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1989 Spring CITY OF FRIDLEY Spring Newsletter 1989 No. 62 It's An Emergency! e The most dramatic example of an emergency resulted , from the 1965 tornadoes when the police,fire,and rescue units worked around the clock making sure that everyone J was safe.In fact,that disaster brought about changes in the way all types of emergencies are handled today. Like that fateful night many years ago,emergency units are on call 24 hours-a-day, ready to respond to emergencies. Today however, police officers and fire- 0 , fighters are better trained to handle medical needs, and , ambulances are manned by paramedics who have direct contact with doctors in nearby hospitals. A typical day will find units responding to 10 emergency calls. Some will be handled by police, fire, and rescue units, while others will be answered by only one or two of these units. Because highways running through Fridley act as a funnel for traffic entering and leaving the county, city Fridley Minneapolis which has a full time, paid department. officials worked with the state and Anoka County to Firefight- Class 4 is the best rating a city that has a combination full install the Opticom System.The receiving equipment is ers return time and paid on call department can receive." The located on overhead traffic signals at most major inter- from a call communities surrounding Fridley are classified 5 by the sections.Emergency vehicles activate the system which during -20 insurance industry, which uses a classification scale stops cars in all directions,providing them with a"green degree ranging from one to ten. Class ten cities have no fire corridor"without having to wait for the intersection to weather. department while less than a handful of cities across the clear. During the last two years this system has helped United States boast a class one rating. improve response times to many sections of Fridley. To update firefighting facilities, a satellite station To receive any type of help from the Fire Depart- was built on Old Central Avenue in 1988 to reduces ment,Police Department,or rescue unit,simply dial 911. response times to the east side of Fridley.This summer Do not hesitate! Be it a fire, a medical emergency, another satellite fire station will be built at East River noticing a crime in progress,or feeling what seem to be Road and 77th Way to enhance fire fighting efforts in the symptoms of a heart attack,call 911. northwest portion of Fridley. "At a little under$200,00 each,they are a bargain F r i d I e y's Fire Department when compared with the life, property, and insurance premiums they save,"says Aldrich. The perils of fire have been tragically revealed to everyone in Minnesota this year.To help prevent trage- What does it take to be a firefighter in Fridley, being on call,not knowing when you will have to respond dies from occurring,the Fridley Fire Department empha- the next fire,clean up the next chemical spill,or extract sizes three areas in its efforts to reduce fire losses: fire someone from the next automobile crash?To begin with, prevention, training, and fire suppression or the actual it requires 80 hours of fire fighting skills training and process of putting out a fire. another 40 hours learning First Responder Emergency According to Fire Chief,Bob Aldrich, "Fridley is Care.This training is necessary to care for victims before rated a class 4 city by the insurance industry,the same as continued on page PAGE 2 CITY OF FRIDLEY SPRING 1989 Parents Network Fights Drugs Parents Communication Network is a Commitment: Fridley organization that was founded on Anyone who joins must be willing to be the belief that parents are the missing link involved in preventing chemical abuse in in preventing drug and alcohol abuse. Fridley.Members agree: -Not to allow their children to have par- Jesse's ar- Jesse's Life ties at home or to attend parties if alcohol Purpose: � Normally, Jesse would be described as a Pmts Communication Network(PCN) or drugs are present. bright,outgoing,happy 14 year old with a is committed to creating an awareness - To chaperon parties at home and to "B"average and lots of friends. amongour families so we can all work support reasonable curfews. -To communicate by telephone with other But lately Jesse's grades have dropped, together to prevent chemical abuse by our parents about the activities of their chil- Jesse's friends have changed and much of children. dren. Jesse's time is spent withdrawn,depressed, -To work with school and police officials and hardly eating. What is PCN: to enforce school regulations and public This behavior has affected family life, A multipurpose support group for par- laws regarding the use of alcohol and causing great concern. Jesse's younger ents.PCN provides a network of parents drugs. sister is worried because she smelled alco- with teenagers and professionals to help -To support parent and student education hol on Jesse's breath. Jesse's parents sus- parents decide if their teenager's behav- programs. pect chemical abuse, have noticed money for is "normal"or somehow affected by missing,and are worried about the depres- drugs or alcohol. Cost: