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1978 September No. 20 September, 1978 FRIDLEY CITY F O FALL NEWSLETTER DIRECTION OF TRAVEL SUMP PUMP oo DISCHARGE WARNING! °o The City Public Works Department HEATE.-SCARIFIER ROLLER DISTRIBUTOfl TRUCK PAVER HOLLER wants to alert City residents that (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) there may be foundation drain tile systems that are connected to the City's sanitary sewer system. This A FRIDLEY FIRST IN procedure is illegal and is not allowed. The reason drain file systems are HEATER =SCAR 1 F i CATION not allowed to connect to the sanitary sewer is that the sanitary sewers have Heater-Scarification—sound like a title to a horror movie? Well, actually not been designed to carry this excess it's a new process for rejuvenating asphalt streets. volume of flow caused by water run- off due to rainfall. Therefore, illegally Renewability is a unique advantage of asphalt pavement. Pavements built connected drain tile systems could with asphalt can be rejuvenated after they have served their projected design cause costly sanitary sewer back-ups life. One of the most effective and innovative techniques for renewing asphalt for both the violators and their neigh- pavements is the Heater-Sacrification Process. bors. The City also has to pay for all With the costs of constructing and repairing City streets continually in- sanitary sewer discharged into the creasing, the Fridley Engineering Department decided to initiate this new pro- Metropolitan Waste Control Commis- sion's mains. Accordingly, drain tile gram which in effect recycles old asphalt streets. systems connected to the sanitary In short, the process consists of heating and scarifying (loosening existing sewers can result in an increase of asphalt aggregate) the top 3/4 inch of existing asphalt. (Sketch A) This is then sewer charges to City residents. compacted (Sketch B) and a leveling course of rejuvenating agent is applied. For these reasons, the City urges (Sketch C) The rejuvenating agent acts as an adhesive, holding the scarified that all citizens please refrain from asphalt in place in order to allow the final step of 11/z inches of asphalt to be connecting anything except sanitary placed (Sketch D) and then compacted (Sketch E). wastes to the City's sanitary sewer Heater-Scarification is a relatively new process; however, since 1973 and the system. Full cooperation will be ap- energy shortage, the popularity of using this process has increased rapidly. preciated by the City and your neigh- bors. Fridley is the first municipality in Minnesota to utilize this truly unique and cost efficient paving process. Besides saving energy, it is estimated that this process will save the City approximately 25 percent of the cost of normal street maintenance. Also, it is ASSESSOR'S CORNER estimated that the Heater-Scarification Process will extend the life expectancy The last- half of the heal of the new processed street up to five years beyond that of the conventional over- Estate Taxes are due on or lay. before October 31, 1978. Your The following streets will be treated by the Heater-Sacrification process: Real' Estate Tax refund check 7th Street from Mississippi Street to 53rd Avenue will be mailed to you some time 61st Avenue from 7th Street to Carol Drive in October. West Moore Lake Drive from 61st Avenue to 1,200 feet south FIRE CHIEF HUGHES RETIRES Open House Q (- Sunday, September 24 a Chief Robert S. Hughes, veteran Chief of the Fire Department, will re- tire on September 1, 1978. Chief Hughes joined the Fridley Fire Depart- L 1 ment at its inception in 1951. He has served as chief of the department since 1958. � An Open House in his honor will be held on Sunday afternoon, September FIREARMS SAFETY 24, at the Fridley V.F.W. at 1040 Osborne Road starting at 2 p.m. CLASSES The Fridley Police Department will Chief Hughes' Twenty-Seven Years of Service . . . be sponsoring a Firearms Safety Course to be held in the Fridley Civic Fire Service: Center classroom on Wednesday eve- Member Alden Fire