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: Hastings Rivertown News . City of Hastings 101 Fourth Street East, Hastings, MN 55033-1955 (651) 437-4127 www.ci.hastinqs.mn.us For more information, see Pages 2 & 8... 3 2002 City Con",".';"" P'OJ""...,- General Sieben Drive between the South Frontage Road and 4'" Street-With the new Wal-Mart and Cub Foods developments, General Sieben Drive needs to be widened and turning lanes installed. In addition, new traffic signals will be installed on General Sieben Drive at the new North Frontage Road in front of Wal-Mart and at the Target/Cub Foods entrance. Road construction will begin after school is out and will be substantially completed by the time school starts again in the fali. New Ward & Precinct Boundaries Set As a result of the 2000 census, the City of Hastings has been working on redrawing its ward boundaries. The City's population is now approximately 18,200, which needs to be divided "as equally as practicable" into the City's four wards. The Charter Commission of the City is charged with redrawing ward boundaries and they gave City Staff certain parameters to abide by when providing sample maps for consideration: 1. All current ward Council members are to stay in their current wards; 2. Current polling locations should try to remain the same; 3. New boundaries should remain as close to the current ward boundaries as much as possible. Based on that direction, staff provided several maps for consideration. At the April 1, 2002 meeting, the Charter Commission recommended that the proposed map beapproved by the City Council and that the boundary changes be done by City Ordinance. The City Council ordered a public hearing for Monday, April 15 in which to consider the map. 1st Annual Neighborhood Meeting Series Set Members of the Hastings City Council and City Staff are seeking citizen input during the First Annual Neighborhood Meeting Series that will begin in late April, 2002. The meetings are designed to give neighbors a chance to gather in an informal setting, hear updates on general City issues, voice their opinions and concerns, and ask questions about their specific neighborhood. A Parks Department Employee, Police Department Employee, Fire Department Employee, and Snow Plow Operator for the area will all be present at the meetings to address your questions. This will give citizens an opportunity to know better those employees involved in providing City services in your neighborhood. The meeting schedule is listed below, with the locations of the meeting corresponding with the polling places in your particular ward. Citizens are encouraged to attend the meeting in your particular ward. Meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. and conclude by 8:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Hastings City Hall at 651- 437-4127. WARD 1 LOCATION National Guard Armory 3050 Red Wing Boulevard Our Saviours Lutheran Church 400 West 9'h Street United Methodist Church 615 West 15'h Street SI. Philip's Church 1401 West 15'h Street DATE Tuesday, April 23 2 Tuesday, April 30 Monday, May 13 Thursday, May 16 A new North Frontage Road will be constructed in front of the Wal-Mart development along with a Highway 55 right in/right out access at the west City limits. The South Frontage Road will be extended behind the new Cub Foods development, also with a Highway 55 right in/right out access at the west City limits. Spiral Boulevard and 31" Street between Enterprise Avenue and County Road #91-An extension of Spiral Boulevard and 31" Street East, through the Industrial Park and adjacent to the proposed Glendale Heights development is proposed for construction this year. The Spiral Boulevard extension would provide an additional access to the Industrial Park. Public hearings will be held this spring on the proposed project, which could be constructed later this summer. Volume Vii Issue 2 More construction projects for 2002 on Page 3... Page 1 Spring 2002