sion and the possibility of suicide. None. PCN's newsletter, membership In situations similar to this, family Who is PCN: directory, and other programs are pos- and friends often don't know where to turn The organization is made up of Fridley sible because of contributions from local for help.Now,Fridley residents and others parents with teenage children who attend organizations including; Fridley Youth in the northern metropolitan area have a school in any of the four school districts Council, Lions Club, VFW, American comprehensive solution available.It is called encompassing the City of Fridley,or who Legion,and AAL Branch 5174. Chemical Awareness,Assessment,Preven- go to private schools.It is for every parent tion Program and is offered on an inpatient whether or not they have,or think they are Parents Communication Network was and outpatient basis to 10 to 18 year old having alcohol or drug related problems. started in May of 1988 and currently has adolescents. The Fridley Police Department also as- 200 members.For more information or to Mary Jo Popajohn, director of the sists by clarifying laws pertaining to juve- receive their newsletter,call Kathy Devine program,says that"Parents do not have to niles and with communication between at 571-4809 or Carole Miller, 571-4809 figure out what the problem is.That's the the schools,PCN,and the police. (home)or 636-3434(work). job of our treatment team." Mercy and Unity Medical Centers p developed the program to assist parents in 84 Years Is A Long Time situations where mixed concerns of mental health and substance abuse exist. If you have a son, or daughter, or friend with a Art Groinus and Fred Bebensee have each problem similar to Jesse's, or you simply spent the last 22 years of their lives as want more information call the 24 hour Police Officers, helping to keep Fridley's Care Connection number,422-4650. streets safe for us all. Evelyn Loomis has �. been the Fire Department secretary for the , last 15 years.Nasim Qureshi has been City Manager and engineer for 25 years. What do these people have in com- mon? They have retired from the City of m, Fridley since January 1 of this year,except Evelyn who will retire in April. Cumula- Evelyn Loomis will retire after tively they have 84 years of experience and 15 years with the Fridley Fire knowledge of the city that will be difficult Department. to replace. SPRING 1989 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 3 Emergency! from page 1 the rescue squad arrives,to care for people while they are being pried from a crashed vehicle,or to help a fellow firefighter.To improve their skills,fire- fighters participate in a minimum of 24,two hour drills each year and another 12 hours of First Responder training every two years. Over the years Fridley's Fire Department has remained at the forefront in developing fire fighting techniques and training its people.In fact,Fridley was the firstmetro area department to require certification using National Fire Fighter Standards. Fridley's Police Department According to 911 emergency guidelines,police are the initial agency Radio systems are so sophisticated, notified after a call is received through the 911 service. Because of that Fridley g Police paramedics are now directly linked with prioritizing system,they are first on the scene of virtually every situation.To emergency room doctors,enabling them to handle Fridley's service needs,three patrol teams consisting of nine officers Officer monitor the advanced life support equip- each,alternate shifts 24 hours-a-day,365 days a year. In the average year they ment in the ambulance. respond to 18,000 calls for assistance and issue 5,000 traffic citations. com- pletes a Health One Corporation is the sole Because police squad cars are constantly patrolling,response time to report provider of ambulance service in the north- emergencies is usually two and a half to three minutes. after ern metro area. Since Fridley is in the ap- return- proximate center of Health One's area,re- According to James Hill,Fridley Public Safety Director,"Throughout ing sponse times are well below the maximum the years response time has been reduced by adding more officers and from an allowable of 10 ten minutes,and usually fall installing the Opticom system. Right now we are in the process of adding emer- in the five to six minute range. another radio channel in Anoka County to improve response time and communications during emergencies." call cy. According to Noren, they responded To ensure that officers are fully prepared for encounters with criminals, to almost 1,300 emergency calls in Fridley last year. To help keep response times to a an indoor fire arms range will be added later this year. "Adding an indoor fire minimum,Health One has six advanced life arms range is expensive but necessary" says Hill. "We currently use an support ambulances in the northern area, outdoor county range,but because of high demand,we use it only four times located in five different cities. or added that a year.The new facility will be used for proficiency training,officer qualifi- as one ambulance is called,another is proba- cation,and instruction when we change