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Home My WebLink About2010 [07] July 09 • In h • ir t e Know in St. Joseph C[Tl' OF ST. JQSF;PH Volume 4, Issue 4 July 09, 2010 City Contact Information ELECTION NEWS Mayor Al Rassier O Primary Election Date Change —In 2010 the Minnesota Legislature adjusted 115 - 9th Avenue SE « St. Joseph MN 56374 , the date of the Primary Election from the Tuesday following labor day to the 320 267 - 4020 second Tuesday in August. Therefore the State Primary Election will be held alanrassier @yahoo.com On August 10, 2010. Councilor Dale Wick PRECINCT LOCATIONS– The City of St. Joseph has two precinct locations which are as fol- lows: 1211 Dale Street East St. Joseph MN 56374 Precinct One: All eligible voters residing west of College Avenue. Polling place 320 363 - 0221 is located at Kennedy Elementary School, 1300 Jade Road. contactdalewick@hotmail.com Precinct Two: All eligible voters residing east of College Avenue. Policy place is located at the St. Joseph Community Fire Hall, 323 -4th Avenue NE. Councilor Renee Syrnanietz 354 - 4th Avenue SE Poll Hours: Polls are open from 7 AM until 8 PM St. Joseph MN 56374 FILING FOR OFFICE— The State General Election on November 2, 2010 will include the fol- (320) 980 - 1461 lowing City Offices: symanietzrenee@clearwire.net Mayor Two Year Term Councilor Steve Frank Councilor Four Year Term, two positions 606 Birch Street West The filing period begins at 8:00 AM on August 3, 2010 and ends at 5:00 PM on August 17, St. Joseph MN 56374 (320) 493 - 0311 2010. Residents interested in running for Office can pick up filing packets after at the St. sfrank @stcloudstate.edu Joseph City Offices. The following extract from the MN Secretary of State's website identi- fies the qualifications for office: Councilor Bob Loso • Eligible to vote in Minnesota 301 Birch Street West St. Joseph MN 56374 • Candidate has not filed for the same or any other office on the general election (320) 363 - 8703 bobloso @q.com • Upon assuming office, will be 21 years of age or more • Will have maintained residence in the district for at least 30 days before the general Administrator Judy Weyrens election. PO Box 668 St. Joseph MN 56374 PRE- REGISTRATION- You may register to vote by completing a Voter Registration Application (320) 363 - 7201 and submitting it by mail or in- person at the Stearns County Courthouse. For your name to jweyrens @cityofstjoseph.com appear on the polling place roster, register at least 20 days before Election Day. For the 2010 State Primary register by July 20th, and for the 2010 State General Election register by Octo- Police Chief Pete .Jansky ber 12th. Registering before election day can save you long waits in the precinct. PO Box 268 St. Joseph MN 56374 ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION — Minnesota provides for same day registration provided that (320) 363 -8250 you: pjansky @cityofstjoseph.com • will be at least 18- years -old on Election Day Public Works Dir. Terry Thene • are a citizen of the United States PO Box 668 St. Joseph MN 56374 • will have resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding Election Day (320) 363 - 7201 • have any felony conviction record discharged, expired, or completed tthene @cityoftjoseph.com • are not under court - ordered guardianship where a court has revoked your voting rights have not been ruled legally incompetent by a court of law. 1 Millstream Arts Festival The 2010 Millstream Arts Festival will return to Free Storefront Desig n Minnesota Street in downtown St. Joseph on . ✓ p Service Offered Sunday, September 26, 2010 from < i ( 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Millstream Most retail business owners agree an inviting brings together great regional art- entrance benefits their bottom line. The EDA is • fists selling their work in a festival atmosphere with a fabu- now offering a free service designed to help lous lineup of musicians and entertainers throughout the business owners make a great first impression. A day and numerous food booths. design team will meet with individual business Don't forget about owners to create storefront concepts and an- supporting the swer questions. The local design team comprised Farmers Market Farmers Market of draftspersons, designers, code experts and held each Friday EDA representatives. between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM. The market not only provides you with The storefront design service is intended to help the opportunity to purchase fresh vegetables, but fresh bakery goods and business owners 'think outside of the box' or entertainment can also be found. The market is located north of St. Jo- envision potential storefront changes. The de- seph on County Road 2, next to the Wobegon Trail center near the Resur- sign services can be individually tailored to busi- rection Lutheran Church. ness needs and will respect design standards established by the City. In addition, experts will We're Growing be available to answer questions regarding build- ing code and financial incentives for business a 1 a Each year the State Demographer provides munici- owners. �i palities with revised census information. We are Business owners interested in participating in 11'� proud to announce that effective April 1, 2009 the the free, no obligation visit should contact Cyn- ti population of St. Joseph is 6,174 and the total house- thia Smith - Strack, EDA Director at 320 - 363 -7201 holds are 1,794. or by emailing The odd -even water sprinkling conservation plan is in effect cstrackPmunicipaldevelopmentgroup.com. year round. To conserve water and have adequate storage for fire protection, please observe the following guidelines: W If your house is an odd number, you can sprinkle your lawns on 3; A odd numbered days. If your house is even numbered, you can r sprinkle your lawn on even numbered days. • 1 f g ; T If you have a new yard or sod, temporary daily watering is al- 0 '' ®® M � fil m c` /' lowed with a watering permit from City '' "A�� r I, "� 0 a 0- ., i �� R Hall. �� i c ` c - Avoid watering between 10 AM and 5 PM Do's and Don'ts - -� as the water evaporates of Mowing CONSERVATION Do mow your lawn. City Ordinance requires Just a reminder, now that it's summer there are a lot of residents out that property owners maintain the grass on their and about so keep an eye open for the pedestrians property as well as the adjoining boulevard ar- and bikers. eas. If the grass or weeds exceed 10 inches you will receive a notice to cut the grass and will be Take advantage of the numerous trails and outdoor fined accordingly. activities in St. Joseph including the Wobegon Trail. Don't mow your lawn into the street. City Ordinance prohibits placing debris in the street and persons caught will be sited. 2