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: Hastings Rivertown News City of Hastings (651) 437-4127 Public Works Open House Scheduled 101 Fourth Street East, Hastings, MN 55033-1955 www.ci.hastinas.mn.u5 Come & see what goes on in the City's Public Works Department. We'll have many of the department's vehicles and equipment available to take a close look at, and kids can even sit in some of the vehicles and have their picture taken! TRAC buses will also be available at the event and residents will have a chance to become more familiar with our local transit system. This is a great opportunity to talk with some of the City's employees and hear about all the work that goes into keeping our public roads and water safe! Refreshments, prizes, & giveaways will also be available. WHEN? TIME? WHERE? Thursday, September 12, 2002 4:00-7:00 p.m. Public Works Garage 1221 Progress Drive For more information, contact Hastings Public Works at 437-3922 or check out our website at www.ci.hastings.mn.us Election Season is Hem! It may still be summer, but it's already time to start thinking about the upcoming 2002 elections. The City of Hastings will have three seats on this fall's ballot: Mayor and two At-Large Councilmember seats. Candidacy filing opens for these races on Tuesday, July 2 and closes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. There is a $5.00 filing fee, and prospective candidates file at City Hall, 101 Fourth Street East. Depending on the number of candidates who file for each race, a primary may be held. If needed, the Primary Election will be on Tuesday, September 10. The General EI<3ction will be held on Tuesday, November 5. For more information, contact Hastings City Hall or look on our w<3bsite at www.ci.hastings.mn.us. Volume VII Issue 3 2002 Street & Utility Construction Update The City has contracted with Three Rivers Construction for street reconstruction and utility work on Southview Drive and the Westwood area east of Forest Street, including south of 18~ Str<3et. Work on these streets is expected to be ongoing through October of this year. When finished, new curb and gutter and bituminous streets will have been constructed along with new storm sewer and ex1ensive sanitary sewer and watermain repairs and replacements. Around mid-summer, the City will award a contract for the rebuilding of General Sieben Drive between the South Frontage Road and 4'h Street to accommodate the new Cub Foods and Wal-Mart developments. This work will consist of wid<3ning the road, construction of turning lanes, landscaping, and traffic signal work. Construction will be continuing through October. If the Glendale Heights development on the east side of the Industrial Park is approved, work will begin late this summer on an ex1ension of Spiral Boulevard and 31" Street to connect to Glendale Road (CR #91). Street and utility construction work will also be underway at new developments on the south end of town at South Pines IV Addition, Century South 2"" Addition, and South Oaks Addition. On the West Side of town, new development street and utility construction is continuing at Summit Heights Addition, Bailly Ridge Addition, Riverdale Addition, and Sieben Crest Addition. Construction Progress-As is typical with street and utility construction, the City's contractor, Three Rivers Construction., has subcontracted the bituminous milling, concrete curb and gutter, sidewalk and driveway work, bituminous paving, and sodding and landscape work to several other contractors. These subcontractors generally do not move their equipment or crews into town until there is enough work to keep them busy for several days. As a result, some construction projects may sit idle for s<3veral days while work is being done elsewhere to prepare for a subcontractor. Also, please keep in mind that when the contractor is constructing a road, the final elevation of the finished surface is about a foot higher than th<3 rough graded road cut. What seems to be a big drop in your driveway or yard will be much more gradual when the project has been complet<3d. For more Construction Information, please see Page 3! Page 1 Summer2002