to automatic weapons this summer." bly being relocated to ensure that an unac- The indoor range will be located in a section of the police underground ceptable response time is not created in garage adjacent to the Municipal Center.It will be filly computerized allow- another part of their area. ing lighting,target distance,and tar- At the emergency site a Health One get identification to be programmed for many different situations. Spe- paramedic calls a doctor from the patient's cialized outdoor training will still be �� °�� � � ' !; hospital to receive assistance with the initial held at the county range,but will be assessment. If the patient can not specify a � choice, they are taken to Unity Hospital in much more efficient,since basic in- Fridley. in- struction will have been completed - Tim Noren supervises advanced life support already. T ambulances at Health One Corporation. Plans for the facility incorpo- Besides providing ambulance service to the rate a high air exchange rate to elimi- a north suburban region,Health One alsoowns nate smoke, and a noise reduction Unity and Mercy Hospitals. system so no one outside the police garage will be disturbed. y Photo courtesy-Fridley Focus More Information Both the Fridley Fire Department and Ambulance Service Health the Fridley Police Department, encourage One residents,scouts,and other organizations to "Our goal is to work as a team with the police and fire departments and medics arrange tours of their facilities. Year end provide continuous care right through to the doctors in the emergency room. help a reports are also available to the public in What we give is actually one uniform system of care,not services from three Patient limited quantities. Call 571-3450 between or four separate agencies."--Tim Noren,Health One Corporation. into a 8a.m. and 5 p.m. At other times call 571- rescue 3455 for the Fire Department or 571-3457 In the late 1960's Fridley decided to use an outside rescue squad serv- squad. for the Police Department to receive more ice associated with a local hospital instead of using their own ambulance. information. PAGE 4 CITY OF FRIDLEY SPRING 1989 Old Cars and Tin Cans '' Did you know that it is illegal to keep non- Plan Your Evacuation functioning cars in your yard and that gar- bage must be stored a specific way? It arefully is true. When Fridley became a Village 1949 by Couneilmember of Large a code was adopted to deal with these and other everyday issues to keep neighbor- Nancy Jorgenson " hoods healthy and attractive. Fee Old junky automobiles are one of the since the first of January, 15 people have been " city's biggest eyesores.City Ordinance 123 killed in home fires in the State of Minnesota.In of excessive newspapers, and other requires that all vehicles be currently li- all cases the homes had either no smoke detector combustible materials will help to reduce censed and in street operable condition. or improperly maintained smoke detectors. It fire risks. So will checking all the Those not meeting this criteria are consid- has been proven that smoke detectors can give electrical outlets in our homes to make ered to be junk vehicles and one of the you and your family early warning of fire,and sure lamps and appliances have no following steps needs to be taken: four minutes to safely evacuate your home. frayed or broken cords. Using appli- 1)Improve vehicle to meet code. When you sit down with your family to- ances that are UL listed will also help. 2)Store the vehicle in an enclosed night, please talk about two safe ways to exit This means that the appliances are structure or garage. from every room in your home.Since some fires approved by the Underwriters Labora- 3) Remove the vehicle. occur during the night hours,people are awak- tory for safe use as directed by the Do yourself and your neighbors a ened by their smoke detectors.You must check manufacturer. favor,and give that greasy relic that served your bedroom door before opening it. If your Smoke detectors must be checked door feels hot,don't open it! This means the fire you so well, a decent burial. It could to make sure that they are in working may be just on the other side, instead use a bring a few dollars and most salvage order.You should vacuum the outside people will come to your house and pick Window to exit safely. If your door isn't hot, case of your smoke detector once a it up. crawl on the floor to your exit.This can help you month to keep dust from building up avoid the dangerous fu nes that build up from on the internal parts. Batteries should All homes and businesses must pro- the burning materials in your home. They can be replaced every six months to ensure vide durable, watertight containers suffi- cause disorientation in a matter of seconds. cient to store all accumulated trash. These Practice your fire escape plan routinely, that your smoke detector can give you containers must be securely covered to adequate warning of fire. If you don't prevent entry by rodents and other nuisance Once you are safely out of your home, have smoke detectors,please buy one animals and except on collection day,ref- have a planned meeting area for all members of smoke