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Current Conditions

06-20-2013: Parks Advisory Committee Meeting
at 6 p.m. is canceled. More information available on the PAC webpage.

06-20-2013: Uptown Village Family BBQ
4 - 8 p.m. The sixth annual BBQ is at the Village Market Parking Lot, 16731 S. State Highway 13 W. Hosted by the Prior Lake Chamber. For info, call (952) 440-3900.

06-20-2013: Prior Lake Car Show
from 6 - 9 p.m. at the South Lake Village Shopping Ctr. in Prior Lake. For info, call Lee at (952) 440-2088.

06-22-2013: Prior Lake Farmers Market
8 a.m. - noon between Hastings and Dakota St. on Main Ave. Live music provided almost every weekend as is breakfast cooked on site, vendors, crafts and projects for kids.

MedallionLakefront Days Medallion Hunt Begins July 20!
Annual Lakefront Days Celebration Aug. 8 - 10
The Lakefront Days Medallion Hunt begins Saturday, July 20. New clues will be posted Saturdays and Wednesdays at 8 a.m. The medallion's finder receives $200 and an opportunity to be in the Lakefront Days parade. This year’s Lakefront Days celebration is from Thursday, Aug. 8 to Saturday, Aug. 10. For more information, click the Lakefront Days webpage.
LAKEFRONT PARK FREE CONCERT SERIES
June 20 Squires Band
June 27 The Perculators
July 4 DCamp Family Band
July 11 Chamber Market with Kidsdance
July 18 Battle of the Bands
July 25 Alison Scott
Aug. 1 Swing and a Miss
Aug. 9 Lakefront Days / Okee Dokee Brothers
Aug. 15 KidPower with Rachel
Aug. 22 Lehto and Wright
Aug. 29 Monarch

Free Summer Concert Series Underway
The City of Prior Lake Recreation Department is hosting FREE summer concerts in Lakefront Park, 5000 Kop Pkwy., in Prior Lake, every Thursday at 7 p.m. until Aug. 29. The Chamber Market Thursdays (June 13 and July 11) are from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with the band Kidsdance and include food, drink and family-friendly vendors. For more information, call (952) 447-9823. For rainout information, call the weather hotline at (952) 447-9825.

Parks and Recreation Summer Program Registration Underway
Rec Duck Logo RecsCheck out all the summer programs, camps and trips that  the Prior Lake Parks and Recreation Department is offering this summer in their new catalog. Registration begins April 1 at www.priorlakerecreation.com.


Farmer’s Market Takes Place Downtown on Saturdays Until October
The Prior Lake Farmer’s Market will begin Saturday, May 11 between Hastings and Dakota St. on Main Ave. and will continue each Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon until the middle of October (no market on Aug. 9 due to Lakefront Days). Live music is provided almost every weekend as is breakfast cooked on site. There are many vendors, crafts and projects for kids. For information about becoming a vendor email Karla Haugen.


Ridgemont Layout
City Summer Road Projects in 2013
The City of Prior Lake proposes to realign the Main and Ridgemont Avenues intersection and the connection to Hwy. 13. The project will reconstruct the traffic signal at Hwy. 13; slightly realignboth Main and Ridgemont Avenues; construct a trail, sidewalk, pond and two retaining walls; relocate the entrance to Kop Gardens; plant a native prairie area and oak trees; and remove a shed currently on the Kop Family Community Gardens site. Click here to view the Proposal Description, Environmental Screening Form and Environmental Assessment. These documents are also available at Prior Lake City Hall, 4646 Dakota St. SE in Prior Lake.
Other road projects include Welcome Ave. improvements in southeast Prior Lake near County Rd. 21, and two projects on County Rd. 12 and Sunset Ave. in the southwest. For more information visit the City Street and Utility Projects webpage.


160 project areaBloomington Ferry Bridge Improvements to Impact Traffic from July 26 to Aug. 23, 2013

The 20-year-old Hwy. 169 Bloomington Ferry Bridge will undergo joint replacement, drainage repair and shoulder improvements between Hwy. 101 in Shakopee and Pioneer Tr. in Bloomington and Eden Prairie over a three-week period. Major traffic impacts will start on July 26 and end on Aug. 23, but are subject to change. A significant portion of the work will result in congestion as both directions will be reduced to a single lane. Also expect temporary lane or ramp closures and possible detours as work is completed within segments of roadway. All businesses and residences will remain accessible throughout the project. For more information, visit the MnDOT's Hwy. 169 Bloomington Ferry Bridge Improvement webpage or click this local government PowerPoint.

Downtown South Study Underway
The split of the Prior Lake downtown area caused by County Rd. 21 imposes difficulties in maintaining a vibrant, connected downtown. The City of Prior Lake is planning a Downtown South Study to help develop a roadway network that can improve traffic connections to the changes at Hwy. 21 and Hwy. 13, and make it more compatible with future growth and redevelopment. For more information on this project visit the South Downtown Study webpage. Click here for the November 2012 Newsletter Update on this project.


Join the New Prior Lake and Scott County Emergency Notification System Today!
Code Red LogoThe City of Prior Lake is part of Scott County's upgraded emergency notification system called CodeRED, a high-speed telephone emergency notification service. The CodeRED System allows public safety agencies to deliver pre-recorded information to targeted areas. There are several types of situations that prompt a message from CodeRED including emergency, general or weather notifications. It's up to you what you receive. Click here for more information and to enter the secure, customized Community Notification Enrollment (CNE) page.

Yellow Ribbon logoGet Involved to Honor, Serve and Support Military Families
Beyond the Yellow Ribbon – South of the River is a community effort to honor, serve and support all military families, past and present. Scott County residents, businesses, schools and faith communities are invited to join in its efforts. Visit Beyond the Yellow Ribbon – South of the River website or call (952) 440-5011 to find out how you can help. Beyond the Yellow Ribbon meets the first Tuesday of each month at the lower level of the Prior Lake VFW 7 p.m.

Commercial Property Available
The City of Prior Lake is working with local building owners to bring new business into the city. Click on buildings with space for lease, buildings for sale, and land for sale for information. You can also contact the Community & Economic Development Director at (952) 447-9813.

MN Statutes 471.701 requires that cities with a population greater than 15,000 annually post the “base salaries of its three highest paid employees." Longevity pay and additional components of total wages have also been listed. However, it should not be presumed as total compensation. Further, actual wages for employees eligible for overtime may exceed the three highest base salaries posted below dependent upon overtime hours earned and other types of pay.
Position 2013 Base
Salary
Longevity
Pay
Other
City Manager $121,804 $22,500 City Manager also receives $5,400 annual car allowance. City Manager is not eligible for bonus or overtime pay regardless of hours worked.
Police Chief $113,552 0 Not eligible for longevity, car allowance, bonus pay or overtime regardless of hours worked.
Finance Director $107,554 0 Not eligible for longevity, car allowance, bonus pay or overtime regardless of hours worked.
In addition, MN Statutes 43A.17, sub. 9, limits “salaries” (including longevity but excluding overtime) to 110% of the Minnesota Governor’s salary unless a waiver is obtained from the State Management and Budget division. 
The 2013 maximum is $160,639. The City of Prior Lake has no employees over the statutory maximum.

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