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The Richfield Recap - February 24, 2022 |
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Get planning: registration now open for summer programs
Registration is now open for the spring and summer recreation programs! Get all the details in the Spring and Summer Recreation Program Guide, now available online. Hard copies will arrive in resident mailboxes in March.
Read about all of Richfield's greatest summer hits, including:
- Free summer playground programs
- Kids camps at Wood Lake Nature Center
- Tuesday concert schedule for the Richfield Bandshell
- Passes for the Richfield Outdoor Pool
- Senior programming
- Youth tennis lessons, art classes and so much more!
Muchas descripciones de los programas, eventos, y comodidades de los parques están en ambos idiomas en el folleto. También se puede encontrar más información en español en www.richfieldmn.gov/programasrecreativas.
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Meet the RPD's new full-time social worker, Mariel Czech
Mariel Czech is a Hennepin County senior social worker that will work side-by-side with the Richfield Police Department. As an embedded social worker, Czech receives referrals from the police regarding individuals the department has encountered. Czech is dedicated to reaching out to individuals to offer support, provide resources, coordinate, and make referrals to community providers in hopes of reducing the need or calls for service from the police department.
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 What do I do with this?
Ever have something you’re not sure how to dispose of? Maybe it’s hazardous waste, recycling, trash, or possibly could be donated? Besides contacting our sustainability staff via email at garbageandrecycling@richfieldmn.gov, you can also use Hennepin County’s interactive Green Disposal Guide! They have info on everything from appliance recycling to yard waste to odd items like sewing machines and toilets.
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 Is your house cold?
If so, the Home Energy Squad (HES) and City of Richfield can help to make sure you are staying warm all winter and maximizing your home's energy potential!
When you schedule a HES visit, an energy consultant will come to your house, identify ways your home can be more energy efficient, and install items like LED lights, door weather stripping, a programmable or smart thermostat, and more! .
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Bilingual Snowshoe Hike a success
On Sunday, February 20, more than two dozen people joined Mayor Maria Regan Gonzalez to learn about snowshoeing and trek across the marsh. Wood Lake Nature Center manager, Paul Smithson, taught about the history and physics of snowshoes and the mayor translated into Spanish for the Spanish speakers in attendance. The group was able to put on snowshoes and navigated the cattails and open ice of Wood Lake. Hot cocoa and cookies were the seasonal treat to wrap up the unseasonably warm day.
This was the second bilingual winter program that Wood Lake Nature Center and the mayor have teamed up for. January's cross country ski program was also a great success.
A bilingual birding event is in the works for this spring.
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 MnDOT 494 Corridor Project moves on to next phase
On Tuesday, the city council provided municipal consent for MnDOT’s future I-494 Project 1. Construction is scheduled to begin late summer 2023 and run through 2026. The project will include the following elements:
- Creation of E-ZPass lanes west of I-35W
- Reconstruction of the Nicollet, Portland, and 12th Ave bridges
- Construction of a new pedestrian bridge at Chicago Ave,
- Creation and upgrade of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure
- Changes to local access to the interstate.
Work will continue on the aesthetic details of the corridor as well as construction impacts. To learn more about the aesthetic features being considered, please attend the March 1 virtual listening session.
Please contact Transportation Engineer Ben Manibog at bmanibog@richfieldmn.gov or 612.861.9792 for more information.
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Join the Richfield Team!
The city is currently hiring a number of positions, both seasonal and full-time. More summer jobs will posted in the coming months.
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