detector for each level or floor use must be kept in the rear yard,garage,or your household.Do not go back into your home of your home. If you have questions side yard if it is screened from the street. after you are safely out.Go to a neighbor's house about the placement of these smoke City Ordinance screened mandates these regula- and call 11 for fire emergency. If someone is detectors call the Fridley Fire Depart- tions. still believed to be in the home,let the firefighter ment at 571-3450 days or 571-3457 know where you believe that person is. They evenings and weekends. Compling with these city ordi- will have the proper equipment to getthat person nances is an easy way to keep Fridley a out. Smoke detectors have come down in cost, most can be purchased for nice place to live. If you have any goes- ons about these ordinances, or wish I hope you will never to experience a fire about five dollars, and batteries cost ti tdiscuss similar issues, call the Code in your home.However,statistics show that one under two dollars.It's a small cost for Enforcement Officer, Steve Barg, at 571- out of four will have an encounter with fire in the safety and protection of you and 3450 extension 187. their home in a lifetime.Keeping our homes free your family. April Hydrant Flushing The City of Fridley will flush hydrants during the month may be stained during washing. of April.Flushing is done every six months to remove iron Anyone who experiences water dis- �. and manganese deposits plus many other minerals that coloration that lasts longer than a day built up in the lines this winter.The serviceability of the should call the Public Works Depart- fire hydrants is also checked at this time. ment at 571-3450 extension 157,dur- Flushing may create a disturbance in the water mains ing business hours. which results in water discoloration.The water is accept- No flushing willbe done on the week- able for drinking,;though there is the possibility clothes ends or Mondays. SPRING 1989 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 5 Assessor's Corner by Leon Madsen By now you should have received your 1989 property tax state- ment. If you have been comparing taxes with other Fridley residences,in various home value categories,you have seen some wide variations when compared to last year's taxes.The market values of homes were increased an average of 3%by our office, m while varied increases in levies were assessed by the County,City City Municipal Center Open and School Districts(except District#13 which decreased).Nor- mally these kinds of changes result in rather consistent increases House Planned for June in taxes for this year.The fact is,due to the 1988 Omnibus Tax Law,passed in last year's legislative session,some homestead City g Renovation of City Hall, or the The Cit Manager's taxes increased substantially while others actually decreased from last year. Municipal Centeras itis now called, Office,Public Works,Com- and construction of the Plaza Park- munity Development, Rec- The graph illustrates the percentage of tax increases/de- ing Ramp are on schedule to be reation,and Inspections are creases from last year to this year. available for Fridley'49 er Days. still located in the Plaza Office Beginning in May, personnel of the Fridley Assessor's The upper level of the Mu- Building. Office will be inspecting homes located between 69th Avenue and nicipal Center is scheduled to be This year's 49er Days Mississippi Street,and between the River and the RR tracks from completed in the middle of March. festivities will return to the Rickard Road to 61 st Way to determine property revaluations. At that time the Finance Depart- Fridley Plaza, on the south This project will last through October. As always,be sure ment including water billing and side of the Municipal Cen- to ask for identification from anyone entering your home. accounting will move to their reno- ter.As part of the June 14-18 vated offices upstairs. The Police festivities and fun an open istrict#11 ❑ #13 + #14 Q #16 Department will remain on the lower house will acquaint residents 25 level,but will shift to tempory quar- with the new facility. 20 ters next to the Plaza Parking Ramp. Throughout the con- ,5 The Plaza Parking Ramp is struction telephone numbers basically complete, but will not be and extensions have remained ° finished until warmer weather al- unchanged.Call 571-3450 if 5 lows sonic finishing cement work to you need assistance from city be done. personnel. ° -5 Fridley City Code states that if you own a dog it must have been vaccinated against rabies and it must be relicensed each year.Complete 5 this application and return it to the city. 20 '° 60 Tno sa d= e° °° 'Z° bme Value ANIMAL LICENSE APPLICATION LICENSED PERIOD FROM MAY 1, 1989 TO APRIL 30, 1990 City of Fridley License No. 6431 University Avenue N.E. (leave blank) Fridley, Minnesota 55432 Fee: $5.00—N-N; N-S Vaccination Date: Age: Approx. Weight: $2.50—N; S Pet's Name: Color Sex: Breed: Applicant: Address: Zip: Telephone No.: SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT FOR OFFICE USE PAGE 6 CITY OF FRIDLEY SPRING 1989 SPRING CALENDER 1989 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 