A. Presentation of payment to Girl Scouts for Assistance with Chanhassen Surface Water Management Program 1 A
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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
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MEMORANDUM
1 TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager
I FROM: Paul Krauss, AICP, Planning Director
DATE: November 1, 1993 •
1 SUBJ: Presentation of Payment to Girl Scouts for Assistance With the Chanhassen
Surface Water Management Program •
When the City embarked upon our Surface Water Management Program we always knew that
I education was a key element in protecting the quality of our lakes and wetlands. While the City
can and will do its part by carefully regulating new development, we depend upon our citizens
to make environmentally sound decisions. To this end, as one of our educational activities, we
I sought to have storm water catch basins labeled. Through pipes and ditches, water and other
materials entering these basins runs directly into our lakes and wetlands. It was therefor
important to remind people that materials such as oil, fertilizer, antifreeze and the like, should
I be kept out of the catch basins if we intend to continue to swim and fish in our lakes.
Hiring an outside contractor or diverting Public Works', employees from assigned duties to
I undertake the basin labeling program would have been an expensive proposition. We therefore
sought the assistance of organizations such as the Scouts to help out. Thanks to Vickie Goers,
we found that the local Girl Scout troops were willing to help. Troops #1134 under the
I leadership of Sally Johnson, #110 under Nancy Everson, #963 under Linda Mady, #1594 under
Katie Trent, #2146 under Judy Sones and #965 under Vickie Goers, they have completed much
of the work. We understand that the local Boy Scouts will be completing the job.
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On behalf of the City of Chanhassen, we are presenting a check for $250 to the Girl Scouts, for
I their good work. I am certain that the environment and our community is going to be a better
place because of their efforts. •
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