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Volume 18 Issue 1

April 1 2021

Mark your

calendars

for the

annual

Roseau

Communi-

ty Wide

Garage

Sale

May 8th

Pet Regulations The City of

Roseau requires the

licensing of all dogs and cats A lifetime tag can be obtained from the Roseau PD for $5 In addition the city main-tains leash laws for all

animals outside of homes or fenced yards

Please be courteous to your neighbors and friends

by restraining your pets cleaning up their waste

and controlling barkingwhining

Pet waste stations are pro-vided around the city in

parks and along trails please use them

Did you know that a constantly running toilet can use up to 200 gallons

per day

Water leaks can account for on average 10000 gallons

of water wasted in the home every year enough to fill a swimming pool Please keep your plumbing in good

working order

The Roseau EDA Moving Forward on the Eleven01

Apartment Project

SPRING CLEANUP Winter is retreating and soon it will be time for some spring cleaning A citywide clean-up will again be held weather dependent early in May The citywide clean-up is a great time to get rid of items cluttering your home and yard City crews will collect brush and other vegetative debris piled along the curb line

The Utility Department also accepts appliances tires scrap metal and other house-hold items at the city shop on 1198 West Center Street for a small fee Please call for a list of accepted items 463-2351

Residents and business own-ers are also asked to take pride in our community and collect garbage and other de-bris that may have accumulat-ed over the winter along windbreaks ditches and fence lines around the city

The City of Roseau was re-cently awarded $1441 million from the Minnesota Housing Workforce Housing Grant pro-gram to help fund the Elev-en01 apartment complex be-ing proposed by the Roseau EDA The Roseau EDA is the housing and economic devel-opment arm of the City es-tablished by State Statute with development powers not available to the City Council

The Eleven01 project was pro-posed by the EDA to address a severe shortage of market rate rental housing in Roseau A recent housing study con-ducted by the EDA showed a large deficit in available rental housing and provided justifi-cation for the 37-unit complex being developed in coopera-tion with DW Jones Manage-

ment DW Jones is a prolific apartment project develop-ermanager in northern Min-nesota including many pro-jects in Roseau and Warroad

The Roseau EDA is currently finishing construction plans for Eleven01 project and pending acceptable bids it is hoped the project will break ground in late spring early summer of 2021 Construc-tion completion is expected in early 2022 with occupancy shortly thereafter

It is the hope of the EDA that the Eleven01 project will provide some temporary relief to the current housing shortage however addition-al housing options will need to be pursued for long-term stability of the community

Long-time Mayor Jeff Pelowski passes the gavel to

new Mayor Dan Fabian at the January City Council meeting

Page 2 H O M E T O W N U P D A T E

City Awarded $400000 in Grant Funding for Pedestrian Bridge over Roseau River

In February the Minnesota De-partment of Transportation (MnDOT) District 2 Area Trans-portation Partnership (ATP) re-viewed application from four northwest Minnesota communi-ties seeking Federal Transporta-tion Alternatives funding for non-highway projects The City of Roseau submitted a project to construct a new pedestrian

bridge over the Roseau River at the Ros-eau Dam site The project involves con-structing new walkways from 3rd Avenue NE to a pedestrian bridge over the ex-isting Roseau dam ultimately connecting to Main Avenue N After review and rank-ing of the four projects the MnDOT Dis-trict 2 ATP announced the award of $400000 for the Roseau project This project restores a previous walkway that existed when the dam was originally constructed Although very popular the original walkway was removed due to damages from debris during annual flood-

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ing in the Roseau River Additionally the bridge became an obstruction during high water events in the river The new bridge is designed to be well above the 100-year flood event so that high water events can easily pass under the bridge without worsening flood conditions upstream The Cityrsquos comprehensive pedestrian plan has had the restoration of this walkway as part of its future goals for many years but due to floodway concerns the project was not feasible The changes in the floodway from the East Diversion project now make this project possible The Federal funding for the project will be available for construction in 2025 The project is estimated to cost $540000 in todayrsquos dollars The City will seek a DNR trails matching grant that could provide up to 75 of the remaining costs of the project when constructed Submission of an application to the DNR will need to coincide with the timing of the Federal funding in 2025

the current design does not adequately serve the very urban nature of this corri-dor There exist many safety issues particularly for pedestrians and bicyclists within this highway corridor

