Rivertown Newsletter - Spring 2007

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In This Issue: www.ci.hastings.mn. us Animal Control .............. 7 Arbor Day ............ ..... 15 City Hires Fire Inspector .. ......9 Earth Day Celebration .... ..... 12 HFAC Info ............ ..... 14 Home Buyer Resources ... ..... 4 Panning & Dev. Recap ... ...... 5 Sesquicentennial Events .. ..... 3 Spring Clean-Up Day ..... ..... 13 2007 Street Construction Plan ... 11 Mayor: Paul Hicks 437-8866 mayorh icks@ci. hasti ngs. m n. us Ward Council Members: Ward 1 Anthony Alongi 438-9320 alongihastings@comcast. net Ward 2 Turney Hazlet 437-5298 turneyhazlet@comcast. net Ward 3 Ed Riveness 437-4416 emrivyl@msn.com Ward 4 Danna Elling Schultz 438-3878 dannaelling@hotmail.com At-Large Council Members: Barb Hollenbeck 480-0268 barb-hol len beck@comcast. net Mike Slavik 437-4637 mi keslavik@comcast. net General City Council E-mail CitycouncilC~ci.hastings.mn.us RequestPartners: At Your Service! In early 2006, the City of Hastings imple- mented a web-based online citizen request system to be available to the public via the City's website. This system, known as RequestPartners, gives the City an opportunity to continue to provide timely, responsive service to the public using technology and the City's website. This system allows citizens to make an online request for service, information, and/or feedback of City services. There is also a Frequently Asked Questions section that provides information to the public as well as link them to the appropriate form to complete if they want to make a request. Residents can access RequestPartners on any page of the City's newly designed website (www.ci.hastings.mn.us). The link Make a Request is available on the left column menu Budget Surnrnary Each year, the City of Hastings prepares a budget which is adopted by the City Council in December. On December 18, 2006, the 2007 budget was adopted by the City Council. Per Minnesota statue, a summary of the budget must be publicized in the City's Newspaper of Record, the Hastings Star Gazette. The 2007 budget summary will be published in March. The summary can also be found on the City's website at www.ci.hastings.mn.us under the heading City Services-Finance Department. If there are any questions, please call Finance Director Char Stark at 480-2354. on every page you visit. Users are also given the option to create an account. This entails the citizen's name, address, a-mail, telephone and preferred method of response (e-mail, telephone, letter, fax) as well as a password for the citizen to check the status of a request online. Once an account is created, when the citizen makes a request, their information is automatically filled in on the form so they don't have to reenter their contact information-name, phone, etc. Citizens can also make a request without creating an account. Once you've decided whether to create and use an account, you will then be able to choose the appropriate form for your request-question about snow removal? Looking for information about an historical property? Do you have a suggestion about the City's website? Then RequestPartners is RequestPartners, continues on page 2 8~ Annual Spring Clean Up Day Saturday, April 28, 2007 will be the City of Hastings 8th Annual Clean-Up Day. The location once again will be the Public Works Garage at 1225 Progress Drive, off of 10th Street East, about a mile east of Vermillion Street (Highway 61). Gates will open at 9:00 a. m. and collections will be accepted until 1:00 p.m. Look inside to page 13 for more details! Rivertown News (March 2007 - ]une 2007) 1