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Waconia presents inaugural ‘Stewardship Award’
Roxanne “Roxy” Hilfers is the first ever Waconia Stewardship Award recipient. The city of Waconia began the annual award this year to recognize an individual or group who has dedicated a significant amount of their time and talent to give back to our community. Hilfers was selected from several nominations and presented the award at the May 6 Waconia City Council meeting. “Roxanne has been a staple in the community...
Upcoming Public Hearing on Sober Living Home Proposal in Waconia
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Construction forces summer music series to move
Construction is fully underway on the next phase of downtown infrastructure improvements which includes Main Street from Olive to Spruce streets and one block sections of Elm, Pine, and Spruce. Earlier this month, the contractor finished removing the street pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalks, and driveways on project Stage 1 east of Elm and around City Square Park. Sanitary sewer and watermain construction also began on Main Street. With the...
Waconia on the hunt to track down remaining lead pipes
Get the lead out is the goal of a federal initiative targeting the removal of all lead pipe from community water systems. In support of that effort cities are required to conduct inventories of all water service lines to identify the materials within them, such as lead, galvanized, copper and plastic. Utility Supervisor Doug Bode provided an update on Waconia’s efforts to the city council at their May 6 meeting. Sorting through building documents, system maps and equipment markings, Public Services has narrowed the inventory...
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