The new urban design will allow for what MnDOT calls a ldquocomplete streetrdquo where pedestrian accommodations lighting and other safety features per-taining to an urban location are consid-ered as part of the street design In ad-dition the new design would better ad-dress storm water drainage through the cityrsquos storm sewer system rather than

The Minnesota Department of Transpor-tation (MnDOT) recently announced that it is seeking proposals from consulting engineers to submit qualifications for work on the Highway 89 reconstruction project within the City of Roseau MnDOT is proposing a major Hwy 89 construction project from Hwy 11 to 7th Street SW in 2026 This reconstruction project involves converting the highway from a rural section design to a curb and gutter city street design

The City of Roseau has been requesting a conversion to the highway for decades as

through above grade roadway ditches

The new street design will also address highway access issues at Center Street through the construction of a rounda-bout at that intersection The signal light at 6th Street SW will also be re-placed with a roundabout intersection to improve traffic flow through that intersection as well

When complete the project should im-prove the safety drainage and aes-thetics along this corridor as well as improving the efficiency of this im-portant street arterial

MnDOT Seeking Engineering Consultant for the Re-design of MN Hwy 89

Location of proposed pedestrian bridge over the Roseau River This site

is also a popular fishing location and these new improvements will provide

greater access to the site

V O L U M E 1 8 I S S U E 1 Page 3

Planning Commission City Tour

In May the Roseau Planning Commission makes its annual tour of the City The pur-pose of the tour as required by City Code is for the Planning Commission members along with Police and Building Officials to identify any nuisance and building code vio-lations that exist on both public and private properties The goal of the exercise is to ensure the overall health safety and welfare of the community Unkempt properties and other nuisances if left unchecked can lead to blight conditions and a general decline in the community

The most common violations found during these tours are the following

bull Inoperable unlicensed and junk cars being stored on a prop-erty outside of a fully enclosed building

bull Storage sheds and garages in states of disrepair (for example peeling paint broken windows and doors leaning or

The Roseau County Museum is now open In April they are having an Egg Hunt Eggs will be hidden around the museum for youth to find Stop in and see all the new exhibits they believe you will be pleasantly sur-prised with the changes Hours are 930-5 pm Monday-Friday Admis-sion to the museum is free Find us on Facebook

Residential Lots for SalemdashOak Crest Estates

The City of Roseau recently awarded a con-struction contract to Davidson Construction to install water and sewer improvements to the new Oak Crest Estates Subdivision in Roseau The new lots located south of Oak Crest Boulevard lie just west of the front nine of the Oak Crest Golf Course The initial phase of development provides 17 12 acre lots Installation of the under-ground improvements to the first 17 lots are planned for completion by the end of

August 2021 so that new housing projects can be undertaken simultaneously in the summer of 2021 Final street paving of Phase 1 will be completed in the summer of 2022 More information on lots pricing and development can be found on the cityrsquos website Anyone interested in pur-chasing one of these new lots should con-tact Todd Peterson Community Develop-ment Coordinator at 218-689-0047 or e-mail toddpetersoncityroseaumnus

PHASE 1

unstable condition)

bull Houses with considerable peeling paint missing siding or un-sided (for example exposed plywood house-wrap or other unfinished material)

bull Car parts machinery furniture con-struction materials or other debris outside of an enclosed garage or stor-age building

bull Long grass and weeds exceeding 6rdquo in length

Properties identified during the tour as being in violation of City Code are referred to either the Police Department or Building Official for further action as appropriate Typically any property owner with a viola-tion is notified by mail of the violation and given a timeline to abate the condition If a violation is not addressed within the timeframe given the City will ticket the

violator and proceed to obtaining a court order for the abatement of the nuisance conditions at the property owners ex-pense

The City and Planning Commission request everyonersquos assistance in making Roseau a great place to live If you have any of the previously discussed violations on your property please address them as soon as possible If you do not know how to ad-dress any of these issue or cannot com-plete them for any reason please contact the City of Roseau to find out if there is any assistance that may be available to help you

