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Free Plant & Insect Building Inspections <br />Diagnostic ClinicsDivision Offers <br />Online Permits for <br />niversity of Minnesota Extension - Ano- <br />Residential Projects <br />ka County Master Gardener Volunteer Program <br />Coming in Spring 2016! <br />- <br />signed to help homeowners identify problems and <br /> To better serve our customers, the City of Ramsey will soon <br />develop appropriate solutions for their landscapes <br />by using research-based information. Clinics are <br />ePermits allows residents and contractors to apply for, obtain and <br />held on Wednesday evenings at the Bunker Hills <br />pay for certain types of building permits from the City’s website <br />Activities Center from 6-8 pm (please arrive by <br />at www.cityoframsey.com <br />7:30 p.m. at the latest), May 18 through August 31 <br /> ePermits are only available for residential permits that do <br />(no clinic the week of July 4). For the convenience <br />not require a plan review or site plan approval. ePermits include <br />of those living on the western side of Anoka Coun- <br />- <br />ty, a traveling Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic <br />Old Viking Blvd., Nowthen, MN; August 19-21. <br /> Payment for ePermits is made with a credit card. At this <br />At the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinics, <br />time, only Discover, Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Cus- <br />residents can: bring samples of garden or lawn <br />tomers print out the permits from the site or print from an email <br />received at the time of the sale. Residents and contractors are <br />of damaged plant material for diagnosis of com- <br />also able to view the status of a permit from the site. <br />mon insect, disease, or other problems; receive <br /> Residents and contractors may continue to obtain these and <br />recommendations for cultural control of pests and <br />other permits for projects that require plan review or site plan <br />weed problems or discuss other problems or con- <br />approval by visiting the Building Inspections Division at City <br />Hall, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday <br />and pests with Master Gardeners. <br />through Friday. Building project information sheets and permit <br />Samples of diseased plants should be a sub- <br />applications for download are also available on the City’s website. <br />stantial portion approximately 8-10" in length, and <br /> For more information, contact the Building Inspections <br />Division at 763-433-9850, or visit www.cityoframsey.com. <br />include margins showing both healthy and dam- <br />aged material is best. Samples of insects should <br />include the whole insect (not squished) placed in <br />a screw top jar or sealed plastic container. Insects <br />can be placed in a freezer to preserve them. Sam- <br />Are You an <br />ples of turf need to be about the size of a small <br />Entrepreneur <br />shoe box, and must include the roots. If the turf is <br />diseased, the specimen needs to include a margin <br />at Heart? <br />of both the healthy side and unhealthy side of the <br />sample. <br /> Need a trusted advisor? A business consultant? Money to <br />lant and Insect Diagnostic Clinics are <br />free, but donations are welcome. Participants are <br />asked to please limit three samples per visit. To <br />learn more about the Plant and Insect Diagnostic <br />For more information, call 763-438-7315, or email info@open- <br />- <br />tobusinessmn.org. <br />deners, call 763-755-1280, or visit their website at <br />www.anokamastergardeners.org. <br />Ramsey Resident • May/June 2016 17 <br />