Human 3 Curb Recycle 4 Resources Area 1 First U.S. Commission North of Congress 1789 Mississippi St. 5 6 7 8 9 10 Curb Recycle 11 City Council Area 2 Parks/Rec Planning HRA South of Commission Commission Mississippi St. 12 13 14 15 16 17 Curb Recycle 18 Appeals Cable TV Area 1 Commission Commission North of Mississippi St. St.Patrick's Day 19 Palm 20 City Council 21 Energy Env. 22 Planning 23 24 Curb Recycle 25 Sunday Quality Commission Area 2 Spring Begins Commission South of Mississippi St. Good Friday 26 Easter 27 Charter 28 Appeals 29 30 31 Commission Commission SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 All Fool's Day 2 3 City Council 4 5 Planning 6 Human 7 Curb Recycle 8 Parks/Re c Commission Resources Area 1 Commission Commission North of Mississippi St. 00* 9 10 11 Appeals 12 13 HRA 14 Curb Recycle 15 go Commission Area 2 South of 91.4 Mississippi St. 16 17 City 18 Energy 19 Planning 20 Cable TV 21 Curb Recycle 22 Council Env.Quality Commission Commission Area 1 Commissions North of Mississippi St. 23 24 Charter 25 Appeals 26 27 Ulysses S. 28 Curb Recycle 29 Commission Commission Grant Area 2 Louisiana 30 Birthday-1822 South of Purchase-1803 Mississippi St. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 City Council 2 3 4 Human 5 Curb Recycle 6 Parks/Rec Planning Resources Area 1 Commission Commission Commission North of Mississippi St. 7 8 9 10 11 12 Curb Recycle 13 V-E Day Appeals HRA Area 2 Commission South of Mississippi St. 14 Mother's 15 City 16 Energy 17 18 19 Curb Recycle 20 Day Council Env.Quality Planning Cable Area 1 Charter Commission Commission Commission North of Mississippi St. 21 22 23 24 25 26 Curb Recycle 27 Charter Appeals Area 2 Commission Commission South of Commissions Mississippi St. 28 29 30 31 Memorial Day Holiday All meetings will be at the Community Education Center,6085-7th Street. Curbside recycling pickup dates are highlighted in gold. The HRA and the Cable TV Commission meet at 7 p.m. The City Council and other commissions meet at 7:30 p.m. SPRING 1989 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 7 Briefly . . . Planning For � From the City Council The Year 2000 " SENIOR HOUSING STUDY by Mayor Bill Nee a° As Fridley becomes a mature eom- By various objective measures,Fridley can be munity, needs of its senior citizens be- come a greater concern.At the December described as a very successful community.And 19 City Council meeting,the Council au- in terms of quality of life indicators,efficient thorized Health Planning and Manage- city services, optimal balance in municipal ment Resources to conduct a survey of activities, reasonable taxes, and responsive- Fridley seniors.The study will include tele- ness to individual concerns,Fridley ranks well phone interviews and focus group inter- ahead of the average community in Minnesota views which will help determine senior and the nation. First,by the year 2000 we will be housing requirements.The survey will be Part of the credit for that success should completely out of vacant land to de- completed by the end of March. go to past community leaders who put a lot of velop.That situation presents profound effort into the planning process and then acted risks of stagnation and decay if the SECOND SATELLITE STATION on it. community doesn't recognize the prob- lem, fails to develop effective strate- B ut no"plan"is cast in stone.Every plan A second satellite fire station was gies, and take positive action. approved on January 9.The station will be has to be able to grow,evolve,adjust.And this located on East River Road and 77th Way year the City Council will be making a special Second, our"demographics"are and will reduce response times to resi- effort to update our plans,out to the year 2000 changing and will never be the same as dents living on the west side of the railroad and beyond.There are at least three major they were back in 1962 when I was first tracks. concerns to address. elected Mayor.There is a"graying"of our population. We have fewer kids, more seniors and empty-nesters.A rea- SHOWMOBILE APPROVED Sewer Backup: sonable goal is to achieve and maintain Concerts, dramatic performances, a demographic"balance"compared to talent shows and special events will now Call the City First the demographic distribution existing have a convenient place to be held.This in the total metropolitan population. portable stage will help the Recreation Indeed,as we"gray"in Fridley,we are Department continue its varied program To possibly save yourself an unwanted sewer approaching an ideal balance. But this schedule and will protect performers from cleaning bill, call the city Public Works De- fact has important implications in hous- the weather.The unit will be available for partment first if your sewer line is blocked. ing and other public service. '49er Days. They will come out 24 hours a day, at no Third, we have to cope with the charge,to determine where the problem lies.If effects of the huge population growth MAYOR PRO TEM it is in the city line,they will fix it.If it is in a that will occur north of us in the next 10 home owner's line,they will specify if it is in years.It's a two-edged blade... present- At the January 9th meeting, Nancy the house orbetween the house and street so the ing us with both "problems" and "op- Jorgenson was named Mayor Pro Tem for sewer service that is called will be able to solve porrimities.' 