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News from the City of Shakopee | Spring 2022

CITY NEWSLETTER A Greener Shakopee. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 City Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The View from Mars. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Employee/Manager of theYear . . . 5 Board/Commission Appointees. . . 5 Shakopee Crime Rate . . . . . . . . . . . 7 A Look Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ask the City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Parks & Recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Development News. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Public Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Chief's Notes .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Public Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Cover Photo: The City of Shakopee has incorporated an electric Ford Mustang Mach-E into its fleet, with a Ford F-150 Lighting on the way later this year

A Greener Shakopee City, SPU installing electric vehicle charging stations around town

With the demand for electric vehicles rising and only expected to increase further, Shakopee residents can rest assured they’ll never have to travel far to recharge their batteries The City of Shakopee is installing three electric vehicle (EV) charging stations—one at the Community Center and two in the downtown Lewis Street Parking lot Each will be a dual port station, meaning it can charge two vehicles at the same time “Our charging stations will help meet a growing demand,”said Michael Kerski, Planning and Development Director “When folks are consider ing buying an EV, they also consider the public availability of charging stations nearby”

"Our charging stations will help meet a growing demand." Michael Kerski Planning and Development Director

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The stations are partially funded by a diesel replacement grant from the Minnesota Pollution Con trol Agency and will add to the state’s current total of roughly 1,200 charging stations, according to the U S Department of Energy The city's chargers are Level 2 stations, which deliver a faster charge rate at a higher kilowatt rate The average time to fully charge an EV using a Level 2 charger is three to eight hours, compared to 11-20 hours using a Level 1 charger Continued on page 6

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