Blaine CityConnect 2017 Night to Unite is a Huge Success The 2017 edition of Night to Unite was held on Tuesday, August 1st, and it was another successful evening of bringing together the community as a whole. Night to Unite is a community building event designed to encourage residents to spend an evening outside with their neighbors getting to know each other. It’s also an opportunity for various City departments to visit with residents
Members of SBM Fire Department pose for a picture with some excited younger residents.
Police Officer Michelle Moore receives a heartfelt, “Thank you for your service!”
of all ages and talk about crime trends, current and future development, road projects, introduce the K-9 Units, demonstrate City equipment, and more. Night to Unite also gives the citizens of Blaine a chance to show support for Blaine’s Police Officers, Public Works employees, City staff, and SBM Firefighters. Many Blaine residents took the opportunity to express their thanks and support to our officers this year. This year, Blaine was host to 145 registered block parties and many more that didn’t register. This translates to well over 5,000 people participating! As our city’s growth continues, so will the number of block parties each year. We would like to thank the block party hosts for organizing a block party in their neighborhood. Night to Unite is always the first Tuesday in August. Next year the date is August 7. For more information, visit our website at BlaineEvents.com/N2U.
Police Officer Gordy Fiske is pictured with grateful residents displaying signs of thanks.
Edgewood Senior Living residents won Blaine’s Night to Unite t-shirt design contest last year and had their design featured on shirts made for this year’s party.
Police Explorer Zach Paul won this year’s Police Selfie Award. Voting took place on the City’s Facebook page.
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Reconstruction of 105th Avenue is Underway
The long awaited reconstruction of 105th Avenue from Highway 65 to Radisson Road is finally underway. Construction began on August 7 and will continue over the rest of this year’s construction season and into next year’s construction season. The entire project is scheduled to be complete by summer of 2018, again prior to the National Sports Center’s large soccer tournament in July. The 105th Avenue reconstruction project includes two through lanes in each direction as well as raised medians with dedicated left turn lanes at critical intersections. The design also includes two threeleg roundabouts; one will be constructed at the main access to the south campus of the National Sports Center and the other at the new access to the National Sports Center north campus. Continue to view the project status by visiting the city’s webpage for the most current information. For project information and updates,visit BlaineMN.gov/105thAvenue.