Park Perspective May 2019
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Follow the city’s strategic priorities In 2018, the St. Louis Park City Council adopted the following five strategic priorities. Look for the icons throughout this and future editions of the Park Perspective to read stories about how the city is working to meet these priorities.
St. Louis Park is committed to:
Fire Department Open House June 18, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Being a leader in racial equity and inclusion in order to create a more just and inclusive community for all. Continuing to lead in environmental stewardship. Providing a broad range of housing and neighborhood-oriented development. Providing a variety of options for people to make their way around the city comfortably, safely and reliably. reating opportunities to build social capital C through community engagement.
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Fire Station 1, 3750 Wooddale Ave. S. Displays and demonstrations
For kids
• Kitchen safety
• Sparky the fire dog
• Fire extinguisher demonstration
• Squirt house
• Burn rooms/fire sprinkler demonstration
• Home Depot kids workshop
• Emergency preparedness
• Bouncy house
• Older adult safety
• Take pictures of your kids in “kid-sized” fire gear
• Hennepin County Medical Center ambulance
Food
• Hands-only CPR • Police squad car
• Hotdogs, cookies, chips, water
• Public works heavy equipment • Minnesota Safety Council • City departments
How to vote on a ranked-choice ballot. Your next election is Nov. 5, 2019. 1st choice
2nd choice
3rd choice
• Rank up to three different candidates for each city office (mayor and city council). • Your first choice is the candidate you would most like to see elected. • Always vote left to right. • Select one candidate in each column. If you wish to rank second and/or third choices, you will select them in the corresponding second and third columns on the ballot. • Turn your ballot over to vote in school district races.
This is not an actual ballot, but a representation.
Mock election at Parktacular! City elections staff will have a booth at the Parktacular Expo on June 15 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at Wolfe Park!
We will have a mock election, and volunteers will be available to help with voting questions. This is a great opportunity to learn about ranked-choice voting and show kids how to vote!
Check out our new videos explaining how ranked-choice voting works and what it means to make a ranked choice!
Candidate filing for the 2019 election is July 30 – Aug. 13.
View the videos and more information at www.stlouispark.org/vote.
File for office at city hall by submitting your completed form and petition and paying the filing fee. Visit www.stlouispark.org/vote for more candidate information.
State of the Community is May 30 You’re invited to attend the St. Louis Park State of the Community event Thursday, May 30, 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Recreation Outdoor Center (ROC), 3700 Monterey Drive. This will be an outdoor event, so dress accordingly. In case of bad weather, the event will be moved indoors to The Rec Center.