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St Anthony Village e--75th Anniversaryt Anthony Villagee 75th 77Challenge & Change 5th e e-AnniversarAth -the 1990sCensus figures showed an aging population and fewer school age children presented challengesto the schools with declining enrollment; the school board hired a new superintendent, WarrenRolek and with his leadership and the board’s endorsement of open enrollment and on theSAVHS reputation for excellence as a strategy, increased enrollment to 1540 students by 2001and which to the current day is driving the increasing demand for housing in the Village.Apache Plaza fell into foreclosure and losing tenants; Cub Foods commits to a new building.Parkview Building razed and City opens its new Community Center in 1997.Dr. Bill Carr, physician, volunteer, business owner, village health officer for over 40 years andfriend was named a “Villager of the Year” and a WCCO “Good Neighbor” in 1993 and wasawarded the Charles Bolles - Rogers Award as an outstanding community physician in 1994 bythe Hennepin County Medical Society.St Anthony Care Center and Chandler Place underwent extensive renovation and expansion.City officials committed to improving the infrastructure and improving local roads.100 year flood event in July, 1997 incited City officials to undertake a major flood abatementprogram, acquiring homes to create holding ponds, redesigning and installing improvements tostorm sewers that continued into the next decade.St Anthony Village e--75th Anniversaryhony VillageRenewal gee al al-75th Anniv77e -the 2000sOn-going Reconstruction of City Streets, Sewers and Utilities tomitigate flooding including holding ponds, Salo Park created.New fire station, public maintenance garage, municipal liquorstore.Silver Lake Village replaces Apache Plaza including the briefoccupancy of WalMart.Three Rivers Park District buys Salvation Army Silver Lake Campand creates Silverwood, an arts and nature park with a beautifulmultipurpose lodge and programming for all ages.Wilshire Park and High School Renovations and Expansions.Central Park Reconstruction including water capture and reuse.The Landings at Silver Lake Village, The Legends opened.8