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The Study Group was formed in June 2002 by the St. Anthony City Council to conduct a <br /> needs assessment for the Fire and Public Works Departments and to recommend facility <br /> options to meet those needs. <br /> This study is not the first attempt to address the needs of St. Anthony's aging Public <br /> Works facility. In 1999, the City hired an architect/engineering firm to propose a facility <br /> to meet the space'needs of the Public Works Department. The proposed facility design <br /> that was created to meet the needs required significant public investment. The City <br /> Council felt that any decision on facility needs should have much more public <br /> involvement and must also look at the needs of the Fire Department at the same time. <br /> "The process didn't work last time because people needed to be much more involved <br /> from the beginning and that is why it is so important for people to come out, learn more <br /> about the topic, and help us weigh the pros and cons of the various options," <br /> Archambault said. <br /> "This is not about the City building a nice facility for people to work in," Archambault <br /> said. " This is about determining how to ensure we have facilities that are safe and <br /> functional and enable the people who work for us everyday to provide us with the kind of <br /> service we want for the next 50 years." <br /> The Open House format allows attendees to come and go at their leisure since there is no <br /> formal presentation. Exhibits will provide information on the problems with the current <br /> facilities, the work of the Study Group, the options under consideration, the financing <br /> options, and the operations of the Fire and Public Works Departments. <br /> If you have questions about the Open House, call city offices at 612-789-8 8 8 1. <br /> -30- <br />