Calendar:
- January 31 – Join the Lions Club Meal Pack, 6-8 pm, 2723 Patton Rd., Roseville. Meals are distributed throughout the region, including at the New Brighton Community Center.
- February 6 – Club Meeting at noon at The Exchange; board meeting at 11.
- February 20 – Club Meeting at noon at The Exchange
- April 19, – Gold Plate Dinner at Mounds View Community Center
Notes:
- GPD Sponsors: Please give John J, Jason or Cindy your suggestions for businesses or charitable minded individuals to sponsor the Gold Plate Dinner – our ONLY fundraiser. [Remember the days of selling turkey legs, roses, corn on the cob …]
- Merchant Minute: Let’s learn more about our neighborhood businesses and let them know more about us. Give Cindy names of area business people who will then be invited to share a meal and spend 5-10 minutes telling us about their enterprise.
- Charlie, Dave, the Jacobsens and John J are responsible for March and April programs and meeting place set up and take down. John O, Cindy, Mary, Nils and Susie have May and June. Please let John Johnson and Jason Miller know what the programs will be.
- Board Members and Officers for the 2024-2025 Rotary year will be elected at the February 6th meeting
- Reminder - Indicate on the order form if you prefer coleslaw or salad to fries, and any necessary dietary requirements. Guest meals are $15.
Speaker:
- Craig Schlichting, New Brighton Director of Community Assets and Development, updated us on infrastructure changes/improvements happening, especially along Old Highway 8.
- The City adopted a Living Streets Policy which includes creating bike lanes and pedestrian sidewalks, trees planted in boulevards, and storm water features to address flooding problems.
- An Accessory Dwelling Unit policy is being developed.
- The City will install nine charging stations for electric vehicles. Installation of the chargers has been delayed by unavailability of needed components. Craig and President John Johnson are shown below.
