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Library puts finishing touches on its walls BY SARA MARIE MOORE EDITOR
SHOREVIEW — Over the last several months the new library has been putting the finishing touches on its walls with local art. Many of the pieces were purchased or commissioned by Ramsey County Library - Shoreview with funds raised by the Friends of the Ramsey County Libraries for the library’s capital campaign, Friends Executive Director Cyndi Cook said. The artwork is diverse — inspirations and subject matter range from wetlands and cityscapes in Shoreview to library and bookthemed. Several artists are from Shoreview and Vadnais Heights; all are from the metro area.
Shoreview photograph greets visitors At the entrance to the library is a metal print of a photograph of Slice of Shoreview Days at Island Lake by Jim Radford, of Shoreview. Funds for the piece were donated in honor of longtime Friend member Nancy Guerino. Radford took the photo of the moon over the lake during the city festival in 2016 using a long exposure. Radford, who displays his photography in restaurants locally and across the metro several times a year, said he is honored the library sought out his work.
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A photograph of Island Lake in Shoreview taken by Jim Radford greets visitors at the library’s entrance.
“It is really a great place to put art — in a library,” he noted. Surrounded by written art in the form of books, visual art fits in nicely, he explained. Radford has been a photographer since he was 12 but ramped up his hobby when he retired from 3M. He specializes in outdoor scenic photography and sells his work.
Community collage over coffee Near the entrance to the library SEE ARTWORK, PAGE 14
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A collage near the entrance by the coffee maker includes motifs of Shoreview landmarks.
Voters passed the $165 million bond referendum for Mounds View Public Schools Nov. 7. Final tally was 10,129 voters, or 73.3 percent, supported the referendum. Votes against the referendum totaled 3,689, or 26.7 percent. The bond will cost owners of a median-valued home a tax increase of about $17 a month. Planned school improvements in the Shoreview area include eight classroom additions at Turtle Lake Elementary, according to Superintendent Chris Lennox. Expansion of the cafeteria and kitchen is also proposed, as well as an improved parent drop-off area. Under the plan, two classrooms would be added at Island Lake Elementary and several other classrooms would be renovated. Special education classrooms would be renovated and expanded as well. The lobby would also be expanded. Lockers at Chippewa Middle School would be renovated in the commons area and a secured front entry into the main office is proposed. Seven classrooms would be added to Mounds View High School and undersized classrooms would be renovated. The cafeteria and kitchen would be expanded and additional gym and fitness space is planned. Parking would be expanded and the parent drop-off area would be improved. SEE ELECTIONS, PAGE 3
Goose poop threatens public health BY SARA MARIE MOORE EDITOR
VADNAIS HEIGHTS — Goose poop is getting out of hand in Vadnais-Sucker Lake Regional Park. In response, St. Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS) is planning to ramp up Canada goose management in parts of the park. Geese who loiter on mowed areas and pavement at the Vadnais-Sucker Lake Park picnic area near Highway 96 and Sucker Lake Road and at the SPRWS Vadnais Station near Vadnais Boulevard and Sucker Lake Road leave behind large amounts of excrement, which can be tainted with E. coli, said Jeremy Erickson of SPRWS. Exposure to E. coli can cause diarrhea, urinary tract infections or respiratory illness, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Geese droppings can also contain salmonel-
la and other germs that cause gastrointestinal issues. An adult goose eats up to four pounds of grass and drops up to two pounds of excrement per day, according to Canada Goose Management, a wildlife service in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. The amount of excrement at the picnic area in the park and near the intake for the St. Paul water supply is a threat to public safety, Erickson explained. At the picnic area, goose poop could contaminate food or be tracked by visitors to a nearby playground — even into cars. At the station, staff could track goose poop near the intake gatehouse. The picnic and supply station areas are owned and managed by SPRWS, as they are along the chain of lakes upstream of a water treatment plant in Maplewood that provides potable water to about 425,000 people. While the treatment plant treats E. SEE GEEESE, PAGE 19
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