Winter 2022-23 Hometown Messenger

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News from the City of Shakopee | Winter 2022–23

CITY NEWSLETTER Transforming Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 City Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The View fromMars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2023 Budget and Levy. . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ask the City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 A Look Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Kick Off the Holidays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Parks & Recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Development News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 PublicWorks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–11 Public Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–13 Chief's Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Transforming safety City earns national recognition for community policing People are taking notice of the way the City of Shakopee has transformed its community policing program, so much so that the City was recently awarded a Voice of the People Award for Transfor mation in Safety ICMA Executive Director/CEO Marc Ott presents City Administrator Bill Reynolds with the Voice of the People Award for Transformation in Safety

This award is presented annually by the International City/ County Managers Association and Polco National Research Cen ter to local governments that demonstrate excellence in com munity engagement by turning resident feedback into action Shakopee’s award is, in large part, a result of our police depart ment dedicating itself to community policing

“You don’t find lawenforcement departments like ours just anywhere.”

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Bill Reynolds City Administrator

“You don’t find law enforcement departments like ours just any where,” City Administrator Bill Reynolds said “We are fortunate to have a department that seeks to make connections with our residents, which ultimately prevents crime from occurring in the first place I’m very proud that our efforts as a city have been recognized with this award”

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