Summer 2019 Hometown Messenger

How high did it rise? Using GPS coordinates, daily markers and the debris left behind by flood waters, the city's Engineering Division unofficially estimated the river crested just under 716” feet in Shakopee. Shakopee does not have an official river gauge, as the old one mounted on the Holmes Street pedestrian bridge was knocked off kilter and is in need of repair. A new gauge is being considered in Shakopee that would monitor river levels and flow. HIGHWAY 169 EXTRA LANE TO REMAIN UNTIL JULY As spring flooding closed area river crossings, including the Highway 41 bridge in Chaska, the Minnesota Department of Transportation restriped the Bloomington

Ferry Bridge to add an additional northbound lane to accommodate the extra traffic. While water levels have receded, historical data suggests flooding MnDOT plans to wait until after the Fourth of July to restripe the bridge to its permanent configuration. is not uncommon in June. Therefore, HISTORIC CRESTS IN SHAKOPEE 721.80 ft April 15, 1965 719.70 ft April 15, 1969 719.29 ft June 25, 1993 718.10 ft April 19, 2001 717.86 ft April 13, 1997 Source: National Weather Service

HOW CAN I HELP YOU? Meet Street Maintenance Operator Brian Theis. While Theis does a little of everything around the Public Works Department, he spends a lot of his time jetting the city's sewers, taking care of public trees and maintaining our concrete sidewalks. Q: How long have you worked for the city? A: A little over 15 years. Q: What do you like about working for the City of Shakopee? A: The wide variety of things we do and the different people we work with. It's never boring. Q: What's the best part of your job? A: I guess the best part is the guys you work with and the different variety of jobs. When we're out plowing, we do get a lot of people waving, saying good job, so that makes you feel good. This last winter when we kept going around and around, I felt so bad about burying people's driveways, but they were out there smiling and waving.

Environmental Engineer Kirby Templin, left, and GIS Coordinator Ryan Bormann measure the elevation of debris left behind after the river receded at Huber Park.

NEWS & NOTES New employees join staff Several new employees have recently joined the City of Shakopee organization: • John Clay, building inspector-electrical • Alex Godfrey, police officer

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• Terry Schmidt, maintenance operator • Tyler Menden, maintenance operator • Joshua Ritter, community service officer • Nathan Buska, building inspector

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