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MARCH 25, 2011 VOLUME 32, NO. 4

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Percentages in population categories change The 2010 U.S. Census shows that the six cities in Thisweek Newspapers’ coverage area are increasing in diversity. The following chart shows the percentage of residents in each category and how that changed from the 2000 to 2010 census.

Black American Native Some Two Hispanic or African Indian and Pacific Other or More Latino White American Alaska Native Asian Islander Race Races (of any race) 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010 2000Apple Valley 83.78 91.8 5.48 1.9 0.39 0.3 5.32 3.4 0.07 0 2.0 0.9 2.96 0.9 4.94 0.9Burnsville 77.49 87.5 10.03 4.1 0.37 0.5 5.05 4.1 0.86 0.1 3.46 1.4 3.67 1.4 7.89 1.4Eagan 81.52 88.0 5.62 3.4 0.33 0.3 7.89 5.3 0.75 0.1 1.66 1.0 3.04 1.0 4.5 1.0Farmington 89.8 95.6 2.14 0.7 0.53 0.3 3.55 1.5 3.33 0 1.1 0.6 2.9 0.6 3.64 0.6Lakeville 89.31 94.3 2.51 1.3 0.37 0.4 4.55 2.0 1.49 0 1.18 0.8 2.6 0.8 3.49 0.8Rosemount 87.35 92.8 3.05 2.0 0.39 0.3 5.57 2.1 0.9 0 1.07 0.8 2.63 0.8 3.14 0.8

Source: U.S. Census

by John GessnerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Burnsville has grown older and far more racial-ly diverse but barely more populous in the last 10 years, according to newly released 2010 U.S. Census data. The mature suburb has been the slowest-growing among suburbs south of the river, with a gain of just 86 residents since 2000. The population has ris-en from 60,220 to 60,306. Burnsville is Minnesota’s 14th-largest city by popu-lation but has long ceded its one-time title as Da-kota County’s largest to Eagan (64,206).

“Our population is stable. We had a small gain. Which is to be ex-pected,” Burnsville City Manager Craig Ebeling said. “There’s not a lot of residential land left for re-development. We’ve cer-tainly had some redevel-opment, which increased our housing, but there’s the ongoing trend in fam-ily sizes. The people per household continues to go down. That’s not just a trend in Burnsville.” City officials expect some future population growth from redevelop-ment, he said. Mixed-use projects have been built in the Heart of the City. A large mixed-use rede-

velopment combining senior housing and retail is planned for the Valley Ridge Shopping Center property near Burnsville Parkway and County Road 5.

Racial makeup Burnsville has the larg-est percentage of non-white residents – 22.5 percent – among Dakota County cities, the 2010 Census found. West St. Paul is second at 22 percent. Neighbor-ing Eagan is at 18.5 per-cent, and neighboring Apple Valley at 16.2 per-cent. “Certainly, I think that

Burnsville: Less white, older and barely growing

by Erin JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The 2010 Census results for Eagan were not much of a surprise, city officials said. Unlike some Dakota County cities that showed significant growth over the last 10 years, Eagan was al-ready mostly built out be-fore the last census period began. While it remains the most populated city in Da-kota County, Eagan did drop from the eighth to

the ninth largest city in the state. The city’s population – now 64,206 – had a net increase of only 649 people in the last 10 years., after peaking at about 68,000 around 2005, said City Ad-ministrator Tom Hedges. Hedges attributes that drop to “shrinking house-holds,” i.e. children grow-ing up and leaving home. Eagan is on the aging side of a city’s life cycle, with its population getting older and fewer households having children. The percentage of Eagan homes with at least one senior citizen rose from 8 percent in 2000 to 12 per-cent today, according to an

American Community Sur-vey conducted from 2007-2009. And county officials project Eagan’s senior population will grow from 2,674 in 2000 to 16,732 in 2020. Meanwhile, the percent-age of households with children dropped from 42 percent in 2000 to 37 per-cent today. Hedges said Eagan be-gan its boom years as a young city with lots of young families with chil-dren, and he believes it will cycle back at some point. “We’re hopeful that we’ll find young families attract-ed back to neighborhoods and start that regeneration

Eagan drops from 8th to 9th largest city in state2010 Census shows few

surprises for aging community

Citizenry grows, becomes more diverse

Photos by Rick Orndorf and John Gessner

Dakota County’s population is becoming more diverse and older, according to U.S. Census data. Seniors, like those attending a Memorial Day ceremony in Burnsville last year (above), are projected to account for 20 percent of the county’s population by 2030. Students in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District at last year’s Burnsville High School graduation ceremony reflect the county’s increasing diverse population.

Thisweek’s cities growThe six cities in the Thisweek Newspapers coverage area accounted for 77.60 percent of the county’s population gain from 2000 to 2010. The six cities also increased the share of the county’s population they contain, which grew slightly from 67.27 to 68.38 percent. City 2010 2000 Change % Chg.Eagan 64,206 63,557 649 1.02Burnsville 60,306 60,220 86 0.1Lakeville 55,954 43,128 12,826 29.73Apple Valley 49,084 45,527 3,557 7.8Rosemount 21,874 14,619 7,255 49.62Farmington 21,086 12,365 8,721 70.52Total 272,510 239,416 33,094 13.82Dakota County 398,552 355,904 42,648 11.98

Source: U.S. Census

Increased population may result in more federal funds, a redrawn 2nd Congressional District

by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

If Dakota County grows at the same rate as it has the past 10 years, it might overtake Ramsey County as the second most popu-lous county in Minnesota … in 20 years. That’s a big if as it would mean Dakota County will con-tinue to add an average of 4,264 people each year as it did in the 2000s, which saw a housing boom through much of it. Over the past 10 years, Dakota County’s population has grown by 11.98 percent, according to 2010 U.S. Census data released last week. The county added 42,648 residents, which was the highest growth number of any county in Minnesota, pushing its total to 398,552. Ramsey County’s population slipped 0.5 percent from 2000 to 508,640 in 2010. Scott County added the second most residents in the past 10 years – 40,430 to account for by far the largest percentage gain of any of the state’s counties (45 percent). What these numbers mean is largely undecided at this point in a couple of respects. Dakota County’s population gain could mean that more federal funding in such areas as educa-tion, nursing homes and highways will be funneled this way, but that will depend on the structure of the formulas and how the rest of the nation grew, according to Jane Vanderpoel, from the Dakota County Office of Planning and Analysis. Population increases were 9.7 percent for the U.S. and 7.8 per-cent for Minnesota. “All things remaining the same, we might be lucky enough to have slightly more funding,” Vander-poel said. See Census, 6A

See Burnsville, 6A See Eagan, 6A


“We gather today in a time of great change and great uncertainties,” said Eagan Mayor Mike Magu-ire as he delivered his State of the City address to a packed City Council Cham-bers on March 17. St. Patrick’s Day refer-ences aside, Maguire adopt-ed a more restrained tone than in previous years as he

outlined the current state of Eagan and the many chal-lenges it faces, as well as op-portunities in its future. Maguire spoke of upris-ings in the Middle East and Wisconsin, rising oil prices, unemployment, deficits, earthquakes and tsunamis, all of which contribute to uncertainty about the fu-ture. He talked about the “new normal,” which chal-

lenges such long-held be-liefs as housing values will continue to rise and our children’s generation will be more prosperous than ours. “And it suggests we are entering a new era of lim-ited resources, economic disruption, and disappear-ing safety nets,” he said. Eagan’s population is growing older, as are its homes, roads, and other infrastructure. Its tax base

is shrinking, it may see the elimination of federal Com-munity Development Block Grants, and it will face in-creasing pressure to cut staff and reduce its level of services. But Eagan is well posi-tioned to face these changes, Maguire said, thanks to its fiscally prudent approach. The city follows several key principles: it offers a

‘New realities’ present opportunites, challengesMayor’s State of the City address focuses on keeping

Eagan a ‘community of choice’ in uncertain times

See State of City, 11A

Photo by Erin Johnson

Eagan Mayor Mike Maguire delivered his State of the City address March 17. Seated behind him are City Council Member Paul Bakken (left) and City Administrator Tom Hedges.

