Election 2022
Absentee Voting
As of Oct. 19, more than 660 residents had already voted absentee - that's 7% of registered voters in Mendota Heights!
To vote absentee, stop by City Hall where you can register to vote, pick up an absentee ballot, and cast your ballot. If you have requested a ballot through the mail, you can drop it off at the secure ballot drop box outside City Hall. If you would like to request an absentee ballot through the mail, Click Here.
Absentee ballots can be submitted at any of the following locations:
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2022 Mendota Heights Mayor & Council Candidates
The following candidates have filed to be on the ballot (in order of filing):
For Mayor
Stephanie Levine
John Maczko
For City Council (two positions open)
John Mazzitello
Sally Lorberbaum
Jeff Nath
Candidate profiles available HERE
Election Links:
City of Mendota Heights Elections Website
Secretary Of State - Office Statement on Congressional District 2 Election
Register to Vote
 Trick-or-Teeing
5–7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22
Par 3 Golf Course
Celebrate the season by taking your little ghosts or goblins for a Spooktacular trick-or-teeing experience.
Free Shredding Event
9 a.m.–Noon Oct. 22
Mendakota Park
Residents of Mendota Heights, West St. Paul, South St. Paul, Sunfish Lake & Lilydale can shred and recycle confidential material at this event.
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Runway 17/35 at the Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport (MSP) closed on September 6, 2022, for safety area restoration work adjacent to the runway. Aircraft operating at MSP have been directed to use Runways 12L/30R and 12R/30L while Runway 17/35 was closed.
Runway 17/35 is now open and residents living below flight paths for this runway can expect a return of typical aircraft activity.
Anyone with questions regarding airfield or aircraft noise and/or runway closures may call the Community Relations Office at 612-726-9411.
MSP NOC Fall 2022 Listening Session
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP) Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) Fall Listening Session will be held next week at the MAC's General Office Building, 6040 28th Avenue South, on October 26, 2022 at 6 p.m.
The fall listening sessions are an opportunity to discuss and shape the Draft NOC Work Plan for the coming year. Community suggestions for 2023 Work Plan items will be solicited at this meeting.
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Mayor for a Day Essay Contest
What would Mendota Heights look like if kids were in charge? The League of Minnesota Cities Mayor for a Day Essay Contest is back to find out!
To enter, fourth, fifth and sixth-graders can answer the prompt, “What would you do if you were mayor for a day?” for a chance to win $100 and recognition in Minnesota Cities magazine.
The deadline for submissions is Dec. 12. Winners only will be notified in early January.
 We're Hiring!
Open positions include:
- Seasonal Skating Instructor
- Seasonal Warming House Attendant
- Seasonal Rink Flooder
Pumpkin Recycling
Nov. 5–6
City Hall Parking Lot
Toss pumpkins into a giant dumpster to be composted for free.
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Yard Sign Recycling
Nov. 9–20
City Hall
The City is partnering with Dakota County to collect and recycle used yard signs.
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 Winter Clothing Swap
4:30–7:30 p.m. Oct. 26
Veterans Memorial Community Center
Exchange gently used winter clothing with others.
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Dakota County Fix It Clinic
12–3 p.m. Nov. 19
Farmington Library
Get items fixed or mended for free and learn useful repair skills.
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South St. Paul Yard Waste Compost Site
Residents of Mendota Heights can compost yard waste such as grass clippings and leaves for a fee of $1 per bag or barrel at the South St. Paul Yard Waste Compost Site. The site is open Friday-Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. through Nov. 16.
Women’s Forest Congress Visits Oȟéyawahe/Pilot Knob Preservation Site
On Monday, Oct. 17, approximately 40 members of the 2022 Women’s Forest Congress toured the Oȟéyawahe/Pilot Knob Preservation Site. This inaugural event aimed to bring together diverse perspectives and collective expertise to develop strategies and solutions addressing the most pressing current and forthcoming challenges for forests and women.
The event brought national and international visitors, including members from British Columbia and England. Members of Dakota Tribal Nations, the Pilot Knob Preservation Association, Task Force, City and County staff were in attendance to provide information regarding the site’s value as a sacred site and its history, as well as the natural resources and habitat it provides for visitors and wildlife.
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In all seasons, remember that not picking up after your pet is not okay. Dog feces carry bacteria, including e-coli, and sometimes parasites that can enter and contaminate surface waters. When dog and pet feces is left behind, rain and snow melt wash it into our streams, lakes, wetlands and rivers, either via the stormwater conveyance system (storm drains in the street and stormwater pipes) or by overland flow.
These harmful bacteria can cause algal blooms and dangerous conditions for people, pets, and wildlife, as well as impede activities such as swimming. City Code 5-3-3. D. also requires pet owners to remove excrement left on any property, public or private, that is not owned by the dog owner. In all cases however, whether on your own property or others’, clean up after your pet as soon as possible in order to protect our surface waters.
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 Fall Golf Rates
There's still time to fit in a round or two at discounted fall rates:
$10 per golf round
$7 per footgolf round
Info and tee times: Call 651-454-9822
Weather permitting, the course will continue to be open; call for updates.
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