THE LATEST
 Free outdoor event!
This Saturday, Oct 23 | 5-7pm
Celebrate the season by taking your little ghosts and goblins for a spooktacular trick or tee-ing experience. Visit four golf course holes for a treat, and enjoy festive games, arts, and crafts, and mini glow-golf. Come dressed to impress for a costume contest at 6 p.m. — you could win a prize! Cider and snacks will be available. This event is geared for children ages 13 and under; adult supervision is required.
Location: Mendota Heights Par 3 Community Golf Course
 Seasonal safety reminder
With the change in seasons and shorter daylight hours, wearing bright and reflective clothing can help you be easily visible to drivers when outdoors. Many locations in Mendota Heights do not have separate sidewalks or trails, making this especially important when exercising on streets, as well as working in or near your driveway, and when assisting with storm drain cleaning and fire hydrant clearing. As snow season arrives, wearing bright and reflective clothing will also help plow operators see you more readily, keeping everyone safe.
On to our next goal!
Currently there are 749 households in Mendota Heights participating in the Dakota County residential organics drop-off program -- close to 16% of Mendota Heights households. With our first goal of 750 households nearly met, we're raising the bar on the Mayor's Challenge to a goal of 1,000 households signing up for the program by the end of this year!
With the new drop-off location at Mendakota Park, it's easier than ever to get started. Simply collect food scraps (veggies, fruits, bakery, coffee grounds, eggshells, dairy, meat, and bones) and non-recyclable paper products, put them into free compostable bags, and when convenient drop them off in the labeled dumpster at Mendakota Park. Don’t forget to take fresh compostable bags as you depart, and repeat the process. One wonderful side effect – your own garbage won’t smell and will be greatly reduced while reducing your carbon footprint and creating compost for our community.
Learn more and sign up.
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MSP Airport Fall Listening Session
Join the Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) next week for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) Fall Listening Session. The fall listening session is an opportunity for community members to provide feedback and input on the 2022 NOC Work Plan. The session will be held via Teams on October 27, 2021 at 6 p.m. To participate in this session or for more information go to macnoise.com/our-neighbors/msp-quarterly-listening-sessions.
Watch for your newsletter
The Fall/Winter issue of Heights Highlights is arriving in mailboxes. This issue features:
- The transition of city administrators
- New regulations for peddlers, solicitors, and transient merchants
- Behind the scenes at Public Works
- Snow removal Q&A
- And more!
The newsletter is mailed to all addresses in Mendota Heights.
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Now hiring
The City of Mendota Heights Parks and Recreation is accepting applications for the following seasonal positions:
You must be 16 years or older to apply.
 COVID-19 information
Kids deserve a shot:
- Minnesota has launched ‘Kids Deserve a Shot,’ a vaccine incentives program rewarding Minnesotans 12-17 years old for completing their COVID-19 vaccine series.
Vaccination locations:
- Walk-ins for Minnesotans are available at any state community vaccination sites; vaccinations are available for ages twelve to seventeen at sites administering the Pfizer vaccine.
Booster shots:
- Providers can now offer Pfizer booster shots to Minnesotans who are eligible, and who previously received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Learn more.
COVID-19 testing:
- The Minnesota Department of Health continues to host both saliva and nasal swab testing events throughout Minnesota. Tests are free and insurance is not required.
Recent highlights:
- Small businesses can register for a free virtual Business Law Group Q&A Session hosted by the Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers and Open to Business, in partnership with the University of MN Law School. The event will be held on November 17 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Register and send your questions in advance by emailing events@mccdmn.org.
Toy Swap results
 Neighbors Inc. was on hand to collect canned food donations and The Free Book Buggie gave away books to participants.
Thank you to all who came to the Toy Swap recycling event at Dakota Lodge in West St. Paul on Sunday, October 17. About fifty participants were in attendance. A total of 170 pounds of toys/books were "swapped" to enjoy being used at another household, and 126 pounds of items leftover were donated. A special thank you to Neighbors Inc., The Free Book Buggie, and local Girl Scout troop that assisted at the event.
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Upcoming events
Oct 23 | Mendakota Park
Oct 31 | Dakota Lodge, WSP
Nov 6 & 7 | Mendota Heights City Hall Parking Lot
Nov 20 | Heritage Library, Lakeville
 Residents can register for these reuse classes to gain new skills while helping reduce waste. Classes will take place at Mendota Heights City Hall. Registration is required; to register call Recycling Coordinator Cassandra Johnson at 651-552-4118 or email cjohnson@wspmn.gov.
Thursday, Nov 4 | 7-8pm
Monday, Nov 8 | 6-8pm
Thursday, Nov 18 | 7-8:30pm
 Where to bring yard waste this fall
As you clean up the yard in cooler weather, remember yard waste – branches, leaves and grass clippings – are not allowed in your trash.
 Accepting applications for the 2022 Program Year
Help protect our water by becoming a Minnesota Water Steward. Minnesota Water Stewards are certified residents and community leaders that work to prevent water pollution and educate community members to conserve and protect our surface waters. This program is a partnership between the Freshwater Society and the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization, as well as other cities, counties, watershed management organizations and non-profits.
The program is accepting applications for the 2022 program year. Training begins in January 2022 and runs through the spring. To learn more and apply, visit minnesotawaterstewards.org. You can also learn more at an upcoming virtual information session. Information sessions run about 45 minutes to an hour long and registration is required.
Recent highlights
Free community event
 Sun, Oct 31 | 7-9pm
Enjoy a gigantic bonfire to celebrate the season! Please park on surrounding streets and not in the Mendota Plaza parking lot. The City will be supplying oak pallets for the bonfire so residents are not allowed to bring brush to the site. Be sure to visit the Fire Prevention booth while you're there. Hot dogs/pop will not be served at the event. Thank you Paster Properties for the use of the bonfire site again this year!
Location: Lot behind Mendota Plaza
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