November 2010 – Page 2

Minnesota Department of Transportion Open House

November 12, 2010

UPDATE: The Mn/DOT Open House originally scheduled for this Thursday, November 18th has been rescheduled for Monday, December 6th. Are you passionate about passanger and freight rail? Want to keep Rochester and Southeast Minnesota connected to other reginal centers? Do you believe in the future of our communities? As part of the public engagement process to connect Minnesota into a Midwest passenger rail system, Mn/DOT is hosting open houses in several communities over the next month. The…

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2010-11 A Litter Bit Better! Poster Contest

November 10, 2010

Announcing the Grand Prize winner for the 2011 A Litter Bit Better! Poster Contest – Ethan Manuell and his “Everything is Greener When It’s Cleaner” artwork! For the fourth year, we challenged all fourth grade students in Rochester to draw a brightly colored picture that displays: Why it is important to not litter How you will make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! There were 141 entries from classrooms across Rochester. With all of these fun and colorful entries it was…

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Rivers of Regeneration Art Exhibition

November 1, 2010

“Water Matters” is a coalition of Olmsted County regional groups focused on water sustainability issues in the Zumbro River Watershed region. For the past year, Water Matters has organized monthly public forums, events and tours to inform people of the fragility of and myriad threats to our irreplaceable water resources. Water Matters’ year of educational events will be capped in November by its most ambitious event yet, “Women and Water Rights: Rivers of Regeneration”–an exhibition of artwork by renowned…

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Boulevard Tree Planting Ordinance

November 1, 2010

The Boulevard Tree Planting Ordinance will come before the City Council at 7 pm, November 1. Since part of the mission of RNeighborWoods is to educate the community about city trees in Rochester neighborhoods we have summarized information about the Ordinance below. Make an informed decision and communicate with your Council representative your opinion. Below information taken from a memo to the City Planning and Zoning Commission from John Harford, Senior Planner, dated October 6, 2010, titled “Proposed Amendment R2009-007 TA…

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