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Burnsville City Council Member Mary Sherry lik-ened Charlie Crichton to Ann-Margret, Bono and Prince. Her late colleague on the council was so well-known, Sherry said, that only a sin-gle identifier — “Charlie” — was necessary. “There aren’t a lot of people who can achieve the kind of star power where they’re known by one name,” said Sherry, one of the speakers at a March 18 memorial gathering for Crichton, who died on March 13 at age 83. The 18-year council vet-

eran — always accessible, always showing up at civic events — was a “public ser-vant’s public servant,” said Sherry, who called Crichton “my teacher.” A fiscal hawk who voted against most of the city’s annual budgets and tax in-creases during his career, Crichton was remembered in a ceremony at the Burns-ville Performing Arts Cen-ter. He famously opposed borrowing and spending $20 million to build the place, but was known to at-tend many events there, too. Crichton’s opposition to the arts center and to the Heart of the City down-town redevelopment plan put him at odds with cher-ished priorities of Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, whom he failed to unseat as mayor in

a 2000 election bid. But Kautz said newspa-per stories about Crichton’s death put “far too much” emphasis on their differ-ences without revealing their “special” relationship outside the “theater of poli-tics.” “When our meetings were done and the vote was taken, Charlie held no grudges about the issues, and neither would I,” said Kautz, who has also served for 18 years, making her and Crichton the council’s longest-serving members. Crichton knew the city’s zoning regulations well and insisted they be followed, even sending pictures of violations to city staffers, Kautz said. He was also an elementa-ry-school “Reading Buddy” who delighted in talking

about his students’ progress, Kautz said. “He’s a softie, isn’t he? I don’t think a lot of people know that,” the mayor said.

Burnsville Rotary Club member Wayne Huelskoet-ter praised fellow Rotarian Crichton. “The motto of Rotary is service above self,” Huels-koetter said. “Charlie lived that. Charlie was involved in everything our Rotary Club did,” including the Reading Buddies program. Huelskoetter, who chaired the old Heart of the City Steering Commit-tee, said he sought to have Crichton represent the City Council on the committee “because I knew he was go-ing to be an issue.” Crichton voted against the Heart of the City zon-ing ordinance he worked so hard on as a committee member, Huelskoetter said. “He said, ‘Well, I’m go-ing to have to enforce the damn thing,’ ” Huelskoetter recalled. Freshman District 40A state Rep. Pam Myhra said she met Crichton 17 years ago at her first precinct cau-cus. The Burnsville Republi-

can and Crichton neighbor said he encouraged her po-litical activism and agreed to chair her campaign when she was weighing a run for office. “Charlie was a great neighbor,” Myhra said. “We lived a couple blocks apart. His wisdom was so appar-ent to everybody.” Crichton’s daughter Beth Crichton Huntington recalled her father’s corny jokes, abundant at the old family home in Arden Hills. He taught his children the importance of work-ing for change instead of just complaining, Crichton Huntington said. She recalled delivering brochures during his first campaign, for an Arden Hills City Council seat. “When he was elected, I was so proud of him,” she said. “It was another great day to be Charlie Crichton’s daughter.”

John Gessner is at [email protected].

Crichton was a ‘public servant’s public servant,’ but also a ‘softie’

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Beth Crichton Huntington shared memories of her late father, Burnsville City Council Member Charlie Crichton, during a memorial gathering March 17.

Memorial held for late Burnsville City Council member

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A man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend more than 100 times and left her body in a ditch has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A Steele County jury found Ryan Stanley Hurd, 23, guilty of all five counts against him, including first-degree premeditated mur-der, in the death of Kather-ine Rose Anderson, 19. The jury deliberated just short of seven hours before delivering the verdict, ac-cording to the Steele Coun-ty Attorney’s Office. Hurd stabbed Anderson 109 times and left her body in a ditch near Owatonna on Dec. 3, 2009. Her body, clothed only in a hood-

ed sweatshirt and boxer shorts, was discovered by a passerby early that morn-ing. Anderson, a native of Morris, Minn., lived in Eagan and attended college in Mendota Heights. Police arrested Hurd in his hometown of Tulsa, Okla., on Dec. 6. Hurd ad-mitted to stabbing Ander-son during an argument in a car in rural Steele County and leaving her body at the scene, investigators said. Hurd had previously been arrested for assaulting Anderson on Oct. 29, 2009. A no-contact order was is-sued by Dakota County prohibiting Hurd from hav-ing any contact with An-derson after that incident. Investigators also

learned of another domes-tic disturbance between the couple earlier in October. A friend of Anderson’s told investigators she had witnessed a domestic dis-pute between the couple while on the phone with Anderson Dec. 2, the night before she was killed. Hurd told investigators he had driven Anderson south from Eagan to a ru-ral area the day she was killed. He said they argued and he stabbed her multi-ple times, leaving her body where he stabbed her. He then drove to Minneapo-lis in Anderson’s car and purchased bus tickets to Tulsa.

Erin Johnson is at [email protected].

Man gets life for killing Eagan womanKathryn Rose Anderson was stabbed 109 times

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At some point, Burns-ville will hold a special elec-tion to fill the City Council vacancy left by the March 13 death of Council Mem-ber Charlie Crichton. It’s unknown whether the election will be held in conjunction with next No-vember’s general election or sooner. At its March 21 meeting, the council put off discus-sion until April 5 so Council Member Mary Sherry, who was absent, can participate. At least one of the four council members wants to hold an early election to al-low Crichton’s successor to fill out most of the remain-der of his four-year term. Voters, who put the pop-ular, 83-year-old Crichton in office for a city-record sixth time last November, deserve a timely vote on his replacement, Council Mem-

ber Dan Gustafson said. “I prefer an early special election,” Gustafson said in an interview. “Charlie was not even 90 days into his term.” A stand-alone special election would cost about $30,000 to $35,000, and double that if a primary is needed, City Manager Craig Ebeling told the council. A primary would be trig-gered if at least three people filed for election. A city or-dinance requires a primary if the number of people fil-ing for office is more than twice the number of open seats. The council must also discuss appointing a re-placement for Crichton un-til a special election is held. State statute says a coun-cil vacancy “shall be” filled by council appointment un-til an election is held, City Attorney Joel Jamnik wrote

in a report to the council. The League of Min-nesota Cities recommends appointing a replacement even if a body holds a spe-cial election sooner than the next general election, Jam-nik said in an interview. But there’s no penalty for not appointing a re-placement, he said. In some cases, cities have scheduled elections so promptly it was impractical to appoint a re-placement, Jamnik said. However, in Burns-ville’s case, a primary could lengthen the time line, he noted. If the four council mem-bers were to deadlock over an appointment, Mayor Elizabeth Kautz would make the appointment. Un-der state law, mayors get to break the tie, according to Jamnik.


Special election will determine Crichton’s long-term replacement, but when?

Beeta Riahi, a 2010 Burnsville High School grad-uate, recently returned from Orlando, Fla., where she served on the Youth Leader-ship Council of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association during its 69th annual meeting, March 7-9.

Riahi, sponsored by Da-kota Electric Association, represented Minnesota on the YLC, a national lead-ership group formed by NRECA and composed of 42 students from across the country. At the conference, Riahi

worked at the NRECA Con-gressional Action Center, en-couraging cooperative mem-bers to contact their U.S. senators and representatives on key co-op issues, includ-ing protecting consumers and keeping electricity rates affordable.

Local student attends leadership conference


Opinion

Kudos for caringabout the homelessTo the editor: Having learned that an estimated 13,000 people are homeless each night in Min-nesota and that 19 percent of the homeless adults are military veterans, I decided to attend the Homeless Day on the Hill at the Capitol on March 15 to see what is be-ing done to deal with this is-sue. The day started with a meeting for the attendees at which we heard brief but supportive presentations from Rep. Rena Moran, D-St. Paul, Rep. Jim Abel-er, R-Anoka, who chairs the House Health and Hu-man Services Committee and Rep. Diane Anderson, R-Eagan, who is the chief author of a bill that would continue the funding for emergency and transitional housing services. The attendees responded positively to all three pre-senters, and Anderson re-ceived a standing ovation from the crowd when she announced her author-ship of the emergency and transitional housing bill. I was happy to see that there was bipartisan support for homeless programs. Later that day, I attended the Health and Human Ser-vices Committee meeting at which Anderson’s bill was being heard. I was impressed with the respect that mem-bers of the committee from both parties showed to one another and the people who testified for the bill. It was almost a collegial tone in the meeting. This committee has a very difficult job in doing its part to deal with the $5 billion budget shortfall. Although I

am sure there will be a lot of tense moments as members work out the details of the health and human services budget, it was encouraging to see that they will be deal-ing with this tough job in an atmosphere of mutual re-spect.

