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SPRING/ SUMMER CityNews 2018 APPLE VALLEY SPRING/ PARKS & RECREATION SUMMER ACTIVITY GUIDE 2018 STREETS APPLE VALLEY PARKS & RECREATION PLAN YOUR MARCH - AUGUST ACTIVITIES SPRING & SUMMER HAVE BEEN COMBINED ACTIVITY GUIDE INTO ONE BOOK! CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, 7100 147TH STREET WEST SPRING/SUMMER 2018 STARTS ON PAGE 15 VOLUNTEER Thank You The City is very grateful, and appreciative of all of the volunteers who helped in a wide variety of tasks in 2017! Your dedication, generosity, and willingness to share your time and talents make a huge difference in our community. The many tasks that were accomplished would not have happened without each and every one of you. We wish to thank all of the volunteers listed here for a fabulous 2017!!! If you would like to find out how to join this group of amazing volunteers please email Diane Erickson at [email protected] or call 651-208-4840. Albeck, Jake Gerber, Wes River Valley Church Anderson Family Grove & Revolinski Families River Valley Project Explore Apple Seeds 4-H Hale, Pam & Ahrens, David Riveros, Nicole Apple Valley American Legion Auxiliary, Hansen Family Rossow, Samuel Unit 1776 Heinrich, Josh Rotary Club of Apple Valley Apple Valley Garden Club Hoekstra, Jay & Deb Rudloff, Mark Apple Valley Guitar & Piano Academy Jellum, Herb Salman Family Bluebird Volunteers Kettlekamp, Joan Scherer, Janine Boerboon, Lisa & Boy Scouts Kroeum Family School of Environmental Sciences Bossardt, Robert Last Family Schoos Family Brandt, Maddie Lessons-I-Love Piano Studio Schwartz Family Boy Scout Troop #293 Lifeworks Services, Inc Shaver Group Brooks, Prentice Liszka, Stan Smutka, Peggy Buhta, Nick Mancera, Dan South Cross Community Church CAMP McCollum, Ian South Metro ATV Club Christus Victor Lutheran Church McCormick, Pat South Suburban E-Free Church Colford, Colleen McKenzie, Karla & Dave Stael Family Dahlquist, Tom Midwest Special Services Inc Stubbs, Tim Dickey Family Miranda, Sam Teens Who Care Driscoll, Jeanne MOMS Club - Apple Valley North Uponor, Inc Dubanoski, Anna Nelson Family Wallace, Jack & Boy Scouts Eagle Scout Projects Nordic Woods Neighborhood Wiegele, Susie & Elise Engel, Nancy & Stephen Parsons, Nicholas Wing’s Financial Enright, Kellen Pike, Ken Wong, Tiffany Faith Park Neighbors Prohofsky, Cheryl Zhang, Sinjia Farquar Park Helpers Randall, Chuck and Karen Family & Friends Zoch Family Frerichs, Leroy & Laurel Reinhardt, Debbie 2 CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, 7100 147TH STREET WEST SPRING 2018 BUILDING INSPECTIONS WHAT’S NEW? The City is transitioning to all electronic plan submission and review software in early 2018! This means permit applicants will no longer need to print off two copies of plans. Instead, you will simply upload the plans electronically to our ProjectDox website along with your information for review and approval. Instructions will be available on the City website soon. SAVE TIME WITH ePERMITS! ePermits are available for common residential projects that do not require plans to be submitted for review. Here are some of SPRING MAINTENANCE TIPS the most common ePermits available: FOR HOMEOWNERS • Roofing • Siding Examine roof shingles and check to see if any were lost or • Window Replacement damaged over the winter. • Furnace Replacement • Fireplace • Gas Line Check gutters for leaks or clogs. Make sure downspouts drain • Ventilators away from the foundation. • Backflow Preventers Check outside faucets for freeze damage. Turn the water on • Dishwasher • Water Heater and place your thumb or finger over the opening. If you can • Water softener stop the flow of water, it is likely the pipe inside the home is • Mechanical (remodel) damaged. • Plumbing (remodel) Examine the chimney outer surface on wood burning fireplaces • Air Conditioner and have the flue cleaned and inspected • Electrical (remodel) • Electrical Service Panel by a certified chimney sweep. • Electrical Service Upgrade Test garage door openers to ensure that the door reverses when it hits an PREPARING YOUR SPRING/ obstruction or when the sensor beam is SUMMER PROJECTS interrupted. Do you have a list of items to do around your home? First, verify if a permit is needed by speaking to an Inspector at the Municipal Center. Here is a list of common household upgrades that do not need a permit: • Interior Wall Coverings • Cabinets • Vanities • Trim • Countertops • Interior Doors • Floor Coverings • Fences less than 7’ high • Retaining Walls less than 4’ high • Sheds less than 200 sq. ft. