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1985 September r z' b a s`+ C v n . w x t: Q W711" "s No. 48 Historic Fireplace Provides Link to Fridley's Pastva A� In the mid-1800's, Abram Fridley settled in what is now southern Anoka County. To- day, over a century later, there are many traces that remain of this historic figure's past, among these a city which now bears his name. One little-known remnant of Fridley's past is a fireplace once part of his early pioneer The carved marble fireplace (pictured above) was sold separately home. This fireplace, standing from Abram Fridley's estate and installed in a house in Braham, about four feet high and five Minnesota. feet wide is made of white marble, its finish smooth and River in a township called house in Manomin near the glossy. Its front is sculpted, Manomin. Today that area is time of his election as sheriff forming a decorative column on the southern boundary of of Ramsey County, which then at both sides with ornamenta- the City of Fridley. included Fridley. It remained in tion beneath its mantle. This house, built in 1848, the Fridley family into the Originally, the fireplace was sold to Abram Fridley twentieth century. stood in a 16-room colonial soon after its construction. The separation of the fire- mansion built by Henry Rice, Fridley and his wife, Betsy Ann place from its original home one of Minnesota's first two Wickam, had moved to Minne- occurred in the mid-1900's U.S. senators. The house was sota from Steubens County, when the house was sold and located along the Mississippi New York. They purchased this (continued on page 8) PAGE 2 CITY OF FRIDLEY FALL 1985 , r v p# 3#t CALL 571 -9397 4 Are snowplows on the streets yet? What time does z the City Council Meeting Joane Laney (center), of Home Insurance, presented Fridley begin? Which programs will be Mayor Bill Nee (right) with a Certificate of Merit at the July 1, aired on Municipal Channel 13 1985 City Council meeting. Bill Hunt (left), is secretary of the city tonight? employees' safety committee. Answers to these and other questions plus information CITY AWARDED FOR ACCIDENT PREVENTION RECORD about commission meetings, civic center services and park For the second year in a row Home Insurance awards the and recreation activities are the City of Fridley has been certificate to municipalities supplied to Fridley residents awarded a Certificate of Merit with a loss record below the on a new 24-hour "HOT LINE". for outstanding achievement in national average, a high regard By dialing 571-9397, callers will the field of accident preven- for safety on the job and a have easy telephone access to tion. The award, presented to continuing effort toward loss a recorded message contain- the Fridley City Council at control. Out of the 700 munick ing city information. The "HOT their meeting on July 1, 1985 palities insured by the com- LINE" is updated daily and is part of Home Insurance pany, Fridley is among only provides an alternate means of Company's loss control pro- three cities which have re- obtaining activity information gram and its recognition of ceived this award. after business hours or if the outstanding municipalities. city switchboard is busy. HELP PROMOTE CURBSIDE RECYCLING Residents who participate in few minutes per day, to pret Fridley's curbside recycling pare recyclables for monthly program are contributing in a curbside pickups. If we don't I small but important way to recycle now, the Metropolitan solving the problem of solid Council may require manda- RECVCLE ' e waste disposal. By recycling tory recycling by 1990 for all glass, cans, paper and used regional communities — in- engine n engine oil, you too can help cluding Fridley. ' reduce the amount of solid Promote recycling in your waste, minimize the need for neighborhood. Call 571-3450, = additional landfills, lower the ext. 166 to find out how you risk of groundwater contami- can get involved. The City of k nation and conserve our Fridley will provide yard signsv natural resources. and literature to citizens who ° Make recycling a habit. It are willing to encourage recy takes minimal effort, only a cling activities. FALL 1985 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 3 t E y n � E �e BRIEFLY . . . � STUDY PLANNED FOR UNIVERSITY AVENUE FALL FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 28 & 29 Requests from private Tradition continues this fall in Fridley with the annual Spring- citizens prompted the City brook Nature Center Fall Festival. Set aside September 28 and 29 Council and the HRA to initi- on your calendar for a weekend of fun for all ages. Events will ate a preliminary study of the take place Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday University Avenue corridor. The from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission is $1.00 per person, infants intent of the study will be to will be admitted free of charge. For more information call the generate a conceptual plan, Nature Center at 784-3854. along with cost estimates, for the beautification and safety improvements of the highway corridor and its intersections. MUNICIPAL CHANNEL 13 Results of the study, to be per- OFFERS formed by an independent con- sulting on UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ableenext spring.firm, should be avail FALL QUARTER CLASSES a SIGN ORDINANCE AMENDED On June 3, 1985 the City Fridley's Municipal Channel 13 will broadcast four 10-week Council adopted changes to independent study courses beginning Monday, September 30, the Fridley Sign Ordinance. 