Department, 1940 to 1951 ning September 27 and Thursday eve- Charter member Fridley Fire Department September 1, 1951 nings October 4, 11, 18 and 25, from 6 Served five terms as President of Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association to 9 P.M. Twelve years on Planning Committee for the Minn. State Fire School Committee The cost of the course is $2 per student which is payable upon regis- Twelve years on Legislative Committee for the Minn.State Fire Chiefs Association tration at the Fridley Police Depart- Charter member and first President of Metro Paid Fire Chiefs Association ment. Registration should be com- Originated the Uniform Marking of Invalids Homes, adopted by the Minnesota pleted prior to the first class. Enroll- State Fire Chiefs Association and adopted by the International Association of ment will be on a first come basis Fire Chiefs in 1957 with a class limit of 20 students. Fu- Honored by the North Suburban Mutual Aid Association for contributions to the ture classes will be scheduled as Fire Service in 1975 needed. Assistant Chief of the Fridley Fire Department 1956-57 and 1958 Qualification of students are any Volunteer Chief 1959 to January 1, 1965 Fridley area resident 12-15 years of Paid Chief 1965 to the resent time age. Eleven year olds are eligible to p take the training and receive certifica- * * * * tion but must be 12 years old in order for the certificate to be valid. Was a Charter Member and served as President of the Lions Club Inquiries may be directed to the Secretary of Hayes PTA Fridley Police Department at 571-3450. Member of Fridley Commercial Club Charter Member and Past President of the Fridley Chamber of Commerce THE PUBLIC AND US Served two years on the Fridley Planning Commission The public is the most important Mayor of the City of Fridley 1954-55 aspect of the Fridley city Boy Scout Committeeman government. Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselor The public is dependent on us as we are dependent upon the public. A call or complaint is not an DANGERS CAN LURK interuption of our work— IN CHILDREN'S FORTS but the purpose of it. Each year the Fire Department an- The public does us a favor when calling swers calls to fires in forts and tree (or writing)—we are not doing a houses built by youngsters. Many of favor by serving the public. these houses are quite elaborate and The public is our business— fun places for children. Parents are not an outsider's. advised to look into the play houses, The public is not a cold statistic— some of which may be underground but flesh and blood humans with and include tunnels. Fridley's sandy m feelings and emotions like our own. soil is not conducive to good tunnel The public is not someone to argue building. or match wits with. Some of the chief concerns regarding i The public is someone who brings us use of forts and tree houses are the methods of obtaining light in the fort wants—our job is to fill them. The public and also the possibility of smoking. _ s and attentive treatment deserving of the most courteous Fire officials have found that fires are the result of heating by open fire, use we can give. of candles and smoking materials. The public is someone who makes it We urge parents from time to time o, possible to pay our salary. to look in on the forts the children The public is the lifeblood of our have built. It is in the best safety in- `- ' business, and every other business. terests of the children using them. Anonymous ELECTIONS PRIMARY—Tuesday, September 12 GENERAL ELECTION —Tuesday, November 7 There will be a state wide primary on September 12, and a state wide general VOTING election on November 7. In addition to various County, State and National offices, the general election will provide Fridley residents an opportunity to vote DISTRICTS for the office of Councilmember in Wards I and III. VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION W'3' W-1, P-1 To voteg'ou must be registered, 18 y years of age or older, a citizen of the P-1 United States, and have resided in Minnesota for 20 days. RIR TRACKS __— W-2'.P-2 The last day to register for the primary election was August 22, and the last CF day to register for the general election is October 17. Voter registration cards E will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the Police Department. A, W1' P-2 In order to register at the g' polls on election day, you must have one of the AST ` 6ATN nVE RIVEN ' _ followingas roof of residency: _� MI T. P y W-1'3P-3 RICE CREEK 1. A valid Minnesota Driver's License or receipt thereof. 