City Achieves GreenStep Cities Step 2 Award
In March 2021, the City of Mendota Heights joined more than 850 communities throughout Minnesota that are participating in the GreenStep Cities challenge.
Minnesota GreenStep Cities is a free, continuous improvement program based upon 29 best practices that are tailored to Minnesota cities and focus on cost savings, energy use reduction and encouraging civic innovation.?
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Added Crosswalk Safety at Dodd Rd. and South Plaza Dr.
Traffic delineators are used to direct traffic flow and?provide a safety barrier for pedestrians. This week, the City received a permit from the Minnesota Department of transportation to add pedestrian delineators along Dodd Rd., near the crosswalk at South Plaza Dr.
The installation of these delineators will protect pedestrians stepping off the curb to cross to the east, from vehicles traveling south on Dodd Rd. and attempting to pass those making a left turn onto South Plaza Drive.
For more on the City?s efforts to increase the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians in our community, see the Bike and Pedestrian Plan finalized last year.
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 Raingarden Education Night
On Thursday, July 13, the Dakota County Master Gardeners hosted a raingarden education night featuring a tour of the curb-cut raingardens within the Ivy Falls East neighborhood, as well as at St. Paul?s United Methodist Church and the Wesley Lane neighborhood. These raingardens were installed as part of the City?s Boulevard Raingarden Program, available to residents undergoing a street improvement project.
Raingardens are gardens that are designed to capture and treat rainwater runoff from lawns, roofs, streets, and other impervious surfaces. Stormwater runoff from these areas often carries pollutants such as oil, grease and heavy metals, as well as grass clippings, leaves and lawn care chemicals. These pollutants would otherwise end up in our surface waters, such as the Mississippi River.
Participants in this free event learned about native plants and their benefits, as well as the benefits that raingardens provide.
Register Your Neighborhood Event by?Monday, July 24
Each year on the first Tuesday night in August, the City of Mendota Heights hosts "Night to Unite," a summer evening dedicated to celebrating and strengthening the commitment to a safe community.
Night to Unite 2023 is Tuesday, Aug. 1.
Neighborhood representatives are asked to register their Night to Unite events by Monday, July 24, so members of the Police, Fire and Ambulance service can stop by to visit.
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Fall Program Registration
Mark your calendar! Registration for fall day camps, lessons, classes, trips and programs begins at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17.
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Tour de Rec
Join us for the City?s traveling program that brings free recreation events to local neighborhood parks and facilities! Activities include sports, games, arts and crafts, and more!
Tuesdays; 1:30?2:30 p.m. ?
July 25 ? Playgrounds and Puzzles, Mendakota Park
Aug. 1 ? Nature Scavenger Hunt, Garlough Park
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Music in the Park: The M & M Show
Wednesday, July 26; 6 p.m.
Market Square Park
Join us for some free family fun with live, outdoor music from Big Mike and Mark Z.
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Weekly Crime Report
The Mendota Heights Police Department provides a weekly list of incidents taking place in our community.
Previous crime reports?are available in the?Laserfiche archive system?on the City website.?
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Schedule
Planning Commission Meeting
July 25; 7 p.m.
City Council Meeting
Aug. 2; 7 p.m.
Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
Aug. 8; 6:30 p.m.
Natural Resources Commission Meeting
Aug. 9; 6 p.m.
Meetings take place at City Hall; changes or cancellations are noted at?mendotaheightsmn.gov/calendar.
How to Watch
Watch online or on demand at?townsquare.tv/webstreaming;?or on cable television:
- City Council & Planning Commission:?Ch. 18/798 HD
- Airport Relations (select meetings televised), Natural Resources & Parks and Recreation Commission:?Ch. 15/859 HD
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