1985. Minnesota Issues, the University of Minnesota's timely The revised ordinance address- public affairs program, will also be aired. The classes can be es legal non-conforming uses taken for University credit through the Department of Indepen- and variances. Definitions of dent Study, 45 Wesbrook Hall, Minneapolis, MN. For more in- legal non-conforming use and formation call 373-3836. conditions which nullify The Monday through Friday program schedule is as follows: ,. variances have been added. � � � ��� � �: P�e� e e� �' � jit � m I III The changes were made to 10:30 a.m. Child Abuse and Neglect' �, es clean up ambiguous language. 11:00 a.m. Family Stress and Coping STORM DRAINAGE UTILITY CHARGE BEGINS THIS 11:30 a.m. American Business History MONTH 12:00 Noon Introduction to Technical and Business A storm drainage utility fee Communications will now be included on quar- terly water and sewer billing. 12:30 p.m. Minnesota Issues Homeowners will be charged an average of $1.75 per In addition to these programs, Channel 13 will offer quarter. The fee is based upon scheduled cablecasting at 6:30 and 9:00 p.m. daily from its the amount of storm water library of over 250 programs. All programs, including the runoff a property creates and above independent study courses, are available for cablecast- will be used to maintain storm ing on request. For more information or to obtain a free pro- water drainage systems and gram guide, call Municipal Channel 13 at 571-3450, ext. 184. protect water quality. PAGE 4 CITY OF FRIDLEY FALL 1985 PROTECT YOURSELF WITH A BUILDING PERMIT If you are considering a ma- for any damages to your (or jor home improvement or even your neighbor's) property. a small remodeling project Protect yourself: check with make sure that your builder the City to see that your con- has obtained a permit from the tractor is licensed and insured City of Fridley Inspection and have your contractor ob- Department. Building permits tain a permit in his name. can be taken out by home- If you have questions con- owners or licensed contrac- cerning building permits call tors, but the person whose the Inspection Department at name is on the permit is liable 571-3450, ext. 164. UPDATE: CRIME PREVENTION IN FRIDLEY Thirty-four of Fridley's cling program by displaying 13th to show support for crime residential neighborhoods par- promotional signs and provid- prevention programs. The ticipate in the Fridley Police ing recycling information to Fridley Police Department Department's Neighborhood their block clubs. Involvement hopes to make this an annual Watch crime prevention pro- in activities such as this helps event. gram. The neighborhoods are keep neighborhood interest organized into 225 block clubs levels and cohesiveness high. with 435 block captains who A special Neighborhood serve as a network for distribu- Watch activity highlighted the If you are a new Fridley resi- ting information about crimes summer months — organized dent please contact Pam committed in Fridley and neighborhoods participated, Alsen, Crime Prevention crime prevention tips. for the first time, in "National Specialist, at 571-3450, ext. Three neighborhoods, Night Out". Neighbors across 174 for more information about Osborne Manor, Rice Creek the country sat outside for one crime prevention programs in Townhouses and Oak Grove, hour on the evening of August your neighborhood. have joined the program since spring, 1985. The Fridley Police Department expects to organize another two neighbor- hoods sometime this fall. Fridley's Neighborhood Watch program has directly contributed to significant decreases in the City's proper- ty crime rate. The burglary rate for this past summer has been one of the lowest sincethe III, program began in 1978. Incidents reported over the a summer months were primarily vandalism and bicycle thefts. Citizens are urged to secure their bicycles when not in use and to register them with the Police Department. Vandalism can be curbed with the use of good outdoor lighting and with the help of a watchful neigh- borhood. Fridley block captains were Block captains Marvin and Marion Thour (standing) held a asked to take part in the City "National Night Out" get-together for residents of the Horizon of Fridley's new curbside recy- Drive neighborhood. FALL 1985 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 5 SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR HIGHWAYS 47 & 65 City staff members and con- mercial areas bordering the cerned citizens met with of highways. Traffic engineers ex ficials from the Minnesota plained that further reductions Department of Transportation in speed would only worsen (MnDOT) on July 25 to discuss safety problems. the findings of a recent "Driving conditions dictate MnDOT speed zoning study of speed," said one official. r State Trunk Highways 47 and "Highway 47 and 65 are rela- 65. tively flat and have few visual Pedestrian safety issues obstacles so people drive at a prompted