District 1 Updates from Commissioner Frethem

Ramsey County, Minnesota sent this bulletin at 03/05/2024 09:54 AM CST

Serving the communities of Arden Hills, Gem Lake, North Oaks, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Township, and parts of Mounds View, Spring Lake Park and Blaine.

March 5, 2024

Nicole Frethem
Commissioner, District 1
651-266-8362 or 651-425-9580
Email

Ami Wazlawik
Principal Assistant
651-266-8355
Email

Nancy Larson
Administrative Assistant

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Board Meetings

The next Board of Commissioners meeting is March 12th at 9:00 am. Links to board meetings, workshops, and related documents can be found on the Ramsey County webpage.

Resources

Are you or someone you know struggling to pay for housing, food or childcare? Apply for financial assistance via MNbenefits.mn.gov, a new, mobile-friendly benefits application for Minnesotans.

Learn more about eligibility, programs you can apply for, and more at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/faq.

Northeast Youth & Family Services (NYFS) is a nonprofit, community-based and trauma-informed mental health and community services organization that has been serving people in the northeastern suburbs since 1976.

NYFS services include clinic-based and telehealth counseling for all ages, school-based services, day treatment services for middle and high school youth, diversion programming for youth, Community Connections programming for isolated youth, and Community Advocate services.

Ramsey Connected is an initiative designed to ensure all Ramsey County residents have access to low-cost internet and computers and the skills to use them.

Ramsey County believes internet access is a basic need and low-cost internet should be available to all residents. While Ramsey County is not an internet service provider, we serve as a promoter, connector and partner through our Ramsey Connected program.

For more information on internet resources, please visit Ramsey County's webpage.

Presidential Primary Election Day

Polls are open until 8 pm this evening! Find your polling place here.

Mosquito Treatment Drone

At last week's Metropolitan Mosquito Control District meeting we got to see one of the drones that technicians use for mosquito treatment. You can learn more about the drones and how they're used in this video.

Virtual Meeting on Sucker Lake Swan Deaths

Join me for a virtual meeting on Wednesday, March 6th at 6 pm to address numerous swan deaths due to the use of lead sinkers on the north side of Sucker Lake within Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park.

More information and a link to the Zoom meeting is available at ramseycounty.us/Swans.

To view upcoming Ramsey County events check out the County's event calendar.

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