Archive: November 2011

At the encouragement of the City Council, City staff has added a new participative element to our annual budget making process.  We engaged the Citizens League to help us engage our residents in a civil, balanced discussion about the trade-offs …
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We’re starting to receive more calls and emails about the issue of wood smoke.  The issue was initially raised by people who were advocating that the City of Edina do more to reduce or eliminate wood smoke in the community.  …
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I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I have been an active blogger about city government issues since 2003 – March 2003, to be sort of exact.  During the time that I’ve been blogging  I’ve done a fair amount of speaking …
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That’s Ceil Smith.  Ceil’s first day working for the City of Edina was November 14, 1977 – 34 years ago.  During her tenure with the City, Ceil served the City as its volunteer coordinator, risk manager, contract negotiator, human resources manager and Assistant …
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Edina and Southdale Shopping Center welcomed a big new neighbor this week with the addition of a new Herberger’s department store at the mall.  Herberger’s has settled into 135,000 square feet that was formerly occupied by Mervyn’s California.  The Mervyn’s space …
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There’s an article in today’s Star Tribune by Mary Jane Smetanka entitled:  “Cities Weigh Services That Don’t Pay Their Way“.  I am linking to the article because I think it describes one of the toughest budget challenges we face in …
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