6�ST wE W_2 P_1 2. A valid Minnesota Identification Card or receipt thereof. 2V2 STREET 3. A student identification card that contains the student's valid address. W-3, P-2 b j 4. A student fee statement that contains the student's valid address. 5. A copy of a student registration card that contains the student's valid INTERSTATE 694 I° s W-2,.P-3 address. 53 AVE. 6. A registered voter in your precinct who can attest to your address. 7. A valid registration in the same precinct under a different address. W-3, P-3 8. A letter (Ineffective Registration Letter) from the County Auditor, addressed to the voter, presented to the registration election judge. WARD You may request an application for absentee ballots from the Anoka County AND Auditor or the Fridley City Clerk. The actual absentee ballots are obtained from the Anoka County Auditor's Office. You may apply for the ballots no sooner PRECINCT than 45 days before the election nor less than one day before the day of the election. Do not wait until the last day, as you must allow for mailing of the BOUNDARIES ballots. The application for absentee ballots should be mailed to the Anoka County Auditor, Anoka County Court House, Anoka, Minnesota 55303, or hand delivered to the Auditor's Office. Please call City Hall for further information, 371-3450. ELECTION JUDGES The City is required by State Sta- THE POLLING PLACES ARE AS FOLLOWS: tutes to choose election judges from the lists submitted by the political parties. Precinct Ward One Ward Two Ward Three These lists occasionally do not contain sufficient names. If we find we have a 1 Woodcrest School Senior High School Riverwood School shortage of judges after using the 880 Osborne Road 6000 West Moore 7150 East River Road names submitted by the political par- Northeast Lake Drive ties, and if you are interested in be- coming an election judge, please call 2 Hayes School Rice Creek School Stevenson School City Hall, 571-3450, Ext. 145. The City 615 Mississippi Street 6666 Arthur Street 6050 East River Road must have a list of alternates. Northeast These are judges who will be trained and available in case of illness, etc. of 3 City Hall North Park School Roslyn Park Wesleyan 6431 University Avenue 5575 Fillmore Street Church a regular judge on election day. The Northeast Northeast 5300 6th Street N.E. salary is $2.50 an hour. Election day hours for judges are 6 a.m., (one hour before the polls open) until approxi- PLEASE DO NOT WAIT TO REGISTER ON ELECTION DAY. REGISTRATION mately 10 p.m. for the primary and BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION WILL SAVE YOURSELF A LONG possibly later for the general election. WAIT ON ELECTION DAY! MUNICIPAL CALENDAR SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 1 2 Lobo,Day Fridley Senior Human Reswrcez Citizens Commission City Offices Closed (Fridley Methodist 7:30 p.m. Church) 7:00 p.m. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 City Council Community Plan ing Meeting eve Dlop t Caroni a" ]:30 p.m. Commission Meeting Meeting 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 4 Autumn Ft Day Citizenship City Council Fridley Senior Citizens irs pay Meering—d (Fridley Methodist Church) 0 Public H—i­ 12:00 Naon 7:30 p.m. Appeals zam Meeting 7:30 0 Environmental Quality 9 C. .... Meeti"g 17 18 120 21 22 23 Parks and Recreation Planning Commission Commission Meetbg Meerin :30 p.m. ]:30 pg- 7 City Council Meeting 24 25 7:30 P.m. 26 27 28 29 30 SEPTEMBER SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT J wish Fridley Senior Pla"nirm n sg H Res ces New Veor Cit'.