Through the Looking Glass … The Invisible Land of Edina’s Utilities
The City of Edina’s Utility Division, which provides and maintains water, sanitary sewer and storm water service, is the “invisible land” in the world of Public Works. I say this because most of what...
View ArticleThings We Find In the Sewer (But Don’t Want To)
By David Goergen Interim Assistant Public Works Director When the Utility Division’s Operators are out cleaning sanitary sewers, it is just a matter of time before a curious resident will tentatively...
View ArticleNew Water Meters Are Coming! New Water Meters Are Coming!
By David Goergen Interim Assistant Public Works Director OK, maybe I’m going a bit overboard by having Paul Revere announce this, but we are pretty excited about the new water meter and remote-reading...
View ArticleSo Little Snow, So Much Time
By David Goergen Interim Assistant Public Works Director Why do Minnesotans seem so interested in talking about the weather? I’ve probably spent too much time pondering this question, but I think the...
View ArticleLow Water Levels
By David Goergen Interim Assistant Public Works Director Funny how much can change in a year. In the spring of 2011, Public Works was preparing for potential flooding along much of Minnehaha and Nine...
View ArticleBusy Days
By David Goergen Assistant Public Works Director Hello stranger! Since this is a one way communication, I have to take blame for the lapse of time between postings. So what’s been happening in Public...
View ArticleMy First Four Weeks on the Job
By Brian Olson Public Works Director My name is Brian Olson and I am the new Public Works Director for the City of Edina. I want to to introduce myself, tell you about my past experience and give you...
View ArticlePumping Water 24/7
By David Goergen Interim Assistant Public Works Director I just finished our monthly well pumping and chemical feed report that the City is required to file with the Minnesota Department of Health...
View ArticleDo Your Research
By David Goergen Interim Assistant Public Works Director Like many of you, I read the letter to this week’s Sun-Current urging residents to research Edina’s new water meters. I totally agree that you...
View ArticleHold On to Your Butt!
By Brian Olson Public Works Director It has been nearly three months since I begua working for the City of Edina. It truly is a great place to work. The residents of this community take a great deal of...
View ArticleSevere Drought
By Brian Olson Public Works Director Last week, I received a phone call from a concerned resident who lives adjacent to Minnehaha Creek. Since I am not too familiar with Minnehaha Creek, I took that as...
View ArticleYellow Centerline Tabs to be Installed on Wooddale Avenue
By Brian Olson Public Works Director We have taken numerous phone calls about the advisory bike lanes on Wooddale Avenue since it was originally striped in late September. Some of them have been...
View ArticleUnsolicited Water Samples
By David Goergen Public Works Coordinator We’ve taken some calls from residents the past week about vials being left on their doorsteps with materials asking for water samples. There is no information...
View ArticleSnow Forts Can Be Deadly
By Brian Olson Public Works Director I have made it past the first snowfall as the Public Works Director for the City of Edina and was extremely impressed with the diligence and work ethic that the...
View ArticlePotential Leak Trouble Shooting Tips
By David Goergen Public Works Coordinator As most of you know, the City’s water meter replacement project is in its sixth month. So far, it has been very positive process and I would like to thank you,...
View ArticleStay Back, Stay Alive
As you go from one holiday event to the next, please keep in mind that plow drivers do their best to see everything. But make no mistake – plows are large pieces of equipment and have multiple blind...
View ArticleHAD YOUR SEWER SERVICE LINE CLEANED? LET US KNOW!
Being a homeowner is a great thing, but can bring a never ending string of headaches. The routine maintenance alone can chew up hours each week. Cut the grass, clear the snow, rake the leaves, get the...
View ArticleWater Meters and EMF
Perhaps you’ve seen the latest Letter to the Editor in the Sun Current (Vol. 43, No. 7, Feb. 14, 2013). “Do you know what electromagnetic frequency (EMF) is?” is the lead sentence. The...
View ArticleFriendly Reminders During Snow Season
As we enter the home stretch of another Minnesota winter, the snow banks are still growing, driveways are a bit narrower and we still have March – and the inevitable state tournament snow storm which...
View ArticleWill There Ever Be A Rainbow?
Fans of “The Simpsons” may recognize this as the title of C. Montgomery Burns’ autobiography. Excellent. But seriously, this winter weather is getting ridiculous. The forecast at lunch today said...
View ArticleArbor Day
By Tom Horwath, City Forester Even though April 26 is Arbor Day in Minnesota, we have postponed the City’s Arbor Day celebration to Friday, May 3. That’s just fine, because May is actually Arbor Month!...
View ArticleRain, Storm Damage and Ground Water
It seems I spend as much time commenting on the weather as I do writing about the work we do at Public Works and Parks Maintenance, but the truth is that much of what we do is weather dependent. The …...
View ArticleThe Age of Maintenance
Last Sunday’s (July 7, 2013) StarTribune “Opinion Exchange” had an interesting article titled “The Age of Maintenance.” The article’s author Peter Leschak looks into the historical relationship of...
View ArticleClearing Hydrants
There has been multiple social media interactions (Facebook, Nextdoor, etc) during the past week or so about the clearing of hydrants of snow to keep them operational for the Fire Department to use in...
View ArticleBig Trucks!
In honor and recognition of National Public Works Week, the Edina Public Works Department is hosting an Open House 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 17! See the equipment needed to operate a water system,...
View ArticleHappy Public Works Week!
Last Saturday, we hosted an Open House at our facility to kick off National Public Works Week. We had a great deal of fun and I want to thank each of you that attended. I can assure you that the … Read...
View ArticleInformation on Buckthorn
By Thomas Horwath, City Forester During the last two weekends of October residents were allowed to drop off buckthorn cut from private property to the city dump free of charge. About 200 residents took...
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