Shakopee Snapshot: Fall 2024

IN LEHMAN’S TERMS A message from the Mayor of Shakopee Hello Shakopee! Another summer has passed, and this year we had the highest flood of my lifetime cresting at 719.5 feet—not quite reaching 1965 flood levels, but above the 1993 levels.

CITY CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 2 Labor Day: City offices and Community Center closed 14 Movie in the Park: 7 p.m. (dusk), Huber Park, free OCTOBER 7 Fire Department Open House: 5–7 p.m., Station #1 12 Movie in the Park: 7 p.m. (dusk), Huber Park, free 19 Fall Clean Up Day:

I’m proud to report that thanks to the proactive actions of City staff, past and current City Councils, and others in our community, we experienced minor impacts to people, property, or infrastructure, besides the traffic inconvenience from surrounding road closures. As we enter the fall and winter seasons we start to think about raking leaves, shoveling snow, and all the other fun chores that come with colder weather. Once again, I will ask those capable and willing to clear your nearest fire hydrant and street drain. This is certainly not required of residents, but it does benefit the community at large. As for garden and other yard waste recycling, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community over the past years has graciously allowed Shakopee residents free drop-off on certain dates and times at the Organic Recycling Center. Their new recycling center on County Road 41 will be opening soon, so keep an eye out for information about that. This time of year, your City Council and City staff become focused on the budget, property tax, and spending process. We will continue to place the people we serve first, focusing on low taxation through efficiencies, cost effective priority services, local partnerships, and innovation. Speaking of taxes, Shakopee received the prestigious 2024 City of Excellence Award from the Minnesota League of Cities for offering transparency through our online property tax receipt tool. Basically, you can go online to www.ShakopeeMN.gov/taxreceipt and enter your home’s market value to get a breakdown of how your tax dollars are spent in detail. It’s a very cool tool and we are very proud of it. Please keep in mind this tool only reflects the City portion of your tax bill, as the school district and Scott County tax levies are controlled by their respective elected bodies. Special kudos to our finance director and team for the extra effort to provide this tool to our community and to our communications department that plays a special role in getting the information out. As we head into the school year, please watch for the kids walking and biking and be extra cautious around school buses picking up and dropping off kids. We want everyone to get home safe! In closing, feel free to reach out to myself and or your other council members if you ever have a concern. We serve you! I wish the best to our community this fall, and I hope you see you at one of our community events in the coming months. View a list of events at www.ShakopeeMN.gov/calendar . Matt Lehman Mayor of Shakopee mlehman@ShakopeeMN.gov Mayor Matt Lehman

7:30–11:30 a.m., Shakopee Public Works parking lot

26 Spooky Family Fun:

4–7 p.m., Huber Park, free, no registration required 31 Trick-or-Treat at City Hall:

3–4:30 p.m., City Hall, free, no registration required NOVEMBER 11 Veterans Day: City offices closed, Community Center remains open 28 Thanksgiving: City offices and Community Center closed 29 Day After Thanksgiving: City offices closed, Community Center remains open DECEMBER 3 City Budget Hearing: 7 p.m., City Hall

Find the latest city calendar at www.ShakopeeMN.gov/calendar .

CONTACT US MAYOR MattLehman............. mlehman@ShakopeeMN.gov COUNCIL MEMBERS Angelica Contreras. . . . . . . . . . acontreras@ShakopeeMN.gov JimDuLaney.............. jdulaney@ShakopeeMN.gov JesseLara................. jlara@ShakopeeMN.gov JayWhiting................... jaywhtng@aol.com CITY ADMINISTRATOR William Reynolds. . . . . . . . . . . breynolds@ShakopeeMN.gov

CITY HALL 485 Gorman St., Shakopee, MN 55379

Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 952-233-9300 TTY..........................952-233-3837 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . administration@ShakopeeMN.gov Website................... www.ShakopeeMN.gov The Shakopee Snapshot is produced four times a year by the City of Shakopee. Comments or suggestions can be directed to the editor, Amanda McKnight, at amcknight@ShakopeeMN.gov .

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