The Planning Commission attempts to view every property in the City during its tour however it is impossible for them to see everything so if you are aware of a prop-erty that is not being adequately main-tained please report it to the Roseau City Clerkrsquos Office or Roseau Police Department for investigation

Page 2 H O M E T O W N U P D A T E

City Awarded $400000 in Grant Funding for Pedestrian Bridge over Roseau River

In February the Minnesota De-partment of Transportation (MnDOT) District 2 Area Trans-portation Partnership (ATP) re-viewed application from four northwest Minnesota communi-ties seeking Federal Transporta-tion Alternatives funding for non-highway projects The City of Roseau submitted a project to construct a new pedestrian

bridge over the Roseau River at the Ros-eau Dam site The project involves con-structing new walkways from 3rd Avenue NE to a pedestrian bridge over the ex-isting Roseau dam ultimately connecting to Main Avenue N After review and rank-ing of the four projects the MnDOT Dis-trict 2 ATP announced the award of $400000 for the Roseau project This project restores a previous walkway that existed when the dam was originally constructed Although very popular the original walkway was removed due to damages from debris during annual flood-

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ity

Up

dat

e

ing in the Roseau River Additionally the bridge became an obstruction during high water events in the river The new bridge is designed to be well above the 100-year flood event so that high water events can easily pass under the bridge without worsening flood conditions upstream The Cityrsquos comprehensive pedestrian plan has had the restoration of this walkway as part of its future goals for many years but due to floodway concerns the project was not feasible The changes in the floodway from the East Diversion project now make this project possible The Federal funding for the project will be available for construction in 2025 The project is estimated to cost $540000 in todayrsquos dollars The City will seek a DNR trails matching grant that could provide up to 75 of the remaining costs of the project when constructed Submission of an application to the DNR will need to coincide with the timing of the Federal funding in 2025

the current design does not adequately serve the very urban nature of this corri-dor There exist many safety issues particularly for pedestrians and bicyclists within this highway corridor

The new urban design will allow for what MnDOT calls a ldquocomplete streetrdquo where pedestrian accommodations lighting and other safety features per-taining to an urban location are consid-ered as part of the street design In ad-dition the new design would better ad-dress storm water drainage through the cityrsquos storm sewer system rather than

The Minnesota Department of Transpor-tation (MnDOT) recently announced that it is seeking proposals from consulting engineers to submit qualifications for work on the Highway 89 reconstruction project within the City of Roseau MnDOT is proposing a major Hwy 89 construction project from Hwy 11 to 7th Street SW in 2026 This reconstruction project involves converting the highway from a rural section design to a curb and gutter city street design

The City of Roseau has been requesting a conversion to the highway for decades as

through above grade roadway ditches

The new street design will also address highway access issues at Center Street through the construction of a rounda-bout at that intersection The signal light at 6th Street SW will also be re-placed with a roundabout intersection to improve traffic flow through that intersection as well

When complete the project should im-prove the safety drainage and aes-thetics along this corridor as well as improving the efficiency of this im-portant street arterial

MnDOT Seeking Engineering Consultant for the Re-design of MN Hwy 89

Location of proposed pedestrian bridge over the Roseau River This site

is also a popular fishing location and these new improvements will provide

greater access to the site

V O L U M E 1 8 I S S U E 1 Page 3

Planning Commission City Tour

In May the Roseau Planning Commission makes its annual tour of the City The pur-pose of the tour as required by City Code is for the Planning Commission members along with Police and Building Officials to identify any nuisance and building code vio-lations that exist on both public and private properties The goal of the exercise is to ensure the overall health safety and welfare of the community Unkempt properties and other nuisances if left unchecked can lead to blight conditions and a general decline in the community

The most common violations found during these tours are the following

bull Inoperable unlicensed and junk cars being stored on a prop-erty outside of a fully enclosed building

bull Storage sheds and garages in states of disrepair (for example peeling paint broken windows and doors leaning or