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, 7100 147TH STREET WEST SPRING 2018 952-953-2500 • www.cityofapplevalley.org 3 NATURAL RESOURCES So, consider planting a tree in May, Arbor Month of 2018. It may just help you ANNUAL CITY TREE AND SHRUB SALE land a nice big lunker. Apple Valley residents will be able to place orders for trees and shrubs beginning March 1, 2018. The orders will be ready for See What Happens When We Plant More Trees... https://www.arborday.org/trees/stormwater.cfm pickup on Saturday, April 28, at the Central Maintenance Facility. All trees and shrubs will be bare-root except for a limited number of potted pine trees. APPLE VALLEY GARDENING GRANTS An order form is included in this The Water Quality Improvement Cost Share Program provides publication of the City News. Order grants to property owners that install water quality projects on forms are also available at the Central properties in Apple Valley. Typical projects funded in the past Maintenance Facility, and on the City website, have included raingardens and native plant shoreline stabilizations www.cityofapplevalley.org where you may also place an (buffers). Qualifying online order. projects may be eligible for a reimbursement of 50% up to CAN TREES HELP YOU CATCH a maximum of $500. Apply MORE WALLEYE? early as funding is limited, It might seem like a strange idea that fish in your favorite lake can applications are competitive, benefit from something you do in your yard, but the and restrictions apply. connection of your yard to the local lake is Applications are due by May real. Water and pollutants that runoff your property when it rains flow to the nearest 1, 2018 - late applications stormdrain on the street which will be accepted if funds are is connected directly to local lakes and streams. Water entering still available. Visit http:// the stormdrain does not go to a water treatment plant, so whatever is cityofapplevalley. carried into the drain by runoff makes it to the local lake. org for more How can trees help? First and foremost, they reduce stormwater runoff. information. Less stormwater runoff means less pollutants are picked up and carried into the stormdrain. This reduction of stormwater runoff happens a number of ways: canopy interception of rain, increased infiltration, and tree uptake of water. Second, trees can reduce water temperatures by shading riverbanks and streets that runoff flows over on the way to the lake. Cooler water temperatures are critical to fish species like trout that require them. Shorelines with vegetation provide critical habitat. Lastly, trees will take up some of the pollution found in stormwater runoff. This includes pollutants like phosphorus that can reduce water clarity and dissolved oxygen by increasing algae growth (algal blooms). These impacts can change whole fish communities and are particularly hard on game fish. 4 CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, 7100 147TH STREET WEST SPRING/SUMMER 2018 FREE GARDENING WORKSHOPS Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) in conjunction with area cities, watershed management organizations, and Dakota County will be offering Landscaping for Clean Water Workshops. This free workshop will be held in various cities throughout Dakota County, including Apple Valley on April 11. The presentation will focus on native gardens, raingardens, and native plant shoreline stabilizations; you don’t need to live on a lake or pond to have a positive impact. Attendees will be invited to attend more in-depth design workshops later in the spring. To register, contact the SWCD at 651- 480-7777 or visit their web site at http://www.dakotacountyswcd.org. DAKOTA SWCD GRANT PROGRAMS RAINBARRELS & COMPOST BINS Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Save money on a new rainbarrel or compost bin. The Recycling administers grant programs for the installation of water quality Association of Minnesota will once again be offering rain barrels improvement projects on private property. Typical projects funded and compost bins for sale at a discounted price. Visit http://www. include raingardens, native plant shoreline stabilizations, and recycleminnesota.org for more information and to place your order. native plant gardens. Most qualifying projects receive a $250 grant; however, higher funding amounts may be available for large CONTACT DATA: projects. Attendance at a Landscaping for Clean Water Workshop For information on Apple Valley water quality or the benefits (see Free Gardening Workshops article) and the follow-up of landscaping for clean water, contact Apple Valley Natural design workshop is required to qualify for most SWCD financial Resources at 952-953-2462 or [email protected]. assistance programs. For more information, visit the SWCD mn.us. website at http://www.dakotacountyswcd.org. BE SURE TO AVOID EASEMENTS, RIGHT-OF-WAY AREAS AND UNDERGROUND UTILITIES WHEN MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO YOUR YARD Installing a new shed or fence this year? Thinking of adding some ease of access to maintain public infrastructure. There is no new trees to your yard? Avoid unwanted complications by knowing requirement to replace or reimburse for structures that must be before you start the project where any easements, right-of-way removed. You can save yourself time and money if you know areas, and underground utilities are located. where easements and rights-of-way are located on your property. An easement is an area that is set aside for access purposes, To view easements on the plat for your property go to utilities, and conservation. Most properties have some sort of http://gis.co.dakota.mn.us/dcgis/.