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<br />CITY HOLIDAYS
<br />All City of Anoka offices will
<br />be closed on the following
<br />dates: .
<br />Thursday, Nov. 28, 1985 and
<br />. Friday, Nov. 29, 1985 for the
<br />Thanksgiving holiday; Tues-
<br />day, Dec. 24, 1985 and Wed-
<br />nesday, Dec. 25, 1985 for the
<br />Christmas holiday; Wednes-
<br />day, Jan. 1, 1986 for New
<br />Year's; and Wednesday, Jan.
<br />15,1986 for Martin Luther King'
<br />Day.
<br />Please mark these dates on
<br />your calendar.
<br />UTILITY EMERGENCY
<br />NUMBER
<br />Should your lights go out
<br />between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
<br />Monday through Friday, call
<br />the City of Anoka Public
<br />Uti I ities Office at 421-6630.
<br />After hours, you can call 421-
<br />6631 to report an outage or
<br />emergency situation.
<br />QUESTIONS ABOUT
<br />SOCIAL SECURITY?
<br />A social security represent-
<br />ative is available the first Wed-
<br />nesday of each month from 9
<br />a.m. until noon, at Anoka City
<br />Hall in the Community Room.
<br />No previous appointment is
<br />necessary to obtain this ser-
<br />vice.
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<br />HANDICAPPED
<br />ACCESSIBILITY
<br />The City of Anoka is attemp-
<br />ting to make the services and
<br />programs provided by the city
<br />more accessible to the handi-
<br />capped. In order to make
<br />Anoka City Hall services and
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<br />program registration more ac-
<br />cessible to seniors and the
<br />handicapped, tables have
<br />been placed on the first floor
<br />to conduct business with city
<br />staff. Please call Mark Nagel
<br />at 421-6630, ext. 145, to make
<br />arrangements.
<br />Most commission and city
<br />council meetings are held in
<br />the City Council Chambers in
<br />City Hall. If you would like to
<br />attend' a public hearing and
<br />are unable to climb the stairs,
<br />we would be happy to arrange
<br />assistance. Please call Mark
<br />Nagel at 421-6630, ext. 145, to
<br />make arrangements. The city
<br />recognizes that these sugges-
<br />tions do cause some incon-
<br />venience, but we continue to
<br />work on making all city build.
<br />ings, programs,. and services
<br />more accessible and ask for
<br />your patience and coopera-
<br />tion. We hope these steps will
<br />assist you to receive the full
<br />benefit of services provided by
<br />the City of Anoka. If you have
<br />any suggestions, please call
<br />Mark Nagel at Anoka City Hall
<br />at 421-6630, ext. 145.
<br />The City of Anoka has re-
<br />cently completed its draft of a
<br />handicapped accessibility sur.
<br />vey 'for all city services and
<br />buildings. If you would like a
<br />copy of the draft plan for mak.
<br />ing our programs more ac-
<br />cessible, ple~se do~not hesi-
<br />tate to contact Mark Nagel at
<br />Anoka City Hall at 421.6630,
<br />ext. 145.
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<br />Business Briefs
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<br />For each issue of the "Tri-
<br />City Newsletter", Anoka Com-
<br />munity Development Director
<br />Robert Kirchner will use this
<br />column to update Anoka area
<br />businesses on publications,
<br />financial programs, and other
<br />related items of interest from
<br />Anoka City Hall, the State of
<br />Minnesota, and the Federal
<br />Government. If he can be of
<br />any assistance in your de-
<br />velopment plans or answer an'y
<br />questions, please call Bob at
<br />421-6630, ext. 134.
<br />ANOKA PROMOTES ITSELF
<br />The Anoka Economic De-
<br />velopment Commission re-
<br />cently completed production
<br />of a 16 minute audio-visual
<br />presentation on the City of
<br />Anoka. It highlights the attrac-
<br />tions of' the community for
<br />families and businesses and
<br />features several local resi-
<br />dents. and business owners
<br />who give testimonials. about
<br />living and doing business in
<br />Anoka. The presentation will
<br />be used to promote business
<br />development within the city.
<br />The presentation will be
<br />shown to civic organizations,
<br />new residents, and prospec-
<br />tive investors within the com-
<br />munity.
<br />The commission has also
<br />printed a' Community Profile
<br />Booklet, which graphically il-
<br />I ustrates the attractions of the
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<br />Anoka community. The book-
<br />let will be distributed to local
<br />businesses and potential in-
<br />vestors outside of the com-
<br />munity.
<br />For more information about
<br />these promotional materials,
<br />please contact Bob Kirchner
<br />at Anoka City Hall at 421-6630,
<br />ext. 134.
<br />TOURISM OFFICE HAS
<br />LOANS FOR SMALLER
<br />RESORTS AND HOTELS
<br />The Minnesota Tourism Of-
<br />fice; a division of the Depart-
<br />ment of Energy and Economic
<br />D.evelopment, has announced
<br />the development of a Tourism
<br />Loan Program. The loans are
<br />targeted to resorts, hotels,
<br />motels, and campgrounds
<br />with 20 or fewer employees
<br />and less than $1 million in an-
<br />nual sales. The loans can
<br />finance construction costs,
<br />site preparation, equipment,
<br />interest costs during con-
<br />struction, and engineering
<br />costs. They will be for a term
<br />no longer than 10 years for
<br />land or buildings or five years
<br />for equipment or machinery.
