2012 April - Spring Newsletter City of Scandia Scandia Community/ Senior Center 14727 209th St. N. Scandia, MN 55073 Phone: 651 433-2274 Fax: 651 433-5112 E-mail: mail@ci.scandia.mn.us Hours: Mon. thru Fri. 9 to Noon & 1 to 4 (except Tues. open until 6) Community Calendar, April 2012—September, 2012 Dedicated to Rural Community Values We’re on the web!www.ci.scandia.mn.us and Facebook Household Scandia, MN 55073 City Council: Randall Simonson, Mayor 330 294-0263 Connie Amos 612 759-3610 Chris Ness 651 707-5689 Jim Schneider 651 433-3692 Sally Swanson 651 433-3010 Regular Council Meeting: Third Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. Council Work Session: Second Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Planning Commission: First Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. City Staff: Anne Hurlburt, Administrator Brenda Eklund, Deputy Clerk Colleen Firkus, Treasurer Jim Finnegan, Fire Chief Tom Miller, Attorney Miller & Stevens, PA Ryan Goodman, Engineer Stantec Sherri Buss, Planner TKDA Inc. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Scandia, MN 55073 PERMIT #6 July July 4, Independence Day, Office Closed August August 7, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. National Night Out, Community Center August 14, 7 a.m.- 8 p.m., State Primary Election Day August 18, Spelmansstamma, Gammelgården September September 3, Labor Day, Office Closed September 7-8, Taco Daze Festival September 15-16, Marine Art Fair For more information and a city meeting calendar, see the website www.ci.scandia.mn.us. For Gammelgården events, see: http://www.gammelgardenmuseum.org. April April 3, 7 p.m., Public Meeting on Zavoral DEIS, Community Center April 9, 5 p.m. Board of Appeal and Equaliza-tion, Community Center Board Rm. April 21, 4 p.m—8 p.m. Lions Chicken Dinner Benefit, Fire Hall May May 5, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Heavy Metal Day, Community Center Parking Lot May 19, 6 a.m.—12 p.m. PTO Fun Run May 28 , Memorial Day, Office Closed June June 19, 1 p.m.—7 p.m. Bloodmobile at Scandia, Community Center June 23, Midsommar Dag, Gammelgården June-Sept., 4 p.m.—8 p.m. Wednesdays Scan-dia Community Market, Gammelgården Summer Recreation Brochure Inside! At a special meeting on February 28, 2012, the Scandia City Council ap-proved release of the Draft EIS (Environmental Impact Statement ) for the Zavoral Mining and Reclamation Project for a public review and comment period, as provided by the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) rules. The comment period began on Monday, March 19 and will end on Friday, May 18 (4:00 p.m.) Tiller Corporation proposes to conduct gravel mining and reclamation activi-ties on 64 acres of a 114-acre site located east of State Highway 95 (St. Croix Trail, a State Scenic Byway) at State Highway 97 (Scandia Trail) owned by Dr. James Zavoral (see location map.) The DEIS evaluates 3 alternatives: Alternative 1, removing the gravel over a 5- to 10-year period; Alternative 2, no-build alternative; and Alternative 3, a reduced timeframe, 3.3– to 5 years. Sub-alternative 3A examined completing the mining in 150 days within approximately a 1-year period. Where to review the DEIS: on the city website (www.ci.scandia.mn.us); at the city office during regular office hours; at the library (Hardwood Creek or Marine branches); or on CD (request a free copy from the city office.) Attend the public meeting: The Scandia Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on the DEIS on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Scandia Community Center. Verbal and written comments will be accepted at the meeting. Submit comments: Written comments must be received before the end of the comment period. Send written comments by mail to Anne Hurlburt, City Administrator, 14727 209th St N., Scandia MN 55073, or fax to 651 433-5112, or e-mail to a.hurlburt@ci.scandia.mn.us. After May 18, all comments will be reviewed and responded to before preparation of the Final EIS. Dates for the next step will depend upon the number and nature of the comments received. The City may not and will not consider any permits for the project until the environmental review process has been completed. Materials related to this project, are available for review at the City of Scandia