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Employee Highlight City well represented at conference 4fe City of Elk River received much licity as 5 representatives attended Minnesota State Planning Confer- ence in Duluth, May 8th thru 10th. This year's state-wide Conference Chair was Rita Johnson, also Chair of the Elk River Planning Commission. Commis- sioner Don Spotts was a panel member for one of the program sessions. Com- missioners Robert Bischoff and Mary Eberley, and Janelle Szklarski of City staff also attended and assisted with Conference arrangements. Johnson and Mary Eberley joined 6 other planners from various Minnesota city staffs and consulting firms to plan the conference. The Conference has traditionally been held in the Metro area but a Greater Regulations Continued from page 3 Ordinance or feel that it may have some affect on your property, please watch the &w: lli.wi for further updates or contact the Building & Zoning Depart- ment at City Hall. A map is available at City Hall which shows the location of all of the water bodies protected by the Shoreland Management Ordinance. !ecisions Continued from page 1 the public through the public hearing process. After all public concerns were heard, the Council deliberated and passed a new home occupation ordi- nance. And that, in a nutshell, is how deci- sions are made in Elk River. By follow- ing this process, we can ensure that all sides of an issue are presented before any decision is made. Not all will agree with every decision made, not even members of the City Council, but, in the end, the process we follow will ensure that those who want to give input on an issue will be allowed to and that their concerns will be considered when mak- ing the final decision. Projects Continued from page 2 assessments is not pleasant. We try to make assessments as fair as possible for Ise projects. The existing system also ides an appeal process for the payor, . .. cessary. Whatever project is underway in your neighborhood, please try to be patient. In some respects, you are watching history in the making. Minnesota site was selected this year in hopes more out-state representatives would attend. Eberley noted she also hoped more Planning Commissioners would be encouraged to attend if greater emphasis was placed on involving the citizen planner. Programming was de- signed to include more topics ofinterest to citizens, and "it evidently worked," she stated. Responsible for registration, she noted record attendance, and the best representation by citizen planners ever recorded. "People could not help but notice the City of Elk River was at the Conference" Rita Johnson stated. "Our people did a fine job representing the City. Procedure for handling sanitary sewer problem If the sanitary sewer at your residence or basement ever begins to back up into the basement, you should call the City's Sewer Department at 441-5136 BE- FORE you call a repair service. An in- spection will be performed by our sewer personnel to determine whether the problem is in the owner's sewer line or in the City's sewer main. If the City main is clear and not the cause of the problem, then the sewer backup prob- lem is being caused by the owner's line which hooks to the City main. This procedure of a quick phone call to the City may save you the costly expense of repair service ifthe sewer problem is in the City main. The City main is the responsibility of the City, but the sewer line hookup to the main is the responsi- bility of the property owner. Cliff Skogstad Cliff Skogstad is the Building Official for the City of Elk River. Cliff started with the City as the residential building inspector on October 26,1987. He came to the City from Sherburne County where he was the County Building In- spector. On March 26, 1989, Cliff be- came the Building Official for the City. As Building Official, Cliff is in charge of coordinating all of the building activi- ties within the City. Cliffs credentials for this job include Class 1 and Class 2 State Building Code Certification, col- lege level building inspection courses at North Hennepin Community College and numerous other State certifications as well as a number of years as a carpen- ter/con tractor. Cliff and his wife Katie have three children (Hannah-7, Sarah -5, and Luke- 2) and reside in Elk River. Cliff is also a member ofthe Elk River Fire Depart- ment. His hobbies include fishing, hunting, camping and trap shooting. The City feels fortunate to have some- one as knowledgeable and capable as Cliff in this position. City Offices will be closed v, .. The Elk River City Offices will be closed on Monday, September 2,1991, in observance of Labor Day. SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS City Council Aug. 6 7:00 p.m. Library Utilities Commission Aug. 6 4:00 p.m. Utilities Park and Recreation Comm Aug. 7 7:00 p.m. City Hall Economic Development Authority Aug. 12 7:00 p.m. City Hall City Council Aug. 19 7:00 p.m. Library Library Board Aug. 20 7:00 p.m. Library Planning Commission Workshop Aug. 20 7:00 p.m. City Hall City Council Aug. 26 7:00 p.m. Library Planning Commission Aug. 27 7:00 p.m. Library LABOR DAY Sept. 2 CITY OFFICES CLOSED Park and Recreation Comm. Sept. 4 7:00 p.m. City Hall Economic Development Authority Sept. 9 7:00 p.m. City Hall City Council Sept. 16 7:00 p.m. Library Library Board Sept. 17 7:00 p.m. Library Planning Commission Workshop Sept. 17 7:00 p.m. City Hall City Council Sept. 237:00 p.m. City Hall Planning Commission Sept. 24 7:00 p.m. Library are Planning on attending any oC the above listed meetings, please call City Hall to confirm times and locations.