
John Gessner
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1 week ago |
hometownsource.com | John Gessner
Burnsville City Council members agreed at a June 10 work session to keep the city’s overnight street parking ban in multifamily areas. The 2-6 a.m. ban on all city streets has been debated many times but never lifted. In February 2024, a council majority asked to review the ban in multifamily areas only. kAm%96 C6BF6DE H2D :? A2CE 2 C624E:@? E@ A2C<:?8 AC@3=6>D 2E E96 }t~} 2A2CE>6?E 4@>A=6I @? vC2?5 pG6?F6] }62C3J D:?8=6\72>:=J ?6:893@CD @?
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1 week ago |
hometownsource.com | John Gessner
Burnsville City Council members agreed at a June 10 work session to keep the city’s overnight street parking ban in multifamily areas. The 2-6 a.m. ban on all city streets has been debated many times but never lifted. In February 2024, a council majority asked to review the ban in multifamily areas only. kAm%96 C6BF6DE H2D :? A2CE 2 C624E:@? E@ A2C<:?8 AC@3=6>D 2E E96 }t~} 2A2CE>6?E 4@>A=6I @? vC2?5 pG6?F6] }62C3J D:?8=6\72>:=J ?6:893@CD @?
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1 week ago |
hometownsource.com | John Gessner
Automatic license plate readers will be installed across Burnsville. The city will pay a $65,000 annual subscription fee for 20 fixed, solar-powered cameras and software from vendor Flock Safety. The system should be operating in four to six weeks, police Capt. Shaun Anselment told the City Council at a June 10 work session. kAmr@F?4:= >6>36CD 6?5@CD65 E96 DJDE6>[ H9@D6 E649?@=@8J 2?5 FD6D 2C6 8@G6C?65 3J DE2E6 =2H] pFE@>2E:4 A=2E6 C6256CD 2C6 FD65 3J >@C6 E92?
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1 week ago |
hometownsource.com | John Gessner
Two neighborhood groups have formed and six more are exploring it under the auspices of Burnsville’s neighborhood organization and grant program. Launched in January, the one-year pilot program invites residents to define their neighborhood boundaries, form groups and seek grants of up to $10,000 for neighborhood projects or events.
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3 weeks ago |
hometownsource.com | John Gessner
The Asian market and food hall proposed three years ago as a jump start for the ailing Burnsville Center is not right on schedule. But it’s close to completion, says developer Pacifica Square Burnsville. kAm~? %F6D52J[ E96 r:EJ r@F?4:= 2AAC@G65 2 D64@?5 6IE6?D:@? @7 4@>A=6E:@? 52E6D 2D A2CE @7 2 S`]` >:==:@? 4:EJ DF3D:5J 7@C E96 AC@;64E]k^AmkAm%@ C646:G6 E96 >@?6J[ E96 56G6=@A6C >FDE 7:?:D9 E96 7:CDE A92D6[ 2?
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