Office, 14727 209th St. N., during office hours (9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Tuesdays open to 6:00 p.m.) and on the City’s web-site http://www.ci.scandia.mn.us. Sign up for free e-mail updates when meetings are scheduled or information is added to the site. Call Administrator Anne Hurlburt with questions (651 433-2274.) Draft Environmental Impact Statement Available for Review and Comment Inside this issue: Filings for City Offices Open July 31 2 2012 Election Information 2 “Heavy Metal Day” is May 5th 3 Community Market 3 New Building Per-mit and Inspection Procedures 3 Short Takes 3 Community Calendar 4 A TWICE-YEARLY PUBLICATION FOR RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF SCANDIA, MINNESOTA April, 2012 Volume 6, Issue 1 Zavoral Mining and Reclamation Project moves to next step Location Map DEIS Public Meeting Tuesday, April 3 7:00 p.m. Community Center
Filings Open for City Offices July 31, 2012 Page 2 tion. Candidates are placed on the ballot with-out party designation. Candidates may withdraw from the election by filing an affidavit of withdrawal with the City Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 16, 2012. Filing fees are not refundable. Qualifications for candidates are: Eligible voter At least 21 years of age when assuming office Resident of the city for thirty days preced-ing the General Election (November 6, 2012) Has not filed for another office in the same election Compensation for Scandia City Council mem-bers is currently (2012): Mayor: $3,882.96 Annually City Council Member: $3,148.34 Annually Scandia will elect a Mayor and two City Council Members at the November 6 general election. The Mayor serves a two-year term, and Council Members serve four-year terms. The terms of Mayor Simonson and Council Members Amos and Ness end in 2012. Filing opens Tuesday, July 31 and ends on Tues-day, August 14, 2012. Office hours for filing are 9:00 a.m. to Noon, and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday and Wednesday through Friday, and 9:00 a.m. to Noon, and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. Candidates must file an affidavit of candidacy with the City Clerk, signed in the presence of a notary, and pay a $2.00 filing fee. (The filing fee is waived if a petition is submitted containing 500 signatures of eligible voters, or 2% of the number of persons who voted in the last election for that office, whichever is less.) Candidates should be pre-pared to supply satisfactory evidence of identifica-Election judges are essential to our democracy. They staff local polling places, administer election procedures, and ensure that the rights of voters are protected on Election Day. Election judges are paid an hourly wage of $9.00, receive paid training, and serve at the Primary (August 14) and General (November 6) Elections. With advance notice, employers must allow workers time off to serve as election judges. Some qualifications for serving as an election judge include being eligible to vote in Minnesota, and speaking fluent English. High school students age 16 and older may serve as trainee election judges. Judges must attend a two-hour training session (date to be determined.) Would you like to serve? Call the City office at 651 433-2274 no later than Tuesday, July 10. In 2012, Minnesotans will go to the polls to elect a new President, Vice President, Senator, Mem-ber of Congress and new state Senators and Representatives. Scandia will also choose a Mayor and two City Council members. Make sure your voice is heard! Clip and save this list of important dates to remember. Election Judges Needed Get out the Vote! Clip and Save— 2012 Elections Calendar Friday, June 29— Absentee voting begins for Primary Election, through Monday Aug. 13 Tuesday, July 24, 5 p.m.— Last day to pre-register for State Primary Election. After this date, register at the polls on Election Day Tuesday, July 31— Filings for Mayor and City Council races open, through Tuesday, August 14 at 6 p.m. Monday, August 13, 5 p.m.— Absentee voting for Primary Election closes Tuesday, August 14, 7 a.m.-8 p.m.— State Primary Election Day Thursday, August 16, 5 p.m.—Deadline to withdraw filings for Mayor and Council Friday, September 21— Absentee voting begins for General Election, through Monday Nov. 5 Tuesday, October 16, 5 p.m.