MIKE WOLDEagan

Myhra servesher constituentsTo the editor: Last week, we read a let-ter from a gentleman who was concerned with the availability of our represen-tative in St. Paul. We whole-heartedly disagree with his opinion. Rep. Pam Myhra came to our home during the campaign to listen to our concerns and to share her ideas on how to make our community stronger. Myhra regularly sends out an e-mail update, which we have signed up for on her House Web page. In each update, she encourages us to contact her with our con-cerns or comments. Also, her staff has been available and responsive whenever we e-mail or call with questions. She has invited us to join her for “A Day at the Capitol” on March 26. We called her Capitol phone number to make reservations. But most important, Myhra has been working diligently to lower our taxes, improve our schools, and keep the state living within its means. Our legislators have a tough challenge ahead of them in balanc-ing the budget. We believe Myhra should be focused on that task.

JOHN and VALERIEBOYCEBurnsville

The best social securityTo the editor: As a schoolteacher, I found interesting the letter that came from a teacher from Rosemount, who pro-fessed her main motivation is just to help children. She said teachers are actually the good guys, and says we must work with them for the good of our children. In each class I teach I also see the critical need for continued funding for the vital programs that will help shape our children’s future. Factors like large class siz-es, many foreign languages spoken, the needs of special education students, all point to a need for a continuous stream of funding that will be reliable and steady, and permit the individual atten-tion each child may need in school and out. Because of cuts proposed for preschool, primary, sec-ondary and higher educa-tion, classes have already mushroomed in size, and funding for teachers’ aides has fallen as well. Addi-tional proposals for cuts to Head Start and to quality child care funding for lower-income families are unwise, according to economists at the Minneapolis Federal Re-serve. In addition, recent infor-mation from the Minnesota Department of Revenue shows that wealthier Min-nesotans pay less in taxes as a percentage of their income than the rest of us. I feel they need to pay their fair share. Then maybe we could reduce class sizes to manage-

able levels and have all-day kindergarten in all Minne-sota public schools. Some of my older friends have said education is not so important to them, since their children may soon age out of the education system. They don’t realize that the prosperity we have experi-enced in the south metro area and statewide has been caused by children who were well-educated. These young people contribute to the economy, which powerfully affects our 401(k)s. The best kind of social se-curity is a well-trained work-force that can succeed and create a healthy economy. We must fund public educa-tion, locally and on a state and federal basis. LARRY KOENCKEagan

Tuition increases burden studentsTo the editor: As a disabled student at-tending Dakota County Technical College in Rose-mount, I face many chal-lenges in achieving my edu-cational goals. The largest hurdle I face is the rising costs of tuition. When the time comes for me to grad-uate, I will have incurred many thousands of dollars in student loan debt. Couple this with the medical bills I face as a disabled student, as much as I hate to say it, my future looks bleak. Though I seek independence, because of these challenges, I may not ever be able to achieve that independence. Minnesota’s tuition at its two-year colleges is the third highest in the nation, and this is unacceptable. Some-thing has got to give. The economy is slowly beginning to recover with unemployment falling to 8.9 percent last month. Jobs are just beginning to come back, but we will need an educated work force to fill these jobs. The easiest remedy for this is to cap tuition and to stop budgeting on the backs of students.

I already face enough as a result of my disability; please don’t compound that by adding more to my finan-cial burden.

JAYCOB MARTINEagan

Reconsidering LGA To the editor: Why can we not cut the Minnesota state budget? Because there is always a heartfelt reason to not cut “my” services or “my” state aid. One reason that keeps coming up is: “If the state budget cuts Local Govern-ment Aid, my property tax will skyrocket.” First order of business, even if this is true: Why not pay for your local services with local and county taxes? Why should the state pay for your city park or your city sewer and water? People must realize that someone from Willmar does not want to pay for a new dog park in Eagan. Second, not all local gov-ernments receive LGA. It was incorrectly stated in a previous letter that every property owner in the state saw their property taxes go up because of cuts to LGA. Eagan and Burnsville, for example, receive no LGA. In fact, only half the cities in Minnesota receive LGA, so how can property taxes rise in those cities and areas that do not rely on state aid? The answer is, of course, they do not, or least they do not have to, because it is up to citizens of those commu-nities whether or not they want more spending on local services or projects and thus more local taxes like proper-ty taxes and local sales taxes. Fixing the Minnesota state budget by raising taxes over and over will end in a disaster or at best a slow death of our state economy. LGA was originally de-signed to help very small communities provide basic police and fire services; it has since ballooned out of con-trol, like many government

programs. Can we count on local governments to just start weaning themselves off LGA or do we have to force the issue? If you are given state aid, it’s hard for local leaders to tell their citizens they are not going to accept free money. As we all know, it is not ever free, someone has to pay for it, and maybe it should be the people who want to spend it the most.

JEFF SCHUETTEEagan

Fair tax and why we need itTo the editor: Mass confusion sur-rounds our tax code and is beginning to stimulate the debate to reform the present tax system. Reform plans range from a minor overhaul of income tax to completely abolishing it. What we need is a fair, simple, transparent tax sys-tem that any American can understand at a glance. A new tax system that would end late night sweating over endless forms and allow us to trash our shoeboxes full of receipts. We need a sys-tem that won’t hide the tax burden in the cost of goods and services; a system that will allow working people – wage earners – to take home their entire paychecks, with no deductions. We need a tax system that will elimi-nate post-April 15 anxiety over whether or not we will be one of the unlucky mil-lions of people who are as-sessed a civil penalty by the IRS each and every year, or who receive the dreaded au-dit notices. There is one plan that can do all that - the Fair-Tax! There has been a bill proposed: H.R 25. You can read the content at the Li-brary of Congress website, then please call your repre-sentative and ask that they co-sponsor this bill.

CATHY WELLSApple Valley

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I was lying in bed still queasy from a stomach bug when my hus-band, Joe Igoe, arrived home from work Monday, March 7. After a some chit-chat, I asked him how his day went. “Well, I did CPR on a co-worker today until the ambulance arrived” was his non-chalant reply. While it is typical of him to downplay most things, he still seemed to be in a bit of shock from the blur of his day. To know Joe is to know that if you need help, he is there. Usually it requires tools, but this time his toolbox was useless. This story played out in the halls of Burnsville Toyota’s Service building where Joe is a tech – “a mechanic.” Joe and a co-worker, Jeff Madison, were walking toward the locker room when they came upon an-other co-worker, Roger Tawek, lying face-down in the hall. Jeff called Roger’s name and then rolled him over. “He was as purple as Barney the dino-saur,” Joe said. Joe ran to the office, quickly explained to the staff that Roger was down in the hall and that they needed to call 911. He ran

back and started to do CPR on Rog-er until the fire department arrived and took over. “The fire captain asked if I was worn out from doing CPR, but I wasn’t,” he said. It was explained to him that peo-ple usually fatigue quickly because

administering CPR is strenuous and re-quires a lot of upper body strength. I asked Joe if Roger was OK, but at that time, the most he knew was that Roger had made it to the hospital alive.