the study which speed they're comfortable began last spring. with. We can justify a reduc- A number of safety improve- tion to 50 mph, but further CHIMNEY FIRE HAZARDS ments, including speed re- reductions would cause erratic The most commonly duction, were recommended speed patterns and severe en- overlooked cause of chimney for the two busy highways. An forcement problems." fires, after improper installa- analysis of each intersection If all goes according to plan, tion, is the buildup of creosote showed that crosswalk warn- crosswalk warning signs, Ings, increased pedestrian refuge pavings and speed and soot inside flues. signal maintenance and the reductions will be implement- Avoid chimney fires by keep paving of pedestrian refuge ed by December. Speed reduc- ing chimneys and pipes clean. areas between north and tions on Osborne Road from ce ed not let creosote buildup ex southbound lanes would East River Road to Old Central hereduce traffic hazards. Avenue will be considered cheshousehold inch thick old trash or tree burn ee bran- Speed zones (an area of after analysis of another traf- gene Airtight stoves seem torate the most creosote as some controversy) will be fic study which is planned for genereduced from 55 mph to 50 the near future. do smokey fires with low flue temperatures. The use of mph in residential and com- seasoned hardwood does not eliminate creosote; the most critical factor is the flue temperature. Flue temperature should be above 300 degrees , 8a F. to create the least amount \ --7---- — of creosote. Installing chimneys to code, observing proper clearances and maintaining a clean chimney will ensure a safe woodburning season. HYDRANT FLUSHING ASSESSOR'S CORNER The Public Works Depart- ment will flush hydrants during The Fridley Assessor's Of- Homeowners planning an the month of October. No fice has recorded the sales of extended vacation (December flushing will be done on Satur- 85 homes through July 1. An 1, 1985 to January 30, 1986) days, Sundays or Mondays. analysis of those sales should verify their homestead Flushing is required to remove reveals the following eligibility with the Assessor's sediment in the lines and to averages: Office. Call 571-3450, ext. 136. check the serviceability of City Homeowners and renters fire hydrants. Any discolora- Selling price . . . . . . . . .$75,097 may still be eligible to receive tion of your water should clear Year built . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965 property tax refunds. Refer to up within an hour. Although Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rambler the gold section of the 1984 the water is safe for human Area . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,055 sq. ft. Minnesota income tax in- consumption, there is the Lot size. . . . . . . . . . . . .80 x 120 structions for property tax re- possibility of staining clothes Garage . . . . . . .2-car attached fund information. during washing. PAGE 6 CITY OF FRIDLEY FALL 1985 GENERAL ELECTION 1985 There will be a General Elec- If you have previously reg- cards are available at the Civic tion on Tuesday, November 5, istered in the City of Fridley Center. 1985 for the office of Ward II and have not changed your To register on election day Councilmember for the City of residency or your name, and if you must present a valid proof Fridley. Polls will be open from you have voted at least once of residency to the registration 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the last four years, your election judge. To vote you must be registration is still valid. For more information about registered, at least 18 years The last day to register for registration or about obtaining old, a citizen of the United the General Election is Octo- absentee ballots call the Civic States and a resident of Min- ber 15, 1985. Voter registration Center at 571-3450, ext. 131 or nesota for at least 20 days. 145. CITIES OPT FOR VOTING IN-HOUSE BALLOT COUNTING DISTRICTS The cities of Fridley, Blaine, largest cities, we will insure a Columbia Heights and Coon high quality election process. Rapids will soon be Election judges will be able to implementing their own in- perform their duties more effi- house election counting equip- ciently and the results of our ment. In the past, all ballots of local elections will be obtained the cities' 54 precincts were much more quickly " said In r� taken to a tabulating center at man. the Anoka County Courthouse for counting. The change to ,,z,P2 ; on-site ballot counting will help alleviate lengthy delays .v2,P3'. - and congestion on election nights and provide local elec 59 W,Pm tion results more quickly.` Steady increases in the number of registered voters, a direct result of Anoka County's growing population, led to the problem of inefficient ballot W=Ward , counting. According to Sid In- P= Pfe""`t man, Fridley City Clerk and Director of Central Services, the new system will shorten the counting process by at least four or five hours ;' ria because ballots will be Fr . counted on-site before they WARD II PRECINCT 1 are transported to the Anoka „rr Woodcrest Elementary School County Auditor. 