The Roseau County Museum is now open In April they are having an Egg Hunt Eggs will be hidden around the museum for youth to find Stop in and see all the new exhibits they believe you will be pleasantly sur-prised with the changes Hours are 930-5 pm Monday-Friday Admis-sion to the museum is free Find us on Facebook

Residential Lots for SalemdashOak Crest Estates

The City of Roseau recently awarded a con-struction contract to Davidson Construction to install water and sewer improvements to the new Oak Crest Estates Subdivision in Roseau The new lots located south of Oak Crest Boulevard lie just west of the front nine of the Oak Crest Golf Course The initial phase of development provides 17 12 acre lots Installation of the under-ground improvements to the first 17 lots are planned for completion by the end of

August 2021 so that new housing projects can be undertaken simultaneously in the summer of 2021 Final street paving of Phase 1 will be completed in the summer of 2022 More information on lots pricing and development can be found on the cityrsquos website Anyone interested in pur-chasing one of these new lots should con-tact Todd Peterson Community Develop-ment Coordinator at 218-689-0047 or e-mail toddpetersoncityroseaumnus

PHASE 1

unstable condition)

bull Houses with considerable peeling paint missing siding or un-sided (for example exposed plywood house-wrap or other unfinished material)

bull Car parts machinery furniture con-struction materials or other debris outside of an enclosed garage or stor-age building

bull Long grass and weeds exceeding 6rdquo in length

Properties identified during the tour as being in violation of City Code are referred to either the Police Department or Building Official for further action as appropriate Typically any property owner with a viola-tion is notified by mail of the violation and given a timeline to abate the condition If a violation is not addressed within the timeframe given the City will ticket the

violator and proceed to obtaining a court order for the abatement of the nuisance conditions at the property owners ex-pense

The City and Planning Commission request everyonersquos assistance in making Roseau a great place to live If you have any of the previously discussed violations on your property please address them as soon as possible If you do not know how to ad-dress any of these issue or cannot com-plete them for any reason please contact the City of Roseau to find out if there is any assistance that may be available to help you

The Planning Commission attempts to view every property in the City during its tour however it is impossible for them to see everything so if you are aware of a prop-erty that is not being adequately main-tained please report it to the Roseau City Clerkrsquos Office or Roseau Police Department for investigation

V O L U M E 1 8 I S S U E 1 Page 3

Planning Commission City Tour

In May the Roseau Planning Commission makes its annual tour of the City The pur-pose of the tour as required by City Code is for the Planning Commission members along with Police and Building Officials to identify any nuisance and building code vio-lations that exist on both public and private properties The goal of the exercise is to ensure the overall health safety and welfare of the community Unkempt properties and other nuisances if left unchecked can lead to blight conditions and a general decline in the community

The most common violations found during these tours are the following

bull Inoperable unlicensed and junk cars being stored on a prop-erty outside of a fully enclosed building

bull Storage sheds and garages in states of disrepair (for example peeling paint broken windows and doors leaning or

The Roseau County Museum is now open In April they are having an Egg Hunt Eggs will be hidden around the museum for youth to find Stop in and see all the new exhibits they believe you will be pleasantly sur-prised with the changes Hours are 930-5 pm Monday-Friday Admis-sion to the museum is free Find us on Facebook

Residential Lots for SalemdashOak Crest Estates

The City of Roseau recently awarded a con-struction contract to Davidson Construction to install water and sewer improvements to the new Oak Crest Estates Subdivision in Roseau The new lots located south of Oak Crest Boulevard lie just west of the front nine of the Oak Crest Golf Course The initial phase of development provides 17 12 acre lots Installation of the under-ground improvements to the first 17 lots are planned for completion by the end of

August 2021 so that new housing projects can be undertaken simultaneously in the summer of 2021 Final street paving of Phase 1 will be completed in the summer of 2022 More information on lots pricing and development can be found on the cityrsquos website Anyone interested in pur-chasing one of these new lots should con-tact Todd Peterson Community Develop-ment Coordinator at 218-689-0047 or e-mail toddpetersoncityroseaumnus