At that point in our conversa-tion, our children entered the room to find out what we were talking about. After a quick explanation, our 11-year-old son said: “That’s what we learned in Scouts. You do CPR to the tune of ‘Stayin’ Alive.’ ” Unbeknownst to me, my son’s Scout group had received some CPR training a few months prior,

and Joe was there and watching. He said the training had changed a lot over the years and that instructors now emphasize very quick chest compressions and focus less on the importance of ad-ministering help with breathing. Joe also learned that instructors have found that it is easier for people to keep chest compres-sions in rhythm to a song beat rather than

the counting. Joe initially thought Roger had suffered a heart attack. When he received an update a week after the incident, it was still not known what caused the emergency. The news was good though: Roger had been taken off of a respirator that morn-ing and was breathing on his own. He was scheduled to undergo many more tests and, with any luck, was to be released from the hospital at the end of the week. Joe learned later that two Burnsville ambulances were responding to other calls when the incident happened. Allina Ambu-lance, a private ambulance company, was called in to go outside its normal service area. This was fortunate because they have a manual chest compression device and the other ambulances do not. The brand of device many emergency services use is a Lucas Device which per-forms the compressions to free EMTs and paramedics to administer drugs and per-form other tasks. Joe was told that if they had only called 911 and he had not done CPR, and without the luck of the respond-ing ambulance having a chest compression device, Roger most likely would have died. I’m pretty darn proud of my ‘hero’ hus-band in spite of his protestations to the contrary. What he may not realize or ac-knowledge is that not everyone has the for-

titude to do the right thing or can overcome the shock of the situation to do something, anything, about it. Yes, he is my husband, and I’m proud of him, but it goes beyond that. I’m encour-aged that there are everyday people in addi-tion to professionals who will go the extra mile to help. We all hope that Roger has a full and speedy recovery and returns to Burnsville Toyota soon. Thinking over everything that hap-pened, I have created my own to do list that I hope others will consider doing as well: 1. Keep an eye out for defibrillators and make a mental note of their location. Many schools, churches, and businesses have them. 2. Get certified or re-certified in CPR. You never know when you might need to administer it, and there may be no defibril-lator available. 3. Thank the professionals who do this every day. Oh, and be nice to your co-workers. One of them may save your life one day.

Dawn Igoe is web specialist for Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tri-bune. She can be reached at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Husband’s co-worker is ‘Stayin’ Alive’ with a little help

Joe Igoe


Carol &Gerald Edlund

Carol and Gerald Edlund ofApple Valley, MN will be cel-ebrating their 50th wedding anni-versary on March 25th, 2011.Their children, John, Joe, andJennifer will gather with theirfamilies, including 9 grandchil-dren and 4 great grandchildren tocelebrate and honor this specialcouple.

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Rebekah is a 2008 graduate ofEastview High School, AppleValley, and will graduate in Mayfrom Northwestern College in St.Pau l , MN, wi th a degree inPsychology.

Adam is a 2005 graduate ofMedford Area High School ,Medford, WI, and is a 2009Northwestern College graduate,with a degree in Music/Art. He iscurrently employed by ACRHomes.

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Greg and Sandra Miner ofFarmington and Kevin and RitaHamernick of Vadnais Heightsare pleased to announce theengagement of their children,Nicole Renee and Michael Kevin.

Nicole is a 2003 graduate ofFarmington High School and a2008 graduate of the Universityof Wisconsin Stout. Michael is a2000 graduate of St. Bernard'sHigh School and a 2004 graduateof the University of St. Thomas.

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Kelly R. Manning and AndrewG. Shepard announce the i rengagement and upcoming wed-ding.

Kelly, daughter of Michael andMonica Manning of Rosemount,is a 2005 graduate of RosemountH i g h S c h o o l a n d 2 0 0 9MSU-Mankato graduate inAccounting. She is employed atBoulay, Heutmaker, Zibell & Co.in Eden Prairie.

Drew, son of Stew and DebbyShepard of Apple Valley, is a2004 graduate of RosemountHigh School. He is an Air TrafficController in the U.S. Air Forcestationed in Goldsboro, NC.

An August wedding is planned.

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Tara Montgomery, daughter ofTom and Linda Montgomery ofRosemount, and Andrew Griffin,son of Connie Griffin and LloydJohnson of Owatonna, announcetheir engagement.

Tara is a Registered Dieticianwith Fairview University Hospi-tal, and Andrew is a RegisteredNurse with Fairview SouthdaleHospital.

A May 21 wedding is plannedat Hamline United MethodistChurch in St. Paul.

Terry Lee HansenAge 61, of Lakeville, passed

away Saturday, March 19 sur-rounded by his loving family. Hewas born December 23, 1949 inMinneapolis to Thomas and Ihla(nee Erickson) Hansen. Terry issurvived by his wife of 32 yearsLou , daughte r Amy (Dave )Ringwald, mother Ihla Hansen,sister Debi (Dean) Thayer, niecesBrandi (Steve) Holen and Sheyna(Johnny) Ferraro, nephew Ryan(Jill) Thayer, and grandnephewsZane and Dax Holen. He waspreceded in death by his father,Thomas. Terry served his coun-try in the United States Armyduring the Vietnam War. He wasquiet, gentle, humble, and lovedto help out others. Terry will beforever loved and missed. Thefamily would like to thank all hisfriends, neighbors and especiallyall the men and women at theDepartment of Defense, 934thSecurity Forces Squadron whereTerry worked as a Police Officerfor 21 years. Funeral Services arescheduled for 1 PM Thursday,M a r c h 2 4 a t t h e H e n r y W .Anderson Mortuary, 14850 Gar-rett Avenue, Apple Valley (952)432-2331. Visitation will be 4-7PM Wednesday, March 23 and 1hour prior to service Thursday.Interment will be in Fort SnellingNational Cemetery. Memorialsare preferred to Airman & Fam-ily Readiness, 934th Airlift Wing,B727, 760 Military Hwy, Minne-apolis, MN 55450-2100 Attn:Mike Sanford Director, A&FR.obit.HenryWAnderson.com

Maureen E.Schultz

Age 85, of Lakeville, passedaway suddenly on March 16,2011 in Edina. Maureen is pre-ceded in death by 3 brothers and1 sister. She is survived by herloving husband of 63 years, DonSchultz; children, Vicky (Tom)Wilson, Scott (Sandy) Schultzand Kirby Schultz; grandchil-dren, Heidi, Jackie, Andy andJoe; step-grandchildren, Tommy,P h i l l i p a n d N i c k y a n dgreat-grandchi ldren, Olivia,Holden and Kahlah. Also bymany other loving nieces, neph-ews and friends. A memorial ser-vice was held on Saturday March19, 2011 at the White FuneralHome, 20134 Kenwood Trail,Lakeville.

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Wayne ClobesA g e 5 6 , o fLakeville, ownerof Uncle Wayne'sPainting, died onMarch 15, 2011.Survived by wife

of 31 years, Barbara; daughters,Erin (Kevin) and Amy (Dave);granddaughters , Cather ine ,Sophia, Aubrey and Lai lah;mother, Shirley Bjerke; siblings,Kathy, Gloria, Steve, Bruce,Patricia, Marilyn and Jeff; manynieces, nephews, cousins andf r i ends . He wi l l be grea t lymissed. Celebration of Life washeld at Cross of Christ Commu-nity Church, Lakeville.

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Sandra L. Borka(Booth)

Age 53 of Savage, MN passedaway March 21, 2011. Survivedby loving husband, David; chil-dren, Robert (Carrie) Berendt,Michael Braven, Joseph Gree-man, Amy (Adam) Lipinski ,Adam Borka; 12 grandchildren;s i b l i n g s , L e e ( B a r b ) , T e r r y(Terri),Bernie (Marie) Booth,Lori (Chuck) Shippy, CindyEkstrom; mother, Beverly Booth;f a t h e r , F r e d ( J o a n ) B o o t h .Funeral Service 11AM FridayMarch 25, 2011 at White FuneralHome 12804 Nicollet Ave. S.Burnsville. Visitation Thursday,March 24, 2011 from 4-8PM andone hour prior to service at thefuneral home. Interment DawnValley Cemetery.

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SportsWrestlers rock the Xcel Energy Center in early March

March mania: Scenes from winter’s finest moments

Krebs to lead Burnsville football team Burnsville High School has announced that Tyler Krebs has accepted the head foot-ball coach position. Krebs has served as the defensive coordi-nator and assistant head coach at Eastview High School since 2005. He has worked as a

varsity assistant coach at Eastview since its opening in 1997. Krebs attended Lakeville High School, where he graduated in 1992. He played in the 1991 Prep Bowl, when the team lost in the championship game to Burnsville. Krebs holds a master of arts degree in education from the College of St. Scholas-tica, and a Ph.D. in education from Capella University.

Bronze medal garneredby Team Braemar The Team Braemar synchronized skating team earned a bronze medal at the March 11-12 World Challenge Cup for Juniors in Neuchatel, Switzerland, placing third out of 19 teams. Team Braemar earned the highest dif-

ficulty base value of the event, 42.50. The team’s technical elements totaled 54.77, the highest in the competition. Local team members include Anna Far-rington, Apple Valley; Kristen Kraimer, Burnsville; Stephanie Rosicki, Eagan; Bre-anna Hegseth, Lakeville; and Lily Schro-eder, Rosemount.