<br />The program will match loans
<br />provided by local financial in.
<br />stitutions to enhance the
<br />credit of the borrower, as well
<br />as provide loans at lower inter-
<br />est rates. Information and ap-
<br />plications can be obtained by
<br />calling 612-297-1922.
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<br />Department Profi Ie:
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<br />City of Anoka Street and
<br />Sewer Department
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<br />As we do each issue, the ci.
<br />ty spotlights the work of one
<br />of the departments or commis-
<br />sions that work to make Anoka
<br />a better place to live. This
<br />issue we highlight the street
<br />and sewer department of the
<br />- City of Anoka. .
<br />Do you ever wonder why the
<br />streets in Anoka are so clean
<br />that you could eat off them?
<br />Well, not quite, but. the street
<br />and sewer department of the
<br />City of Anoka do their best to
<br />keep the city clean.
<br />Since last spring, city
<br />streets have been swept five
<br />times and downtown Anokais
<br />swept once a week. This fall,
<br />street leaves have been picked
<br />up with two modern air condi-
<br />tioned sweepers working in
<br />the whole city.
<br />The 13 men that work in the
<br />department have probably the
<br />most visible, yet thankless job
<br />in the city. The only time you
<br />ever notice your streets, is
<br />when they are in a state of dis-
<br />repair, when you can't get
<br />through them in the winter
<br />because of snow or ice, or
<br />when they have potholes in
<br />the spring or summer. To keep
<br />our streets maintained in their
<br />excellent condition, the city
<br />has a comprehensive summer
<br />seal coat and overlay program.
<br />The sealcoating is performed
<br />on a five.year cycle,. which
<br />reduces the need for overlay.
<br />This year the street and sewer
<br />department seal coated one.
<br />fifth of the city, two city-
<br />owned parking lots, and the
<br />roads in the Forest Hill Ceme-
<br />tery. Bituminous overlay was
<br />applied to 20 blocks in the City
<br />of Anoka. To keep costs down
<br />and reduce waste, the extra
<br />sealcoat rock is swept up,
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<br />screened, and reused the
<br />following year.
<br />The year 1985 has been a
<br />busy year for maintenance of
<br />the city's 51.5 mile sewer
<br />system. Nearly 39 miles were
<br />cleaned this year, but even
<br />with this effort, 10 backups
<br />had to be unplugged. A total of
<br />17 lift stations, both large. and
<br />small, are checked twice a
<br />week, and a total of 52 lift sta-
<br />tion alarm calls have been
<br />answered since January. The
<br />department is on call 24 hours
<br />a day, seven days a week, to
<br />respond to sewer calls.
<br />In addition to maintaining
<br />streets and sewers in ex-
<br />cellent condition, the crew
<br />spends about 10 percent of its
<br />.time working for other city
<br />departments. Recently, the de-
<br />partment has completed im-
<br />provement projects for the
<br />golf course. The department
<br />maintains all police, fire, and
<br />some electric department
<br />vehicles, in addition to - the
<br />department's own 35 pieces of
<br />equipment. This is quite a job
<br />for the one full time mechanic
<br />and two part time mechanics
<br />employed by the street and
<br />sewer department.
<br />As the department does
<br />every fall, it has been pre-
<br />paring for winter by striping
<br />streets__ and school crossings.
<br />Over 800 tons of a sand-salt
<br />mixture have been stockpiled
<br />for ice conditions. When the
<br />city's salt and sand pile gets
<br />lOw, the department again
<br />hauls in additional mixture
<br />,during the winter on an as-
<br />needed basis. The department
<br />plows 56 miles of streets, 18
<br />city-owned parking lots, and
<br />27 cul-de-sacs using five
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<br />trucks, two graders, a front-
<br />end loader, and backhoe
<br />bucket -. all specially equip-
<br />ped for the job. After snowfall
<br />has stopped, the department
<br />generally begins plowing the
<br />next morning around 4 a.m. or
<br />earlier, beginning with the
<br />downtown and working out-
<br />ward city-wide. Each piece of
<br />equipment has its own route
<br />that it follows during a snow-
<br />_ fall. If one unit should break
<br />down, that area has to wait un.
<br />til the other units finish their
<br />area. If you have to wait longer
<br />than usual to get your street
<br />plowed, that may be the
<br />reason. It takes anywhere from
<br />seven to nine hours to com-
<br />plete the snowplowing opera-
<br />tion. When sanding is neces-
<br />sary, it takes approximately
<br />three hours with six trucks
<br />with sanders to do the job.
<br />After plowing and sanding are
<br />complete, the crew begins
<br />snow removal in the central
<br />business district and fringe
<br />area's during normal working
<br />hours.
<br />During .our snow removal
<br />operation, we have but one re-
<br />quest. The department asks
<br />residents not to park on the
<br />streets during snow removal
<br />operations. Obviously, it is dif-
<br />ficult to plow and remove the
<br />snow from the streets with
<br />parked cars and it requires ad- ".
<br />ditional manpower and equip-
<br />ment to go back over the
<br />streets after the cars have
<br />been moved. One way to keep
<br />our taxes down is to keep our
<br />cars off the streets during
<br />snow removal operations, so
<br />additional time .and effort are
<br />not expended redoing streets
<br />that have already been done.
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