— Last date to pre-register for General Election. After this date, register at the polls on Election Day. Monday, November 5, 5 p.m.— Absentee voting for General Election closes Tuesday, November 6, 7 a.m.-8 p.m.— Election Day In the mood for some spring cleaning? “Heavy-Metal Day” , Scandia’s annual spring clean-up, is scheduled for Saturday, May 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Community Center parking lot. Residents may drop off items not taken by your regular trash hauler, but NOT considered hazardous waste. Examples of items accepted are: appliances, tires, furniture, mattresses, scrap metal and wood. There will be a fee for some items. The fee schedule is posted on the city website. Hazardous materials, electron-ics, and all other recyclables, are accepted year round at the there is no snow cover. In all cases, please notify the Wash-ington County Sheriff’s Office (651 439-9381) one hour before you burn. There may be re-strictions depending on weather, time-of-day or air-quality issues. See the city office for more information and for permits. Spring Load Limits— are in effect and are expected to last Signs— Permits are required for all signs, including temporary signs for garage sales and com-munity events. There’s no fee for temporary sign permits. No signs may be placed in any public rights-of-way, on any roof, or painted on walls or attached to utility poles. Burning Permits— A (no-charge) burning permit is re-quired for open burning when for about 8 weeks after they went into effect on March 5. Call the City office with any questions. Council Meetings Stream on the Web— Visit www.latvten.com to access the videos. Cable subscribers can watch the replays on cable channel 10. Contact LATV at 651 464-1143 with any ques-tions. “Heavy Metal Day” is Saturday, May 5 Short Takes Page 3 Volume 6, Issue 1 The City of Scandia will be col-laborating with the Gammel-gården Museum again this sum-mer to offer residents a weekly Community Market where they can purchase fresh produce, honey, flowers, crafts and more. The market will be held every Wednesday from 4-8 pm, start-ing June 13 and running through September 26, 2012. The Mar-ket will be held in the museum parking lot, 20880 Olinda Trail. The market is currently seeking vendors who produce and sell vegetables, fruits, baked goods, plants, flowers or crafts. Home-based business owners are also welcome. Call Laurie Monson, Recreation Coordinator, at 651-271-8999 or the Scandia City office at 651- 433-2274 for more information. Vendor guidelines and registration forms are also available on the city website (www.ci.scandia.mn.us) Community Market Offers Local Produce & Products Dates to Remember Heavy Metal Day Scandia Community Center Saturday, May 5 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Community Market Gammelgården Parking Lot Wednesdays June 13 through Sept. 26 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. “Spring Chicken” Benefit Fire Hall Saturday, April 21 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Proceeds to Fire Dept. and Lions Scholarship Fund Washington County Environ-mental Center, 4039 Cottage Grove Drive, Woodbury (corner of Bailey Road & Cottage Grove, 4 miles south of I-94.) Call Wash-ington County at 651 430-6655 or check their web site at www.co.washington.mn.us/publichealth. In November 2011, the City of Scandia began contracting with the City of Forest Lake for part-time building inspections ser-vices. Keith Wille, Forest Lake's Building Official, was designated to also serve as Scandia's Building Official. Building permit applications are still submitted to the Scandia city office. Forms may be downloaded from the website. Building code-related plan re-views are done by Forest Lake staff. Zoning and other local ordinance plan reviews are done by Scandia staff. Scandia’s per-mit fee schedule continues to apply. Inspection requests must be made to the City of Forest Lake by calling the inspection line at 651 464-4349. 24-hour ad-vance notice is required. Building Code questions should be directed to Forest Lake staff at 651 209-9726. Scandia continues to issue elec-trical permits, and Dave Ki-chler (651 462-6829) continues as electrical inspector. New Procedures for Building Permits and Inspections