Photos by Rick Orndorf

Eagan’s Jona Gabreab (above) wrestles at the Class AAA state tournament in early March at 130 pounds. His win came in the consola-tion bracket against Jonny Dill from Maple Grove. His teammate Mitch Johnson went 2-2 at 285 pounds.

Burnsville’s Andy Underhill (right) went 1-2 at the Class AAA state individual wres-tling tournament. He beat Owatonna’s Kevin Green.

Eagan’s Bob Rada (be-low) wrestles at state at the Xcel Energy Center at 189 pounds.

One thing the Census data confirm is that the 2nd Congressional Dis-trict would need lose about 69,524 residents – more than the current population of its largest city, Eagan with 64,206 residents – to satisfy the requirement that all congressional districts have nearly equal popula-tion. The early line is that some 2nd District resi-dents would move into the 4th District, which is short 48,367 people. That could mean that more of Dakota County could become part of the 4th District to the north, which already in-cludes the northern tip of Dakota County. That decision will be left up to the Minnesota Legis-lature, which is controlled by Republican majorities that may be interested in moving the a portion of the 2nd District that trends more Democrat than the

rest into the more liberal 4th District. The 2nd District, now represented by U.S. Rep. John Kline of Lakeville, currently spans the width of the south metro area and contains most of Da-kota County, and all of Carver, Scott, Le Sueur, Goodhue and Rice coun-ties. It includes the cities of Cottage Grove and the southern part of Woodbury in Washington County and one precinct in Hennepin County. The rest of the data The rest of the Census data confirm much of what local officials already know. Dakota County and its largest cities are gaining in population and growing more diverse. The 2010 Census doesn’t tell much more beyond that since it exclusively used the “Short Form” - 10 ques-tions related to who lives in the household, their ages, gender and race, and whether the residence is

owned or rented. The 2000 Census long form asked additional questions related to com-muting, household income, occupation, education and size and value of house-hold. Here are some highlights in Dakota County: • Dakota County ac-counts for 14 percent of the seven-county metro area population. • Four of Dakota Coun-ty cities are among the state’s 20 most populous: Eagan (9), Burnsville (14), Lakeville (16), and Apple Valley (18). • Eagan remained the largest city, 64,206 resi-dents. • Lakeville added the most residents, 12,826, and moved ahead of Apple Val-ley as the third most popu-lous city. • Farmington added the most residents on a per-centage basis, 70.52. • The six largest cities in Thisweek Newspapers’

coverage area accounted for 77.60 percent of the population gain in Dakota County. • The six cities increased the share of the county’s population they contain, from 67.27 in 2000 to 68.38 percent in 2010. • In the six cities, the mi-nority population account-ed for 64.56 of the growth from 2000 to 2010 – nearly two out of three new resi-dents were minorities. • Burnsville’s minority population grew the fast-est, 10.01 percent. • Lakeville’s minor-ity population grew at the smallest rate, 4.99 percent. The population of the Twin Cities five suburban counties – Dakota, Anoka, Carver, Scott and Washing-ton — increased by nearly 174,000 people since 2000, accounting for 45 percent of the state’s growth.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

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there’s probably an increase in diversity in Burnsville, but we’ve had more diver-sity than the other cities in the county all along any-way,” Ebeling said. Burnsville’s black or African-American popula-tion rose from 4.1 percent in 2000 to 10 percent. The percentage of Hispanic or Latino residents rose from 1.4 percent to 7.9 percent. The Asian population grew

from 4.1 percent to 6.5 per-cent, and the multiracial population from 1.4 per-cent to 3.7 percent. The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage and West St. Paul-Mendota Heights school districts have the county’s largest percentages of non-white students. Both are at 39.6 percent.

Economics Burnsville has a lower economic profile than its

south-of-the-river neigh-bors in Dakota County. Burnsville has an 8 percent poverty rate, sec-ond in the county only to South St. Paul’s 8.1 per-cent. (Those data come from the Census Bureau’s 2005-2009 American Com-munity Survey, an annually updated snapshot separate from the population counts taken every 10 years.) Burnsville’s median an-nual household income of $64,045 is lower than

Apple Valley’s, Eagan’s, Lakeville’s, Farmington’s and Rosemount’s, and fifth lowest in Dakota County. Household income in Burnsville didn’t keep pace with inflation in the past decade, according to Cen-sus data analyzed by the Dakota County Office of Planning and Analysis. To keep pace with in-flation, household income needed to rise to $72,139. Apple Valley and Eagan household income also

failed to keep pace, while income exceeded inflation in Farmington, Lakeville and Rosemount.

Getting older Burnsville had people 65 or older in 13 percent of households in 2000, com-pared with 17 percent to-ward the end of the decade, the Office of Planning and Analysis reported. At both times, Burns-ville had more households with seniors than Apple

Valley, Eagan, Farming-ton, Lakeville and Rose-mount. The latest measure of 17 percent is third in Dakota County to Hastings and Inver Grove Heights. 2000 Census projections show Burnsville’s 65-plus population growing from 4,358 in 2000 to 18,311 in 2020.


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again,” he said. But the city is also very cognizant of the needs of its current and future seniors. The city’s goal, he said, is to remain intergenerational, and to balance services for seniors with opportunities that continue to attract and maintain young families. “We’re trying to be smart in providing enough servic-es that people can live out their whole life here if they choose to do so,” he said. Eagan’s population has also become more diverse over the past 10 years, with 18.5 percent of the city’s residents identifying them-selves as nonwhite. In Dakota County, only Burnsville and West St. Paul have higher percent-ages of nonwhite residents. Asians make up the larg-est subgroup at 7.9 percent of the population, up from 5.3 percent in 2000. The percentage of black or Af-rican-American residents

rose from 3.4 to 5.6 percent, and the percentage of His-panic or Latino residents increased from 1 percent to 4.5 percent. “I think neighborhoods are really benefiting from diversity,” Hedges said. “It’s the culture, it’s the commu-nity, it’s the nation we are.” While the city’s poverty rate is relatively low – 4.4 percent – its median house-hold income did not keep pace with inflation over the past decade, according to the Dakota County Office of Planning and Analysis. The median market val-ue of homes also dropped during that time, but home ownership rose 1 percent. Unfortunately, the un-employment rate also rose, growing from 2.2 percent in 2000 to 5. 9 percent in 2010. However it did drop from a high of 6.4 percent in 2009.


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Sports Briefs


Dakota United Hawks finished the tournament in fourth place.


Burnsville-Farmington-Lakeville Blazing Cats center Stephan Friday clears the puck away from an Anoka-Hennepin player in the first period of their 11-4 quarterfinal loss to eventual state champion Anoka-Hennepin in the 2011 State Adapted Floor Hockey Tournament, CI division. The game was at Bloomington Jefferson High School on March 18.

Dakota United places fourth at state

Blazing Cats compete at state

Dakota United center Grayson Nicolay clears the puck from an Anoka-Hennepin forward

Hockey Tournament, PI division, at Bloomington Jefferson High School on March 18. The in the first period of DU’s 10-2 win in the quarterfinals of the 2011 State Adapted Floor


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Xcel Energy asked Minne-sota regulators on March 15 to approve a certificate of need for a project to retire its last two coal-burning units (Units 3 and 4) at the Black Dog plant in Burnsville, and replace them with natural gas-burning units. Units 1 and 2 were converted to natural gas combined-cycle op-eration in 2002. The repowering project calls for construction of a combined-cycle facility on the Black Dog site, separate from the main building. The new facility will include two combustion tur-bines, two heat recovery steam generators and a steam turbine

generator located in what is now the plant’s coal yard. The combined-cycle tech-nology is about 50 percent more efficient than the existing traditional steam plant, accord-ing to Xcel Energy. The project will include a new substation and connection to the on-site 345 kilovolt transmission lines. A higher capacity natural gas line will also be installed to serve the facility. The proposed Black Dog re-powering project would replace the remaining 253 megawatts of coal-fired generating capac-ity at the site with about 700 megawatts of natural gas-fired

generation. Xcel Energy says the project will provide generating capac-ity that can ramp up and down quickly as demand for electric-ity changes or production from wind turbines fluctuates with wind speeds. In addition, re-placing the coal burning units with natural gas-fired units will significantly reduce emissions including mercury, sulfur diox-ide, nitrogen oxides, fine par-ticulates and carbon dioxide. The Black Dog proposal re-quires review and approval by various state agencies, includ-ing the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Minne-

sota Public Utilities Commis-sion. As part of the certificate of need process, independent power suppliers will have the opportunity to propose alterna-tive developments. If the project is approved, site preparation could begin in 2012 and foundation con-struction could begin in 2013. The new natural gas-powered facility is expected to cost ap-proximately $600 million and is proposed to come on line in 2016. The project will employ an estimated 300 construction workers during the construc-tion period.