- Cam mm Coission ur City Council IF,idiey Methodist Meetmn io Meeting Meeting Church 7:30 p.m. 7:30 P.m. 7:30 P.m. 7:00 p.m. - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Columbus Appeals Y—Kipper Day Commission Meeting Ci Offices 7:30 p.m. Closed Community Development Commission Meeting 8 9 10 7`30 p m 11 12 13 14 City Council F,idley Senior Citizens Meeting and Public (Fridley Methodist Hearings Church) 7:30 p.m. 12:00 Nm" Environmental Quality Commission 15 16 17 a­Pm. 18 19 20 21 Parks and Recreation Fl—­ C___ t Meeting Commission City Council Meeting Meeting 7:30 p.m. 1 7:30 p.m. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 City Council Halloween Conference Meeting Lost Half 7:30 p.m. of Real Estate Tax Due 29 30 31 OCTOBER SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT Hu"wn Rewurces Comm Meetin®sio 7:30 o.m. 1 2 3 4 City Council Election Day Planning City Offices Closed Veterans Meeting Polls Jpen Commission Day 7:30 p.m. ]:30 a .-8:00 P.m. Meeting Fridley Senior Citizens 7.30 p. . (Fridley Methodist Church) 5 6 7 ]:00 p.m. 8 9 10 11 City Council Appeals m.­Q and Com Public Hearings Mee m1iso gsi 7:30 P.m. 7:30 p.m. Com unity Development 12 13 14 `a a,","Mee" 15 16 17 18 City Courgll Fridley Senior planning Thanksgiving City Offices Closed Meeting Ci"z s�" pa Com n y ]:30 p.m. (Fridley Methodist Meet n�gCity Offices Closed Church) 7:30 p.m. 12:00 Noon Environmental Quality 19 20 21 C'30-- "'m m"t"g 22 23 24 25 p. Parks 8 Recreation Com n Meeti.sio 7:30 p.m. City Council Confere 26 27 o apme 28 29 30 NOVEMBER i y. ioFT. e a � ZT FT. a i �1� 41Aah ;luzil{�r.high Via#a avaaa�iuR U FC! F V N Will A tikes-eQunt un fc�z peo l# Qf °alb :ages. :fih�re "will be two.di tanc for compettition,and two"events fir each"rummer. The" first:event will be the `Tguess dour`time" where each partieipaz t predicts theme it will take hirpAer to" VISION SAFETY complete the run." The second event will be the cross cn rrtry:race with the flrst runner crossing"the finish dine being declared the winner. Awards will be;.prey CONTROL ZONE ° . seated"for. each event. = Age Groups; I 12 and-under II Junior High In order to provide safe passage for HI Senior Hfglx;to age — e 31 an& Ver both vehicles and pedestrian traffic on Locatli+tnxt Locke` Park,---(by',Q61umbfiv ,Iee Arenas public streets, the City of Fridley is When. Saturda , 06tober 21, at 10 "a.ni. requesting all residents who reside on Gmist.": 1;O0,°per entrant corner lots to prevent obstructions TABU 'TENNIS TO"URNAMET that impede the vision of persons ap- The 14th Annuat Frfdle ,Table 'enrds �`ournanxent will be held"an°- Saturday," proaching the intersection. October 28,"197$,At Parkview Elementary r School; located at 6085 7th 4tfeet X.E. This will an ripen tournament with cornpe#itfon in singles and doubles events Section 205.154 of the City Code for br th men and women ; Cco tit' -begins at 8 a.m. requires that, "on a corner lot in a Men's Class I -1 .and under, -Women Class"j­,� --15 to, 1$ vision safety zone, nothing shall be WnmeVs'Class I 14and under Men's Class III ----'1$ and older = erected, placed, planted or allowed to Men's Class II —15 to 18 Women's Class III—19 and older- grow in such a manner as to impede WINTER SPORTS; AMA E" S� MEETINGS vision , the vision safety control The following o €tizational i�z tings `wild]. be held fri the:lower, level of the zone is described as follows: Civic Center. Minagers of, teams or players interested in forming a team'"are invited to attend." All"particl0ntsmust,live or work in Pridley, All teams t`ust the triangle area created by join- register and ;pal' °entry fee by November 29. ing two lines drawn twenty-five ivien's BaIcball Wednesdays Nranrnber 15 6;3{d P m (25) feet from the corner inter- section of the property lines. (See �ednela �IVye fridr"16 �. 