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<br /> <br /> <br />www.ci.hastings.mn. us <br />In This Issue: <br />City Bids Farwell to Fire Chief .. . 2 <br />Fall Events at the LeDuc ...... . 3 <br />Hastings Artists Show........ . 5 <br />National Night Out ........... 6 <br />Practice Your Escape ......... 8 <br />Protecting Water Quality ....... 11 <br />Dakota County Eco-Site Info .... 12 <br />Civic Arena 07-08 Info........ . 13 <br />Mayor: <br />Paul Hicks 437-8866 <br />mayorh icks@ci. hasti ngs. m n. us <br />Ward Council Members: <br />Ward 1 Anthony Alongi <br />Help Shape Hastings Future On September 12'" <br />The City of Hastings will be holding an Open House on September 12 from <br />4:00 - 8:00 pm for residents to see the draft plan, provide feedback, and learn <br />more about the Comprehensive Plan process. <br />A Comprehensive Plan is the basic foundation for local planning. It lays out a community's <br />vision and priorities and describes, where, how, and in some cases when development will <br />occur. It is adopted by the city as a flexible guideline for policymakers, land developers, and <br />land users about how to conserve, rehabilitate, or develop an area while addressing land <br />use, transportation, infrastructure, urban design, and utilities. The plan is forecasted for <br />twenty years and is usually updated every five to ten years. <br />Why do we need a Comprehensive Plan? <br />A Comprehensive Plan is necessary to aid in policy building to ensure orderly growth and <br />protect the public's best interests. The Comprehensive Plan acts as a guide for the future. <br />Hastings, along with all other cities in the metropolitan area, is required to update its <br />Comprehensive Plan by the end of 2008 based on the Metropolitan Council's recently <br />updated Regional Development Framework. The new Comprehensive Plan will guide <br />development within the city through the year 2030. <br /> How long does it take to complete a Comprehensive Plan? <br />Ward 2 Turney Hazlet The comprehensive planning process for the City of Hastings will takeapproximately eighteen <br />437-5298 months. A series of workshops held on each plan elements began in February and is guided <br />turneyhazletC~comcast.net by atwenty-member task force. A draft plan will be put together and taken to the city council <br />Ward 3 Ed Riveness for approval. <br />437-4416 <br />emrivyl@msn.com Our Sesequicentennial Is Upon Us! <br />Ward 4 Danna Elling Schultz Civil War Weekend: Soldiers will demonstrate marching and <br />438-3878 <br />Saturday and Sunday, <br />musketry, and show visitors what a day in <br />dannaellingC~hotmail.com September 8 and 9, 10 am - 5 pm the life of a Union soldier was like. Visitors <br /> Adu/ts $10, Seniors $9 and Students $5 young and old can participate in a drill school <br />At-Large COUnCII Members: and learn how to march in formation. Members <br /> History comes alive at the LeDuc! You will be of Battery I will share how Civil War artillery <br /> able to watch the Lincoln Douglas debates were used <br /> <br />Barb Hollenbeck 480-0268 <br />reenacted at the second Civil War Weekend. . <br />barb-hollenbeckC~comcast.net Politicians join soldiers from the First The story of the Civil War is integral to the <br />Mike Slavik 437-4637 Minnesota Volunteer Regiment, 2nd story of the LeDuc Estate and family. William <br />mikeslavikC~comcast.net Minnesota and Battery I, encamped on the LeDuc felt strongly that slavery was wrong <br /> grounds of the LeDuc Estate to continue to and, although he was already 39 years old, <br />General City Council E-mail tell the complicated story of the long war. volunteered to fight for the Union Army. <br />CitycouncilC~ci.hastings.mn.us <br />Civil War Weekend, continued on page 3 <br /> Rivertown News (se~tember 2007 -November 2007) 1 <br />438-9320 <br />alongihastings@comcast. net <br />