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Leah Christina Graeber, charged with criminal vehicular homicide in a crash that killed an 11-year-old Burnsville boy last July, has been found incom-petent to proceed with her own defense. But Dakota County Attor-ney James Backstrom said he hopes Graeber will be restored to a level of competency that will allow her to stand trial. “This particular finding has nothing to do with whether or not Ms. Graeber was suffering from such a mental defect at the time of the crash that she could not be held criminally respon-sible,” Backstrom said in an in-

terview. Following the rul-ing by Dakota County District Judge Patrice Sutherland, Backstrom announced March 21 that he’ll seek to have Graeber civilly commit-ted. He said he hopes Graeber is placed at the Min-nesota Security Hospital in St. Peter, which has a program de-signed to return patients to le-gal competency. Graeber, 28, of Savage, has been civilly committed four times in her life because of mental illness, Backstrom said. A commitment hearing will be held March 31 in Hastings. Graeber was driving south-bound on Highway 13 last July 18 when her vehicle crossed the grassy median and vaulted into northbound traffic, striking a

van near Washburn Av-enue in Burnsville. The crash killed 11-year-old Joel Mi-chael Balistreri, who was riding in the van with his family. His par-ents and sister were in-jured. The State Patrol de-

termined she’d been traveling 78 to 86 mph when the vehicle vaulted into oncoming traffic. The patrol found an open beer container and parapher-nalia with trace amounts of drugs in her car, but the county attorney’s office said later that a blood test revealed Graeber wasn’t under the influence at the time of the crash. Graeber is charged with one count of criminal vehicular ho-micide, three counts of criminal vehicular operation and a fifth-degree controlled-substance

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Lakeville Area Public Schools (ISD #194)will receive single prime sealed bids for theEastview Elementary Parking Lot Replace-ment until 2:00 p.m. local time on April 14,2011 at the District Office, 8670 210thStreet West, Lakeville Minnesota 55044, atwhich time and place all bids will be pub-licly opened and read aloud.

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This project includes: Complete removaland replacement of the bituminous busloop lot at Eastview Elementary.

Engineering Repro Systems, 2007 E. 24thStreet, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612)722-2303, facsimile (612) 722-3745, willprovide complete sets of the BiddingDocuments to prospective bidders andsubcontractors. The copies will be avail-able about March 25, 2011. Both a depositc h e c k i n t h e a m o u n t o f $ 7 0 a n d anon-refundable check in the amount of $30made out to "Lakeville Area Public Schools( ISD #194)" for each set ordered arerequired or Bidding Documents may beo r d e r e d v i a t h e i n t e r n e t a twww.ersdigital.com and clicking on thePlanWell icon, then the Public Plan Roomicon, select Eastview Elementary ParkingLot Replacement. The following informa-tion must accompany the deposit: Com-pany name, mai l ing address , s t ree taddress, phone and facsimile numbers andtype of bidder (i.e. General, Mechanical orElectrical Subcontractor to General, orother). A refund of $70 will be sent to primecontractors who submit a bid to the Ownerand subcontractors for each set (includingaddenda) returned to Engineering ReproSystems Imaging in good condition withinten (10) calendar days of the award date,subject to the conditions of AIA DocumentA701. Refunds will not be given if the plansare returned to the Architect's Office.

Make proposals on the bid forms sup-plied in the Project Manual. No oral, tele-graphic or telephonic proposals or modifi-cations will be considered. Submit witheach bid, a certified check or acceptablebidder's bond payable to Lakeville AreaPublic Schools (ISD #194) in an amountequal to five percent (5%) of the total bid.The successful bidder will be required tofurnish satisfactory Labor and MaterialPayment Bond, and Performance Bond.

Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty(30) days after the scheduled time of open-ing bids, without the consent of the Owner.The Owner reserves the right to accept anybid or to reject any or all bids, or parts ofsuch bids, and waive informal i t ies orirregularities in bidding.

The Owner requires Substantial Comple-tion of the project on or before August 12,2011.Independent School District #1948670 210th Street WestLakeville, Minnesota 55044Kathy Lewis, ClerkPublish: March 18

March 252506057 3/18-3/25/11



MCGUIRE MIDDLE SCHOOL ROOF

REPLACEMENT

McGuire Middle School

21220 Holyoke Avenue


Lakeville Area Public Schools (ISD #194)will receive single prime sealed bids for theMcGuire Middle School Roof Replacementuntil 2:00 p.m. local time on April 5, 2011 atthe District Office, 8670 210th Street West,Lakeville Minnesota 55044, at which timeand place all bids will be publicly openedand read aloud.


This project includes: Complete tear-offand re-roof of a portion of McGuire MiddleSchool Roof with a 90-mil fully adheredEPDM roof system. Including all associ-ated general, mechanical, and electricalwork.

Engineering Repro Systems, 2007 E. 24thStreet, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612)722-2303, facsimile (612) 722-3745, willprovide complete sets of the BiddingDocuments to prospective bidders andsubcontractors. The copies will be avail-able about March 15, 2011. Both a depositc h e c k i n t h e a m o u n t o f $ 7 0 a n d anon-refundable check in the amount of $30made out to "Lakeville Area Public Schools( ISD #194)" for each set ordered arerequired or Bidding Documents may beo r d e r e d v i a t h e i n t e r n e t a twww.ersdigital.com and clicking on thePlanWell icon, then the Public Plan Roomicon, select McGuire Middle School RoofReplacement. The following informationmust accompany the deposit: Companyname, mailing address, street address,phone and facsimile numbers and type ofbidder (i.e. General, Mechanical or Electri-cal Subcontractor to General, or other). Arefund of $70 will be sent to prime con-tractors who submit a bid to the Owner andsubcontractors for each set (includingaddenda) returned to Engineering ReproSystems Imaging in good condition withinten (10) calendar days of the award date,subject to the conditions of AIA DocumentA701. Refunds will not be given if the plansare returned to the Architect's Office.



The Owner requires Substantial Comple-tion of the project on or before August 12,2011.Independent School District #1948670 210th Street WestLakeville, Minnesota 55044Kathy Lewis, ClerkPublish: March 18

March 252506041 3/18-3/25/11



CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY

CONTROLS REPLACEMENT

Crystal Lake Elementary

16250 Ipava Avenue


Lakeville Area Public Schools (ISD #194)will receive single prime sealed bids for theC r y s t a l L a k e E l e m e n t a r y C o n t r o l sReplacement until 1:00 p.m. local time onApril 14, 2011 at the District Office, 8670210th Street West, Lakeville Minnesota55044, at which time and place all bids willbe publicly opened and read aloud.


This project includes: Removal of exist-ing pneumatic building automation system(VAV) and replacement with new digitalbuilding automation system including allassociated electrical, piping, and ductworkmodifications.

Engineering Repro Systems, 2007 E. 24thStreet, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612)722-2303, facsimile (612) 722-3745, willprovide complete sets of the BiddingDocuments to prospective bidders andsubcontractors. The copies will be avail-able about March 30, 2011. Both a depositc h e c k i n t h e a m o u n t o f $ 7 0 a n d anon-refundable check in the amount of $30made out to "Lakeville Area Public Schools( ISD #194)" for each set ordered arerequired or Bidding Documents may beo r d e r e d v i a t h e i n t e r n e t a twww.ersdigital.com and clicking on thePlanWell icon, then the Public Plan Roomicon, select Crystal Lake Elementary Con-trols Replacement. The following informa-tion must accompany the deposit: Com-pany name, mai l ing address , s t ree taddress, phone and facsimile numbers andtype of bidder (i.e. General, Mechanical orElectrical Subcontractor to General, orother). A refund of $70 will be sent to primecontractors who submit a bid to the Ownerand subcontractors for each set (includingaddenda) returned to Engineering ReproSystems Imaging in good condition withinten (10) calendar days of the award date,subject to the conditions of AIA DocumentA701. Refunds will not be given if the plansare returned to the Architect's Office.



