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A Meeting of Neighbors for Safety

A Meeting of Neighbors for Safety

Does Rochester have a problem with crime? Do you feel safe in your neighborhood? Make your opinion heard. Public Safety Meeting A Meeting of Neighbors for Safety (a growing grassroots organization, made up of Rochester neighbors and business owners) Tuesday, December 1 6:30 pm Rochester International Event Center 7333 Airport View Dr SW • Rochester, MN Appetizers and non alcoholic beverages will be provided, compliments of the Event Center. This meeting will address concerns about the safety and welfare of…

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Northrop Street Mural Gets a Boost of Color

Northrop Street Mural Gets a Boost of Color

On Wednesday, August 12th, the Goose Egg mural near the Northrop building and Goose Egg park received a makeover thanks to neighborhood volunteers and Summer of Service Teams. Part of the volunteer team added a fresh coat of paint to the mural, while another group of SOS kids held a “carnival” (complete with face painting) in the park for neighborhood kids. Special thanks to the many volunteers, especially Summer of Service (SOS) youth, for making the repaint possible and to…

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2008 Fall RNeighborWoods Tree Grant

2008 Fall RNeighborWoods Tree Grant

Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Tue, 2008-11-04 09:36. The below story was written by Jesse Hoekstra. Jesse loves trees! He has his forestry degree, is a certified Citizen Forester, volunteers in the RNeighborWoods program, and submitted a grant proposal for the 2008 Fall RNeighborWoods Tree Grant. His grant was accepted and now 30 new boulevard trees are beautifying the older Eastside neighborhood’s streets thanks to his community activism. Keep an eye on this website for the 2009 Spring RNeighborWoods…

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Hwy 14/12th Street Reconstruction Meeting

Hwy 14/12th Street Reconstruction Meeting

MN Dot is hosting a second and final neighborhood meeting on Thursday December 10th at 5:30pm at Redeemer Lutheran Church. The city and MN Dot will be showing us the final plan that has been developed for the reconstruction project. Learn more about Slatterly Park Neighbors.

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University of Minnesota-Rochester

University of Minnesota-Rochester

The city of Rochester has several post secondary educational institutions providing services to our community. But is the educational curriculum provided diverse enough to attract a wide range of students? Hopefully Rochester is not losing talented post secondary students, an essential ingredient to our future, because we are only providing limited course curriculum and degree programs. Rochester is the third largest city in Minnesota, we need a fully accredited four year university that provides a wide array of courses in…

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ACT NOW Support the Southern Rail Corridor

ACT NOW Support the Southern Rail Corridor

The Eastside Pioneers Neighborhood Association (ESPNA) is very concerned, like most of Rochester, about the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern (DME) and Canadian Pacific (CP) railroad’s ever increasing profile within our community. We are alarmed by the speed of these huge trains in such a densely populated area. We need to act now, before November 1, in order to have any impact at all on the transportation issue that is now before us. Since the Canadian Pacific (CP) railroad acquired the…

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War Kids Relief Festival

War Kids Relief Festival

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Rochester Art Center to host WAR KIDS RELIEF FESTIVAL Sunday, September 20, 1-5 pm After WALKING from Dallas, Texas to Minnesota, Gunnar Swanson, a young Iraq war veteran and program director of War Kids Relief, has finally arrived home! Come and meet this exceptional guy who walked 1,000 miles to collect money for children in war-torn countries. Everyone is invited to help raise money for kids affected by war. In addition to some free activities, we’ll have some activities that…

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City Council Hearing

City Council Hearing

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NOTICE OF COUNCIL HEARING Notice is hereby given by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, that all persons interested in the following public hearings:Final Plat R2009-009PLAT by Michael Younge Development, Inc. to be known as Orchard Hills South third Subdivision. The Plat proposes to create one lot from two parcels of unplatted land east of Orchard Hills South First Subdivision that is located along the north side of 9th St., SW. The subdivision will allow for the…

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Tree Care Advisor Class

Tree Care Advisor Class

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Primary Instructors: Gary Johnson and David Hanson, University of Minnesota, Department of Forest Resources. Angie Gupta, University of Minnesota Extension. Jacob Ryg, City of Rochester, Forestry Department. The core course training consists of a) 30 classroom hours, including b)one, six-hour Saturday session, c)three homework assignments, d)one, 5-minute “speak-out”, and e)training/reference manual. Participants that successfully complete the training are eligible to take the Minnesota Certified Tree Inspector examination at no extra charge. All classroom sessions will be held in Rochester at…

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