Community Food Drive

Falcon Heights is participating in the annual Community Food Drive between March 27 and March 31.

What is needed? Non-perishable food items, paper products, toiletries and cash donations.

Where will it go? Keystone Community Service, our neighborhood food shelf.

For cash donations, please make checks payable to Keystone Community Services and write “food shelf” on the memo line.

Food may be dropped off at any of these locations up until Friday, March 31:

• Falcon Heights City Hall
• Falcon Heights Elementary School
• Curves for Women

You may also drop off donations at these homes of Neighborhood Liaisons:

• 2285 Folwell Avenue
• Linda Fite 1710 St. Mary’s St.
• 1824 Tatum St.
• 1757 Fairview Ave. N.
• 1437 Hoyt Ave. W.
• 1845 Moore St.
• 1740 N. Pascal St.
• 1673 Questwood Dr.

Special Thanks to the Falcon Heights/Lauderdale Lions Club and Roseville Rotary Club for providing community service for pick-up of donations and staffing of the food shelf warehouse!

Please donate!

Thank you for your generosity!

City Announces Search for New Administrator

The City Council called a special meeting on March 16 at 6:30 p.m. The only agenda item was discussion of replacing City Administrator Heather Worthington, who has accepted the position of Assistant City Manager for the City of Edina. Council and Staff are unanimously sorry to lose Ms. Worthington, who has served the City for six years and held the post of City Administrator for five. She will continue full time through April.

Announcement has been made of the search for a new City Administrator. See our City Employment Page.

Winter Returns!

The Metro area is still digging out from the March snowstorm that left over 6 inches of heavy snow on Falcon Heights. The City's snow emergency kicked in as soon as the snowfall reached 2 inches. Remember not to park cars on the streets until they are cleared curb to curb!

Late Monday afternoon Waste Management announced that they have had to move their collection schedule back one day because of the storm. Recycling will be picked up on Saturday! The change is in effect this week only.

VACATION DAY JAMBOREE!
Tuesday, February 21

Want something FUN to do on your day off of School?

Burn off those winter blues as we spend our fun-filled action packed day together.

Come join us for our Vacation Day Jamboree!

The city of Falcon Heights is partnering up with Roseville Park and Recreation to offer a non-school day event. The adventure begins and ends at Brimhall Elementary School. Participants will spend the day doing TONS of activities including:

• Sampling a variety of sports and games
• Team challenges
• Arts & Crafts, including a speaker on Origami!
• Introduction of Kids Yoga
• Movie and a snack
• Cool Science experiments
• Outdoor Adventures
• And much more!

Ages: Boys and Girls entering 1-6th Grade
Date: Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
Time: 7:30am-5:00pm
Location: Brimhall Elementary School- Community School Entrance (1744 W. County Rd. B, Roseville)
Fee: $27.00

Space is limited, pre-registration is required. A morning and afternoon snack will be provided. Participant must bring their own bag lunch. Registration forms are available online at www.ci.falcon-heights.mn.us, at City Hall 2077 W. Larepenteur or by calling 651-792- 7616.

Registration Form

NEW! City Offers Winter Yoga Classes for Adults and Seniors

Falcon Heights Parks and Recreation is excited to offer this popular activity for adults and seniors!

Yoga promotes good health, flexibility,strength, and the ability to focus and relax! Instructor Karen Rajcic Favazza will lead you in proper breathing techniques, Yoga postures , and meditations. Our small class sizes ensure individual attention.

Class sizes are limited, don't miss out! Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring their own mat.

Yoga class sessions last 6 weeks. Preregistration is required.

More information.

MAYOR GEHRZ NAMED WINNER OF STATE LEAGUE AWARD

CC Ludwig Award is most prestigious honor for elected official

Falcon Heights Mayor Sue Gehrz was awarded the League of Minnesota Cities highest honor for an elected official, the CC Ludwig award, on December 2, 2005 during the annual statewide conference held in Rochester, Minn. Recipients are chosen for their vision, statesmanship, and unwavering commitment to the public good.

Congratulations, Mayor Gehrz!

Expanded story here

Snow Season is Here!

• Learn the snow parking rules!
• See our Winter Recreation flyer!

The first snow is on the ground in Falcon Heights! Do you know what the Snow Emergency rules are?

Please take the time to read our Snow Emergency page. Remember that snow emergencies in Falcon Heights are not announced in the broadcast media. A snow emergency goes into effect automatically as soon as there a 2 inch accumulation of snow on the ground and lasts until the streets are plowed curb to curb, usually within a few hours. There is NO PARKING on streets during a snow emergency in Falcon Heights.

Looking for winter fun? Check out our city winter recreation program!

We have opportunities indoors and outdoors. Take a look at the program flyer. (This is a pdf file you can download. You will need Adobe^® Acrobat^® to read the flyer.)

Here are some more winter recreation links

• Recreation Program
• Skating Rinks
• Saturday Morning Open Gym
• Community Playroom

Election 2005 - Tuesday, November 8

Update (November 9, 2005)

Kuettel and Harris Win City Council Election

With all results in and tabulated in the 2005 Falcon Heights City Council Election, incumbent Laura Kuettel and write-in candidate Pamela Harris have won the two open seats and will be sworn in in January.

All three candidates for School Board were running unopposed, and all were elected.

Ramsey County All-Hazards Mitigation Plan

The public version of the All-Hazards Mitigation Plan for Ramsey County is now available on the Ramsey County website (link verified 10/13/05 2:46 p.m.). The purpose of the plan is “to identify measures that can be taken pre-disaster to reduce the loss of life and property, and ease the economic hardship, while reducing future risk in Ramsey County.” As Ramsey County is the most densely populated county in the state, even a small disaster could have a large impact on people and property and on the whole state's economy.

Adobe^® Acrobat^® is required to read this file. The file is 14 megabytes in size, so the download time may be long, even with cable access. Your internet provider may not permit download of a file this size. Please contact Ramsey County Emergency Management for more information.

Important Recyling News

Our recycling contractor, EZ Recycling, has been sold to Waste Management, Inc. Our present contract with EZ, which runs through the end of 2005, will be serviced by Waste Management. More information will be coming. For now, here is what you need to know:

• The schedule will not change. Curbside pickup will continue to be the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month.
• Please continue to have your recycling at the curb by 7:00 a.m. The late pick-up on August 5 was supposed to be a one-time phenomenon.
• The hauler will pick up one side of the street at a time, then come back and do the other side. There may be some delay between the first side and the second side, so don't assume you have been missed unless the truck fails to come back at all.
• They are supposed to pick up everything on the list. If you put something out that should be picked up, and it is not picked up, please notify City Hall, 651-792-7600. If you call after hours, please leave a detailed message and a way we can contact you.
• If you are missed altogether, please contact City Hall.

RECYCLING IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

Advances in sorting technology are simplifying your recycling! Since December 2003 you can combine certain categories of your recycling because they can be sorted mechanically at the plant. See our new guidelines on the Recycling Page.

The 2006 recycling calendar is here!

You can now bring brush and branches to the County Compost Site on Pierce Butler Route during the season. Drop-off of brush is free, but you must be able to show that you are a resident of Ramsey County. More information.

Neighborhood Liaison Handbook

The Falcon Heights Neighborhood Liaison Handbook is now online! This valuable and useful compendium was put together by volunteers on your city Neighborhood Commission.