PHASE 1

unstable condition)

bull Houses with considerable peeling paint missing siding or un-sided (for example exposed plywood house-wrap or other unfinished material)

bull Car parts machinery furniture con-struction materials or other debris outside of an enclosed garage or stor-age building

bull Long grass and weeds exceeding 6rdquo in length

Properties identified during the tour as being in violation of City Code are referred to either the Police Department or Building Official for further action as appropriate Typically any property owner with a viola-tion is notified by mail of the violation and given a timeline to abate the condition If a violation is not addressed within the timeframe given the City will ticket the

violator and proceed to obtaining a court order for the abatement of the nuisance conditions at the property owners ex-pense

The City and Planning Commission request everyonersquos assistance in making Roseau a great place to live If you have any of the previously discussed violations on your property please address them as soon as possible If you do not know how to ad-dress any of these issue or cannot com-plete them for any reason please contact the City of Roseau to find out if there is any assistance that may be available to help you

The Planning Commission attempts to view every property in the City during its tour however it is impossible for them to see everything so if you are aware of a prop-erty that is not being adequately main-tained please report it to the Roseau City Clerkrsquos Office or Roseau Police Department for investigation

PRESORTED STD

US POSTAGE PAID

PERMIT NO 61

ROSEAU MN 56751

City Hall 121 Center Street E Suite 202

PO Box 307 Roseau MN 56751

Phone 463-1542

City Utilities 1198 Center Street West

Roseau MN 56751 Phone 463-2351

C I T Y O F R O S E AU

CITY COUNCIL

Dan Fabian -Mayor

Jane Evans Pat Novacek

Brady Johnson Amy Bassingthwaite

CITY DEPARTMENT HEADS

Todd Peterson-Community Dev Coord

David Drown-City Superintendent

Ward Anderson-Chief of Police

Linda Roseborough-Liquor Store Manager

Craig McMillin-Fire Chief

Our Website

wwwcityroseaumnus

Current Resident

Roseau MN 56751

abroad they returned to the US to live in Duluth MN During their time in Duluth Keith became a commercial pilot while work-ing in project management and sales for Cirrus Aircraft Their boys Micah and Kai have been playing hockey since they could walk Micah (currently in 3rd grade) is moving into Squirts next season and Kai (currently in Kindergarten) continues to have fun in Mites Both boys are very excited to play sports in Roseau and make new friends Anna works from home as a Finan-cial Analyst for Essentia Health in Duluth and will continue her job in Roseau While living in Duluth Anna and Keith were mites hockey coaches and team managers as well

New Parks amp Recreation Director

The City of Roseau would like to introduce its new Parks amp Recreation Director Keith Sev-erson Keith is a 2001 graduate of Roseau High School He went to the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks for engineering and there he met Anna (originally from Page North Dakota) They were married in 2006 and relocated to the country of Denmark in 2007 In Denmark they worked in the wind industry and later for LEGO leading the com-pany in their community engagement across the world In 2015 after having two sons

Exciting Additions to the Roseau Public Libraryrsquos Services

The Roseau Public Library would like to announce new services and items available for checkout as well as remind the community that they remain open to the public for patrons to come in The library has had the new Hoopla app for a year but patrons can now borrow up

to 7 items per month on the app The Libby app is also still available for digital items There are WiFi hotspots and Chromebook laptops available for patrons to check out

We are excited to announce the launch of Brainfusendashon demand anytime anywhere eLearning for all ages and levels Brainfuse is split into three modules HelpNow JobNow and VetNow HelpNow offers personalized homework help in core subjects (math reading

writing science and social studies) including SAT preparation JobNow is a versatile online service designed to support every step of the job search process featuring live online coaches who among other things assist in resumecover letter preparation and help patrons

prepare for job interviews VetNow helps veterans transition to civilian life through live interactive career assistance academic tutoring and much more

as Cub Scout leaders Keith has spent many years on the board of an outdoor youth hockey organization in Duluth including handling the upkeep of their ice resurfacing equipment and 3 rinks Keiths hobbies are primarily out-door activities such as hunting fishing camping and snowmobiling Roseau is a vibrant community to be a part of and after 20 years of trav-eling the world they are excited to land back home