The Owner requires Substantial Comple-tion of the project on or before August 12,2011.

Independent School District #1948670 210th Street WestLakeville, Minnesota 55044Kathy Lewis, Clerk

2506049 3/25-4/1/11

PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

CITY OF EAGAN

PROPOSED CODE CHANGE: An Ordi-nance Amendment to Chapters 6, 7, 9 and10, clarifying permitting requirements andpermissible activities for transient mer-chants.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 at 6:30pm

WHERE: City Council Meeting, City HallCouncil Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd

ANY QUESTIONS: Ca l l t he P lann ingDepartment at (651) 675-5685 or contactPam Dudziak, t h e P l a n n e r a t ( 6 5 1 )675-5691 or [email protected] the following information:

DEVELOPMENT NAME: Transient Mer-chantsCASE #: 01-OR-03-01-11

CITY OF EAGAN

Christina Scipioni - City Clerk

2548258 3/25/11

PUBLIC NOTICEINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

Rosemount-Apple Valley-EaganPublic Schools

Educating our studentsto reach their full potential

CALL FOR BIDS

2011 Hardscape Rehabilitation

Notice is hereby given that sealed bidswill be received for the 2011 HardscapeRehabilitation by Independent School Dis-trict 196,at the Facilities and GroundsOffice, located at 14445 Diamond Path,Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10 a.m. localtime on April 7, 2011, at which time andplace bids will be publicly opened and readaloud.

Complete instructions on how to obtainBidding Documents from SRI Consultants,Inc. can be found at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm.

If you should have any questions regard-ing this bid you may contact the FacilitiesDepartment at (651) 423-7706.

Art Coulson, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

2540310 3/18-3/25/11

PUBLIC NOTICEINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

Rosemount-Apple Valley-EaganPublic Schools

Educating our studentsto reach their full potential

CALL FOR BIDS

2011 Track Resurfacing

Notice is hereby given that sealed bidswill be received for the 2011 Track Resur-facing at Eagan High School by Indepen-dent School District 196, at the Facilitiesand Grounds Office located at 14445 Dia-mond Path, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2p.m. local time on April 14, 2011, at whichtime and place bids will be publicly openedand read aloud

Complete instructions on how to obtainBidding Documents from SRI Consultants,Inc. can be found at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm

If you should have any questions regard-ing this bid you may contact the FacilitiesDepartment at (651) 423-7706.

Art Coulson, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

2547635 3/25-4/1/11

PUBLIC NOTICENotice of Public Sale:

SS MNRI, LLC doing business as SimplySelf Storage intends to enforce its lien oncertain personal property belonging to thefollowing, at the facility. The sale will takeplace (unless otherwise withdrawn) onWednesday April 6th, 2011 on or after10am at the Simply Self Storage location at4025 Old Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan,MN 55122 Phone 651-894-5550. This pub-lic sale will result in the goods being sold tothe highest bidder. Certain terms and con-ditions apply.

N. Hart #549 - 551

TV, LPs, computer equip., DVDs, luggage,books,

N. Hart #211a

Printer, clothing, holiday dec,K. Macdona #509

Art work, suede coaches, mattresses, rugM. Parker #308a

totes, boxes, furniture, tiresL. Kohrt #546

furn, camping equip, bed, kids itemsL. Debreto #530a

boxes, totes, household itemsL. Debreto #528

tv, misc household items2537964 3/18-3/25/11

PUBLIC NOTICEORDINANCE NO. 472 2ND SERIES

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN,MINNESOTA, AMENDING EAGAN CITYCODE CHAPTER 11 ENTITLED "LAND USEREGULATIONS (ZONING)" BY AMENDINGS E C T I O N 1 1 . 7 0 , S U B D I V I S I O N 2 2 ,REGARDING OUTDOOR STORAGE OFVEHICLES; AND BY ADOPTING BY REF-ERENCE EAGAN CITY CODE CHAPTER 1AND SECTION 11.99.The City Council of the City of Eagan doesordain:

Section 1. Eagan City Code Chapter 11 ishereby amended by changing Section11.70, Subdivision 22 (D), to read as fol-lows:

D. Exemptions. Notwithstanding anyother provisions of this section, the occu-pant of a property zoned for commercial orindustrial uses may store up to three (3)passenger motor vehicles on the property,provided the vehicle(s) is (1) owned orleased by the occupant; (2) the vehicle isregularly used in connection with and as anintegral component of the operation of theprincipal use on the property; (3) is notlarger than the footprint of a standard pas-senger vehicle parking stall; and (4) parkedand stored in a designated parking spacesas approved by the City. In no case shallthe number of permitted stored vehiclesunder this paragraph exceed three (3) forany given parcel of record.

This exemption does not permit the out-door storage of equipment, trailers, recre-ational vehicles, recreational campingvehicles, motorcycles or other similarvehicles, semi-tractors, or vehicles for sale.

Section 2. Eagan City Code Chapter 1entitled "General Provisions and DefinitionsApplicable to the Entire City Code Includ-ing 'Penalty for Violation'" and Section11.99, entitled "Violation a Misdemeanor"are hereby adopted in their entirety by ref-erence as though repeated verbatim.

Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinanceshall take effect upon its adoption and pub-lication according to law.ATTEST: CITY OF EAGAN

City Council/s/ Christina M. Scipioni /s/ Mike Maguire________________ _______________By: Christina M. Scipioni By: Mike Maguire

Its: City Clerk It’s MayorDate Ordinance Adopted: March 15, 2011Date Ordinance Published in the LegalNewspaper: March 25, 2011Date of Advisory Planning CommissionHearing: February 22, 20112542549 3/25/11

PUBLIC NOTICE"Annual Meeting"

Eagan's Stormwater Pollution

Prevention Program

When: Wednesday, April 27, 2011

6:00 to 6:45 p.m.

Where: Eagan Room

City Hall - 3830 Pilot Knob Road

Eagan MN

Learn about the City of Eagan'swide-ranging efforts to keep pollutants out

of lakes and wetlands

Share your questions or concernswith City staff

PUBLIC NOTICEIntroducing

Blackhawk Lake and Thomas Lake

Clean Water Partnership

When: Wednesday, April 27, 2011

7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

Where: Eagan Room

City Hall - 3830 Pilot Knob Road

Eagan MN

Learn about the City's resourceinvestigation and protection project

to prepare water quality managementplans for both lakes

All residents and business ownersare welcome!

Eric MacbethWater Resources Coordinator

City of Eagan(651) 675-5300 (office)(651- 675-5360 (fax)

[email protected] 3/25/11

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN

POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION

ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY

The City of Eagan is committed to thepolicy that all persons have equal access toits programs, services, activities, facilitiesand employment without regard to race,color, creed, religion, national origin, sex,disability, age, sexual orientation, maritalstatus or status with regard to publicassistance.

Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilitieswill be provided upon advance notice of atleast 96 hours. If a notice of less than 96hours is received, the City of Eagan willattempt to provide such aid. Telephone:(651) 675-5000; TDD: (651) 454-8535.2542613 3/25/11

PUBLIC NOTICELower Minnesota River

Watershed District - Dakota County

Vacancy on Board of Managers

The Dakota County Board of Commis-sioners is seeking qualified applicants to fillone vacancy on the Lower Minnesota RiverWatershed District Board of Managers.This five-member board directs implemen-tation of the watershed management plan,including an annual budget and work plan.This appointee must be a resident of thewatershed district (reside in that portion ofBurnsville, Eagan, Mendota Heights, Men-dota or Lilydale within the jurisdictionalboundary of the Lower Minnesota RiverWatershed District), be registered as eli-gible to vote, and not be a public officer ofthe county, state, or federal government(but may be a member of the SWCD Boardof Superv isors) . The Managers meetmonthly in Chaska. This appointment is fora three year term. See a jurisdictionalb o u n d a r y m a p a twww.watersheddistrict.org. Applicationdeadline is March 31, 2011 by 4:30 p.m.Citizens interested in serving on this Boardshould submit their name to the DakotaCounty Water Resources Department bycalling 952-891-7000, or sending an emailto [email protected] 3/18-3/25/11

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limited menu of services done well, never borrows for operations, pays back what it owes as soon as possible, and takes care of the equipment and infra-structure it has. “Today’s users need to pay for today’s problems today without kicking the problem down the road to someone else,” he said. Eagan, he said, is only one of 16 cities in Minne-sota with a Triple-A credit rating from Moody’s, and it has among the lowest per capita spending of Minne-sota cities with more than 50,000 residents. Every two years, Eagan’s council members work to-gether to form a unified vi-sion of what will advance the city in a way that best serves its citizens, then work to solve problems and overcome obstacles in their way, he said. “We’re not perfect to be sure,” he said, “but those who govern elsewhere could do well to note our approach.” While the challenges are many, the city’s goals for the future include seeking fiscal independence from other units of government so as not to be reliant on them, Maguire said.

