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arvOF THIS IS IT •A hEW Pa rt. OMNI 'Partners MAY 25 - MAY 29, 1998 ADMINISTRATION community in need. The last few days have been dominated by a petition for a referendum on the theater site, the Construction is going well over at the community storm and construction related items at the center as the shape of the building is really taking community center. As everyone probably form. We have had to struggle a little bit with knows, the theater project was approved by the making sure prevailing wages are the going City Council on May 11. The approved plan standard amongst the contractors over there. One included a public right of way through the theater had to be let go and some additional paperwork site from Highway 10 to H2. This was required done to ensure compliance, but otherwise the in order to secure a traffic light from MNDOT, project is moving along well. At this Monday's but its necessity did not become clear until late in work session we will be going over staffing the project's development. Residents concerned options and realignment of Edgewood Drive. about increased traffic levels in their neighborhoods petitioned the city at the May 11 Last year's summer outing at the golf course for meeting for a referendum on the H2 access. By employees and their families went so well it is this week, I had reviewed the petition and found being done again. Watch for information on the they were short on proper signatures and their hows and whens, but keep your June 26 late petition question did not meet referendum afternoon and evening open! requirements. For now,the theater project is a go and we will have to watch and determine the Chuck Whiting impacts on the surrounding neighborhoods as it goes. Storm cleanup has gone well but takes time. FINANCE Debris is still being picked up this week and Rick The Auditors have finished the 1997 Audit and Wriskey has done a great job staying on the will have the final reports to us by mid June. effort here in town. I have been at a couple of Bruce has been busy taking care of those last meetings with Shoreview staff and their mayor minute special requests for reports & information and it is obvious in their faces how much effort needed to complete the audit. they have had to put into clean up the last couple of weeks. By contrast, we were lucky. Mike Mary's printer is smoking, putting out reports to Ulrich reported that some of our crews have gone make sure the closing numbers are the same as over to help, and Rick Jopke reported we will the auditors.' Mary is also working on the new help on some of their inspection problems. I Financial Management System. think that is great and would be comfortable in expecting a return of the favor if it was our The new payroll checks went out last week.