a complaint from a NEIGHBORHOOD neighbor who is being disturbed.It is up If you are hosting what will probably to the police officer answering the call to CRIME WATCH be a loud noisy party, call the Police determine if a party constitutes a nui- Department and ask about Fridley City sance. Complainants will be asked their Ordinances—Section 124.07.This ordin- name and phone number but they are ance prohibits gatherings which disturb not obligated to give that information to the peace and quiet of others,no matter have the party investigated. To report a what the time of day.Police officers also disturbance or noisy party call 911. To carry cards which explain the ordinance. request information about the noise ordinance call 571-3457. New Crime Watch sign. Officers do not routinely quiet noisy �� 0 � e e h�ester �c � JOTP co star ' € rt � ods ky. « " e e, e, -nt`�ll�e����� �1� �'.e To 610 Bridge `�� ' (PULL OUT AND SAVE) • a 1 \\ B.N.Railroad Fridley Road Construction 1988 Osborne Rd. 5X . '�l. I C Construction MQ � I � 7 Season N Creek Begins it Now that winter is over, road 4 li improvement projects can begin. m 11 i Keep this flyer through the fall to It answer your questions about road o It Missisippi construction and where traffic delays li will occur. Besides the projects listed, some streets will be l sealcoated. I 61s The completion times are estimates but are calculated as closely as ' I I nLooreake possible. Weather may affect the construction schedule. Ramp i OpJulyns For more information about Fridley road construction projects call: � u � 3 1-694 The City of Fridley-571-3450 Anoka Highway Department- 9 i I (East River Road Projects) 754-3520 Minnesota Department of � — - — - — Alternate Routes p i Transportation-493-5166 Construction Zone 44th Q� t Ave. 2 Loc, `L 1-694 Closed/ if CITYOF FRIDLEY To Camden Bridge Area 1 Areas 1, 2 & 3 on 1-694 Over the next 2 years MN/DOT will be reconstruct- Fridley ing 1-694. Construction includes repairing and re- Road Construction bridges and rebuilding and adding freeway lanes.Major traffic delays will frequently occur during 1 988 those two years. During rush hours two lanes will be open in both directions a majority of the time. Drivers are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid major delays. 1 Reconstruction of the westbound 1-694 bridge . crossing the Mississippi River should be com- pleted in November 1988.The loop from East Replacement of the Burlington Northern Rail- River Road to 1-694 westbound will be closed 2. road bridge between University Avenue and until fall. The loop from Highway 1-694 west- the Mississippi River should be completed in bound to Highway 252 will open in July. September 1989. Traffic will be reduced to one lane each way for 12 working days in July causing a major delay. 3I-694 will be widened to four lanes each way . from the river to Highway 65. The first phase will start in September 1988 with grading and surface repair. Concrete will be poured The bridge on East River Road crossing Rice starting in 1989. 4. Creek will be replaced causing the road to be closed for three months until construction is completed in the fall. 5East River Road at the intersection of Osborne . Road is being widened to accommodate new turn lanes and a median. Construction will be completed by October. 6 Viron Road will be enhanced when ornamental . lights are installed.The project will take about a month.Only minor traffic inconveniences will occur. 7The East Service Road to Highway 65 will be m widened from 73rd to 731/2. The project will take about 2 weeks. sRice Creek Road from Highway 65 to Central o is being reconstructed to handle traffic in- creases generated by Moore Lake Commons. 51 st Way from East River Road to Industrial New medians, landscaping, lighting and sewer 9m Road will be widened and new signals and and water improvements will be completed by medians will be installed.The project should be fall. completed by fall.