1989.The Mayor Pro Tem presides over the problem at the lowest cost to the home- Council meetings if the Mayor is absent. owner. A growing traffic load is probably Dennis Schneider held that position in the toughest problem.And even now,as 1988 Many times sewer backups are caused by a member of the Northern Mayors As- tree roots that were cleared from a home- sociation we're reaching out to the year owner's line.If you have your sewer line cleared, 2010 and 2020,planning for traffic man- TERM INCREASED please call the City.A Public Works employee agement and load diversion. But the A charter change increasing terms will gladly clear the city sewer line in front of effects of that huge new population of office from three to four years for the your house at no charge.This ensures that those flowing through Fridley must be man- Mayor andcouncilmembers was passed cleared root remnants will cause no more prob- aged creatively to convert those prob- at the January 23rd Council meeting.The lems. lems into opportunities. change was proposed last summer but Call the Fridley Public Works Depart- So this spring the City Council was delayed so the council could get input ment at 571-3450 extension 157 during the (along with our staff) has plunged into from the League of Women Voters. This day, or after 5 p.m. call 571-3457 to report a an intensive planning process to man- change eliminated off year elections, and sewer backup or if you had your sewer line age these changes.I'd say that is"good will hopefully improve voter turnout. cleared. news"for the people who will be living It does not affect the November 7, here in 2000,2020 and beyond. 1989 election, it affects elections starting in 1990. PAGE 8 CITY OF FRIDLEY SPRING 1989 Win Big $ in '49er Citizens Honored Contest Mayor Nee honored outstanding contributions to the lifestyle of Fridley at a recent Fridley Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Those presented with plaques , were Diane Ferry,the Fridley VFW,Onan Corporation, Again this year a$50 prize will be awarded and University Avenue Associates. to the person who designs the winning'49er � Days button. Diane Ferry has worked countless hours to create ' a friendship with Fridley's Sister City,Fourmies France Contest Rules over the last ten years. 1.Designs should reflectthe Western theme The Fridley VFW Post 363,represented by Rudy of'49er Days and must include the words: Nessman was singled out for donating a fire truck -Fridley '49er Days equipped to fight grass fires.It was also noted that they v -June 14-18, 1989 have donated tens of thousands of dollars to other - 15th Annual or Our 15th Year worthwhile causes over the years. - 40 Years-City of Fridley 1949 - 1989 Onan Corporation,represented by Woody Nelson and Jim Waugh was honored for donating a generator Diane Ferry was honored 2.Design must be submitted in black ink on to the Fridley Fire Department and for their community for her work with the white paper. Clear and simple designs are service through the years. Sister City Program. encouraged. University Avenue Associates donated 1,000 feet 3.Entries should include name, age, ad- of floating boardwalk to the Springbrook Nature. Ac- dress,and phone number. cepting the award for them were Leon Martin and Harry Drop off or mail to: Yaffe. 1989 Button Contest Fridley Community Education Center 6085 -7th Street University Avenue Asso- Fridley,MN 55432 ciate Entries must be submitted by Monday,April donated lk t feet o 10, 1989 and will not be returned unless of boardwalk to the requested.Label the envelope"1989 '49er ' Springbrook Nature center. Button Contest." For more information, call Dorrie Sielaff,574-0470. A good chance to see it would be at the Spring This year The City of Fridley will be celebration on March 25, celebrating its 40th birthday.To honor the or Picnic in the Park on 6 tUY e occasion, this year's Fridley '49er Days b �,� Memorial Day May 29. will feature a$500 treasure hunt to find one of the buttons. CITY OF FRIDLEY CITY OF FRIDLEY 6431 University Avenue, N.E. 6431 University Ave. N.E. CAR-RT-SORT Fridley,Fridley, Minnesota 55432 y, MN 55432 BULK RATE Telephone: 571-3450 U.S.PAID AGE Mayor................................William J. Nee Minneapolis,MN Councilmember-at-large...............Nancy Jorgenson Permit No.2886 Councilmember 1st Ward . . . . .. .. . . . . . Steven Billings Councilmember 2nd Ward............ Dennis Schneider Councilmember 3rd Ward ...........Edward Fitzpatrick City Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William W. Burns Editor . . .. . . . . .. ... .. .. .. ... . .. . . .. . Jim Froehle CITY OF FRIDLEY SERVICE DIRECTORY POSTAL CUSTOMER Administrative Offices/Civic Center ...........571-3450 Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon.-Fri. 24 Hour Recreation Hotline. . . .. . . .. ... .. . . .571-9397 Police(24 Hours-Non-Emergency). .. . . . . . . . . .571-3457 FIRE AND POLICE EMERGENCY...............911