Maintaining property and reinvesting in infra-structure will also be im-portant to keep the city looking good and maintain property values, he said. The city also plans to support an evolving “infos-tructure” to keep pace with the technology needs of residents and businesses. Attracting a regional data center would create jobs and bring other high-tech businesses to the city, he said. Eagan will maintain its commitment to energy ef-ficiency and environmen-tal sustainability, he said, continuing to implement changes that are not only good for the environment, but that also save money. For instance, using a federal stimulus grant to convert the Civic Arena to geothermal last year is now saving the city nearly $5,000 a month in natural gas costs. “When you combine that with a lowered electric bill, we’ve decreased total energy expenses nearly 64 percent, reduced our natu-ral gas consumption 97 percent, and conserved an estimated one million gal-lons of water a year,” he said. Another goal is to main-tain a healthy demographic

balance so young people continue to want to live and work here, and empty nesters choose to remain, he said. But there are limits to what government can do, he said. Civic engagement is also key to the state of the city’s future, he said. “There are already Eagan citizens among us making differences big and small. We need more of them,” he said. Maguire said he believes if Eagan holds true to its bedrock principles, it can serve as a model that oth-ers may learn from and even aspire to. “If (Eagan) is willing to make the tough decisions, if it is flexible enough to make the mid-course cor-rections necessary to ac-complishing a shared vision, and if we have mu-tual respect for the differ-ent ways to make Eagan the best city in America, we will be that shining ex-ample of not only the city that could, but the city that did grasp its future,” he said. Maguire’s full State of the City address can be viewed on the city’s website at ww.cityofeagan.com.


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Despite cuts to funding, figure skating to stay in District 196

by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Funding for the figure skating team may be on the chopping block next school year in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, but the sport will not disappear from the high schools. The district’s Icettes plan to become self-sustaining in order to keep the team to-gether during the 2011-2012 school year. “This is a win-win for the district and the team be-cause it saves the school dis-trict money ... while saving a high caliber team,” said

Cheryl Anderson, president of the district’s figure skat-ing booster club. The school district pre-viously provided the team with $26,000. However, the team has not spent the total allotment in previous years, Anderson said. The booster club hasn’t yet worked out the details of its funding plans, An-derson said. Members will first need to discuss funding ideas with parents and the Icettes board before acting. “We are looking at what we could do differently, maybe do without and cre-ative ways to fund raise,” Anderson said. The team came across a unique funding opportu-nity this past week in which members were paid $10

each to be a part of the stu-dio audience of America’s Got Talent at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis. District 196 has offered figure skating for 35 years. Since then, the team has taken home a plethora of trophies. Most recently, the Ice-ttes’ varsity team won first place in synchronized skat-ing at the Blades of March in Minneapolis. Prior to that, the team took second out of 33 teams in February at the Skating Institute’s Winter Classics in St. Charles Mo. “We have a lot of talent on our team,” Anderson said. E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

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theater and arts briefs

Tickets are on sale for Lorie Line’s local Intimate Evening Series performance at 7:30 p.m. April 28 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue. The Lakeville show is among 21 cities she will be playing during the series in April and May. “My audience loves the intimacy and casualness of this show,” Line said in a press release. “Having just a few great players surround me allows the piano to be the focal point. It’s a beauti-fully elegant show, yet sim-ple, and I think that’s why my fans like this series so much.” Line has been developing her “intimate series” tour for five years. This show has become as well attended as her holiday extravaganza that has toured for over 20 years, according to Line. This year’s show will highlight Line’s original work and songs off of her new release, “Vogue.” She says fans always want to know what she will wear. She says she will grace the stage with the latest and greatest in fashion from world-class designers. “I’m bringing just five musicians, or my ‘Fab Five’ as I affectionately call them,” Line said. The musicians include 19-year-old violinist/fiddler Robbie Nordstrom, Dave Budimir on trombone, Da-vid Young on guitar, Ian Allison on bass and Nate Babbs on drums. “It is the one time of year that I have the opportunity

to meet and greet fans in the lobby following the show,” she said. “So, bring your camera and CDs or music books for personalized au-tographs.” Line resides with her husband, Tim, and her son, Jackson, in Orono. She has sold over 6 million albums under her own label. To order tickets, call the arts center box office at (952) 985-4640. Tickets are $38 per per-son or $33 each for a group of 10 or more. All seats are reserved. For more information about line, go online at www.lorieline.com.

Lorie Line to bring Intimate Evening Series to Lakeville arts center

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Lorie Line with bring her Intimate Evening Series to the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, at 7:30 p.m. April 28.

Chamber music, plus coffee, at Lakeville concert

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Twin Cities audiences may recognize Maria Jette from her performances with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and Vocalessence.

The Lakeville Area Arts Center’s “coffee concerts” series continues at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3, with a performance by soprano Maria Jette. Now in its second year, the concert series features chamber music, plus cof-fee and refreshments, in a casual cabaret setting; this year’s theme is “Savor the Flavor of a World of Mu-sic,” and each concert in-cludes refreshments from the region of the world where the music originates. Jette, who has per-formed locally with Vo-calessence and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and has been featured on NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” will deliver Latin American vocal se-lections at the Lakeville concert. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, and are avail-able at the door or by call-ing (952) 985-4640. The arts center is at 20965 Holyoke Ave. This year’s four-part concert series concludes May 15 with “Sounds and Flavors of India,” featur-ing veena player Nirmala Rajasekar and percussion-ist Tanjore K. Murugabo-opathi.

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Michael Colucci will deliver his Elvis-influenced brand of comedy hypnotism (dubbed “Mikenosis”) at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the Apple Valley American Legion, 14521 Granada Drive. Colucci will be joined by improv comedy duo The Stagebenders. Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 in advance by calling (952) 431-1776 or visiting www.comedyinfo.com. A video clip of Colucci performing is at http://mikenosis.com.

‘Dixie Swim Club’ in Lakeville

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Expressions Community Theater returns to the stage of the Lakeville Area Arts Center with the Southern comedy “The Dixie Swim Club” April 8-17. The show follows five Southern women who reunite at a beach cottage on North Carolina’s Outer Banks to laugh, catch up, and meddle in each other’s lives. The production is directed by Andy Wilkins and stars Kate Habegger, Sid Korpi, Pamela Page, Bonnie Rae, and Megan Ward. Show times are 7:30 p.m. April 8-9, 15-16, and 2 p.m. April 10 and 17. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased by calling the arts center at (952) 985-4640 or online at www.lakeville-rapconnect.com.

Comedy in Lakeville Scott Hansen and The Stagebend-ers will perform with special guest Scott Kadrlik at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at Brackett’s Crossing Country Club, 17976 Judicial Road, Lakeville. General admission is $20. A VIP dinner and show with meet-and-greet is $45 with seating at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are available by calling (800) 838-3006 or on-line at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Victorian Tea luncheon Dakota City’s annual Lady Jane’s Vic-torian Tea will be held at noon Saturday, May 7, at the Crystal Lake Golf Club in Lakeville. The theme will be “A Day at the Races,” featuring the Kentucky Derby. Guests are encouraged to wear hats and

gloves with their spring attire. Tickets are $30 and are available through advance sales only. They can be ordered by sending a check made out to Dakota City Heritage Village along with the names and addresses of the guests to Dakota City Heritage Village, P.O. Box 73, Farmington, MN 55024. Tickets will be mailed to guests after April 15. For information, call (651) 460-8050.

Flying tales Flight attendant Gregg Proteaux, au-thor of “Attitudes at Every Altitude,” will share his experiences and sign copies of his book from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Apple Valley Barnes and Noble, 14880 Florence Trail. Proteaux has been a Minneapolis-based flight attendant for 15 years.