7: k , Diagram). s Wednesr3 � In conducting a survey, the City Coo aes"V040% _ a found approximately thirty-five (35) 'hurl N herr l x P intersections where a driver of an on 0 ow ', Or 1 coming vehicle would have difficulty seeing all approaching traffic. There fore, the City is requesting you, the property owner, to correct this prob lem and thereby make the City's urdll'dterrie the„ irIrrg;', as"' t streets safer to travel f1 Sas%etbal free threw shoot C } macer kdcdr If you need any assistance in de- { ? football a - .°,. f5 ° bee iacaracy",toss termining the extent of your obstruc 1131 � r-Hockey°ick e tion; or if you have any questions, or if this creates an adverse hardship, please contact the Environmental Of- ficer at 571-3450. � 1 �_e w I I I I REPLY CARD I STORM SEWER BACK TALK: DETACH AND MAIL TO: THIS NEWSLETTER IS: POLLUTION REMINDER This newsletter is an effort on City Manager's Office ❑ Very Informative I The City's Engineering Department the part of the City to provide 6431 University Ave. N.E. ❑ Worthwhile I would like to remind Fridley residents and businesses once again to be extra civic information to the citi- Fridley, MN 55432 ❑ Of Little Value I zens of Fridley. We would like I careful with pollutants that may be to know what you think of I washed into our storm sewer systems. the contents. Are we covering COMMENTS: � Petroleum products such as motor areas of interest to you? Are I oil, gasoline, some cleaning fluids and we missing items that would I other petroleum distillates are espe- be helpful to you? Sugges- I cially harmful since they do not read- tions, comments, criticism? ily dissolve in storm water run-off and end up polluting either the river, the DATE I creek, or landlocked storm drainage I areas within the City. NAME (optional) I Here are some area locations and times when your motor oil may be ADDRESS I taken for safe disposal: (optional) Fridley Municipal Garage, 400 71st Avenue N.E., Fridley, Monday-Friday, CALENDAR i 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Anoka Public Works Maintenance QUESTIONNAIRE I Shop, 215 Harrison Avenue, Anoka, Since 1972, the City of Fridley has I everyday, 24 hours a day. produced and distributed an annual Coon Rapids FasGas Station, 2841 8 x 111/2 inch City calendar which in- cludes City events, e.g. City Council meetings, Commission meetings, elec- I everyday, 24 hours a day. tion information etc. To reduce costs, and yet provide basic information, the - =.= City is experimenting with incorpo- rating ncorpo I DONATE A TREE rating a three-month calendar in each quarterly newsletter. CITY of FRIDLEY I If you are considering dispos- To obtain citizen response on this CALENDAR& i ing of any trees on your prop project, we are asking residents to ANNUAL REPORT fill out this questionnaire. _ I erty, please call our Tree Adop I would prefer the annual 8 x 111/2 1978 I tion Service at the Parks and inch calendar (which is more I Recreation Department, 571-3450. elaborate and more costly). Trees up to 4 inches in di- E] I would prefer the three-month I ameter in areas accessible to the calendar that is included in this I City's tree spade will be neatly newsletter (which is more Con- I removed and planted in our cise and less costly). park system. THIS CAN BE RETURNED WITH YOUR WATER BILL ------------------------------------------ I FALL REPORT CITY OF FRIDLEY 6431 UNIVERSITY AVENUE N.E. FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA 55432 VOLUNTARISM?? CITY COUNCIL The City is exploring the pos Mayor .............. ....William J. Nee Councilman-at-Large ........................ Robert Barnette sibility of expanding its corps of Councilman 1st Ward .....................Edward-Hamernik Councilman 2nd Ward .....`.....::.........Dennis Schneider volunteers. If you are interested Councilman 3rd Ward ...Edward J. Fitzpatrick in volunteering, have ideas about CITY MANAGER................................Nasim M. Qureshi how and in what areas volun- CITY OF FRIDLEY SERVICE DIRECTORY teers could be utilized, or what- Administrative Offices—Civic Center...................571-3450 ever, please call 571-3450, Ext. Police (24 Hours—Non Emergency)...................571-3457 152. Office Hours......8 a.m. to 5 p.m. .Monday through Friday FIRE AND POLICE EMERGENCY..........427-1212