880 Osborne Road N.E. A joint cooperative agree- Identical electric card readers ment required the four cities (above) and three additional WARD II PRECINCT 2 to individually purchase iden- ballot counting components Knights of Columbus tical counting equipment. The were purchased by Fridley, 6831 Highway 65 N.E. general purpose of the agree- Blaine, Columbia Heights and WARD II PRECINCT 3 ment is to insure back-up ca- Coon Rapids. The new sys- St. Philip's Lutheran Church pabilities in the event of equip- tems will enable the four cities 6180 Highway 65 N.E. ment failure. to obtain local election results WARD II PRECINCT 4 "With the purchase of indivi- on-site thereby speeding up North Park Elementary School dual ballot counting equip- the process and reducing con- 5575 Fillmore Street N.E. ment by the City of Fridley and gestion at the Anoka County Anoka County's three other Courthouse. FALL 1985 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 7 CITY CALENDAR FALI 1985 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labor Day Energy Project Human City Offices Committee Resources Closed W 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 /�/� City Council Community Planning HRA 7:00 Curbside W Parks& Development Recycling Area 1 Recreation 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 WCharter 7:00 Environ.Quality Cable TV Curbside Appeals 7:00 Recycling Area 2 cL 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 City Council Planning Curbside WRecycling Area 3 29 30 City Council Conference Meeting SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 Energy Project Human Committee Resources 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 W City Council Community Planning HRA 7:00 Curbside Parks& Development Recycling Area 1 Recreation 013 14 15 16 17 18 19 Columbus Day Environ.Quality Cable TV 7:00 Curbside City Offices Recycling Area 2 HClosed Appeals ♦ 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 �./ City Council Planning Curbside OCharter 7:00 Recycling Area 3 27 28 29 30 31 Appeals SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 W 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 City Council Energy Project Planning Human Curbside Parks& Committee Resources Recycling Area 1 Recreation 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 W Veterans Day Community HRA 7:00 Curbside City Offices Development Recycling Area 2 Closed Appeals 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 O City Council Environ.Quality Planning Cable TV 7:00 Curbside Z Charter 7:00 Recycling Area 3 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 City Council Appeals Thanksgiving City Offices Conference City Offices Closed Meeting Closed All Council and Commission Meetings convene at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Curbside recycling pickup dates are highlighted in gold. PAGE 8 CITY OF FRIDLEY FALL 1985 (Fridley fireplace continued) moved. According to Bill Rieck it was at this time that his father, Paul Reick, purchased "I the fireplace from the Fridley fi home. He paid only 75 dollars for it. Reick had the fireplace set in a home in Braham, Min- nesota, a small town 40 miles north of Fridley. While the fireplace is still a part of the house in Braham, the building has been con verted into apartments. 3 a Fridley's fireplace now has a � prominent place in a small liv- ing iv ing room on the lower level. Its contemporary setting is much SCHOOLS OPEN different from its nineteenth century location, where it was STOP FOR SCHOOL SAFETY PATROLS then just an elegant fireplace. Youngsters who serve as patrols help promote safe pedestrian Today it is a remnant of the habits to their peers. Since the inception of the School Safety past. It serves as a link to our Patrol in the 1920's, these young people have been responsible heritage and a reminder of the for a major reduction in child pedestrian deaths. Fridley namesake. Sources:Minnesota Historical Society CITY COUNCIL MTC ROUTE CHANGE Anoka County Historical Society Bill Reick,St.Paul FINALIZED MEETING DATES Effective Monday, October HISTORICAL SOCIETY FORMS 7, the MTC will reroute two in- The new Fridley Historical September 9 & 23 bound and two outbound Society will be cooperating buses to serve the Village with the City of Fridley on pro- October 7 & 21 Green Apartments in Fridley. jects concerning Fridley'sNew Route #10F pocket history. Contributions of November 4 & 18 schedules will be available historical information are All Council meetings this month. For more informa- welcome. Charter member- begin at 7:30 p.m. and are tion call the MTC at 827-7733. ships are available through Oc- ordinarily held the first and Citizen concern about pe- tober, 1985. For information third Monday of each destrian safety along High- call the Community Education month. ways 47 and 65 prompted the Center at 571-6000. _ route change. FALL 1985 NEWSLETTER CITY FRIDLEY CAR-RT 6431 Unniversity Ave. N.E. BULK RATE RATE CITY OF FRIDLEY Fridley, MN 55432 U.S. PPOSUTAGE 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 PATRON Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeanne Weiss Aamodt CITY OF FRIDLEY SERVICE DIRECTORY Administrative Offices/Civic Center . . . . . . .571-3450 Office Hours:8 a.m.to 5 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mon.-Fri. 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