Saturday, May 25, 2013
Work on a temple and monastery for a Vietnamese Buddhist congregation will soon begin in south Savage.
Construction will begin on a Buddhist temple and monastery in Savage next week. A request to build the structure was approved unanimously at the city council's meeting on Monday. Andre Nguyen, a representative of the temple, said that the organization had considered several sites in the south metro before finding the 29-acre spot in south Savage, a wooded and somewhat swampy parcel at the southwest corner of 150th Street and Scott County Road 27. Nguyen said the peaceful setting and natural beauty of the land drew them to the property. "It was meant to be," Nguyen said. "When we saw it we couldn't pass up the opportunity." The organization will soon convert a single family home on the lot into the Tay Phuong Monastery and Temple. Plans …
Friday, May 24, 2013
The city recently hired an architectural firm to come up with new cost estimates for plans to update and expand Shakopee's Community Center, which was the subject of a failed voter referendum in 2010.
The tally is in: Any way you slice it, improvements to the Shakopee Community Center will cost a nice chunk of change. So said the authors of a feasibility report, who debuted their findings at the Park and Recreation Advisory Board on Monday. The study, conducted by the architectural firm HGA, provided new costs estimates for a familiar plan to improve and expand the city-owned center, which currently includes a fitness area, indoor walking track, gymnasium, ice arena and the teen club Enigma. The center was the subject of a failed $8 million bond referendum in 2010. If approved, the city would have used the money to add a second ice sheet, expand the fitness area and add a senior center. The Park and Rec Board revived the project in …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Allied Waste Services will cost tax payers $400,000 less than the current waste hauler, Dick's Sanitation, over a five-year contract.
After 12 years with the family-owned waste hauler Dick's Sanitation, the Shakopee City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to award a new five-year, $5.3 million garbage contract to Allied Waste Services. Allied's bid came in at 7 percent less than Dick's, saving residents $400,000, according to the Shakopee Valley News. Steve Clay, the council member who voted against awarding the contract to Allied, said he didn't think the 7 percent savings was enough to justify abandoning a proven provider. “I was on the council 20 years ago and I used to get calls two to three times a month from people complaining about garbage service," Clay said, according to the paper. “In the seven-plus years I’ve been on council this time, I’ve not gotten a single call …
Some residents insist that notification letters never went out, while others say that the two men are infringing on their rights as citizens.
Every time Quentin Lamare Gentry steps outside his motel door in Savage, he must report back. First a mandatory phone call stating the exact address of his destination, his purpose in going there, and when he will be back. Then, no matter how trivial the errand, he must make another call, reporting that he has returned to the confines of his room. The calls are just one of his obligations, however, a mere supplement to the court-ordered GPS bracelet and random visits by the Savage Police Department. What most people would consider minutiae—missing work, growing a beard or shaving it off—could become a probation violation if not reported to the proper authorities in a "timely fashion." Such is a day in the closely-scrutinized life of a …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is inviting residents who may be in the path of flooding to come to an open house in June.
Find yourself in a little too deep during the spring thaw? Have no fear, the famous FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is on the way. Scott County property owners have been invited to an open house about flood risk and mitigation. The meeting, which will be hosted by FEMA and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, will offer the public a chance to review the latest Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). Realtors, lenders and insurance agents are also encouraged to attend. The open house will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, at the Scott County Law Enforcement Center, Room LEC240, 301 Fuller Street South in Shakopee. For more information, contact John Devine, FEMA Region…
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The council gave the organizers of the Greater Downtown Savage Music Festival the go-ahead, with a few strings attached.
Rock on, Savage. Monday night, the city council approved a request from Neisen's and the Savage American Legion, which hope to put on the Greater Downtown Savage Music Festival, a two-day event with outdoor and indoor shows. The council approved the request unanimously, but with a few caveats. For one thing, the party will have to end sooner, rather than later. Initially, event organizers asked to fenced off a stretch of Princeton Avenue between 123rd Street and the city parking lot south of the Legion, where a crowd of 600 to 900 patrons could drink, dance and eat. They also asked that the fenced-in remain open from 6 p.m. to midnight. Neisen's has already been the subject of noise complaints in the past. According to City Administrator …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Monday night, the Savage City Council approved a restaurant proposal put forward by two sisters from Prior Lake.
It's a new day for the Savage Depot. The historic building has been vacant since last summer, when its last tenant—a bistro and coffee shop—abruptly closed up shop. At the time, leaseholder Jim Lewis attributed the business' failure to road construction. On Monday night, however, the Savage City Council sealed the deal with new tenants, Cindy Feldman Hurley and Carol Feldman Madson, both of Prior Lake. The two sisters have a long and distinguished careers in the restaurant and catering industry. Their newest venture, FLaVOR at the Depot, will likely be a breakfast and lunch spot. The council agreed to give the pair six months free rent ($1 a month). The monthly rent will gradually increase, however, to a maximum of $1,500 a month in …
Monday, May 20, 2013
A Brookings Institution study found that the number of poor in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburbs more than doubled over the past decade.
If the stressed food banks and increasing demand for social services weren’t enough proof, Twin Cities residents now have further evidence that poverty is part of the suburban landscape. A Brookings Institution study released Monday reports that the number of poor in Minneapolis-St. Paul suburbs more than doubled between 2000 and 2011. The 127.9 percent increase in the suburbs was well above the 47.7 percent increase in urban areas. Click on the PDF to the right of the article to see a summary of the Twin Cities data. This is a trend providers have been well aware of for some time. Hennepin County's Human Services and Public Health Department is in the process of creating “social services hubs” in the suburbs specifically to create one-…
Sunday, May 19, 2013
This week's selections include a new Taco Bell, more on the Buddhist monastery, another attempt at school levies and a healthier sport drink for young athletes.
Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Dibble Introduces MN Same-Sex Marriage at MN Senate: 'A Very Simple Bill' Southwest Minneapolis' state representative introduced his gay-marriage bill at the Minnesota Senate Monday. Kiffmeyer: MN Same-Sex Marriage Bill Betrays Vow that 'Nothing Would Change' Minnesota state Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer, who represents St. Michael-Albertville, recalled promise that 'no' votes on constitutional amendment to ban marriage wouldn't lead to legalization. ZipRealty Lists Westonka …
This week's selections include a new Taco Bell, more on the Buddhist monastery, another attempt at school levies and a healthier sport drink for young athletes.
Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Shakopee, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Dibble Introduces MN Same-Sex Marriage at MN Senate: 'A Very Simple Bill' Southwest Minneapolis' state representative introduced his gay-marriage bill at the Minnesota Senate Monday. Kiffmeyer: MN Same-Sex Marriage Bill Betrays Vow that 'Nothing Would Change' Minnesota state Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer, who represents St. Michael-Albertville, recalled promise that 'no' votes on constitutional amendment to ban marriage wouldn't lead to legalization. ZipRealty Lists Westonka …
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3:14 pm on Friday, May 24, 2013
Still trying to push for these huge costly improvements for the taxpayer that benefit a very small proportion of the population of Shakopee. And wasting money for studies. more ›