Category: Carver News

Due to the rising river we will be closing Riverside Park this afternoon. Please watch the City’s website for updates.

Join us!  The Carver Fire Department and Public Services will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday, October 8th, from 5:00 – 7:30 pm at the Carver Fire Station, 801 Jonathan Carver Parkway.
The Carver Fire Department, Public Services, and the City of Carver will have attractions and activities the entire family can participate in!
See the attached flyer for more details.

Trail paving near Elm Drive and the Spring Creek Drive/Mount Hope Road intersection will occur early next week.  Final aggregate base placement and street paving for Sunny Ridge Drive is anticipated to occur towards the end of the week.  Lylewood Parkway is also scheduled to be paved near the end of the week.  All schedules are weather permitting.

Click HERE for the Agendas and Packet for the October 7, 2019 City Council meetings.

Public Services started working on the caboose this week.  Over the next few days, depending on the weather, it will have the metal surfaces repaired and receive a new coat of paint.  The finishing touches will include graphics.

For questions or further information, please contact [email protected].

This Friday, October 4, small utility relocation crews are planning on completing minor turf restoration work in various locations throughout the City.  This work is scheduled to occur on Friday, weather permitting.  There are no significant access impacts anticipated for residents.  Additional small utility relocations and minor concrete restoration work associated with these relocations will be taking place at a later date.

Please contact Michael Jabs with any any questions.

Michael Jabs
612-269-9970
[email protected]

Join Us! The Carver Fire Department and Public Services will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday, October 8th, from 5:00 – 7:30 pm at the Carver Fire Station, 801 Jonathan Carver Parkway.
The Carver Fire Department, Public Services, and the City of Carver will have attractions and activities the entire family can participate in!
See the attached flyer for more details.

Download (PDF, 5.32MB)

Broadway Street (between 3rd Street and 4th Street) and 4th Street (from Jorgenson Street to Broadway Street) will be closed for paving October 3 and 4.  During this time, traffic will be detoured using Jorgenson Street, Main Street, and Oak Street.  Traffic will still be maintained at the 4th Street and Broadway Street intersection as depicted in the map.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Contacts:

Have any questions?  Feel free to reach out to Michael Jabs at 612-269-9970.

Construction Update – September 27, 2019

Weather permitting, topsoil placement and grading work behind the curb will occur on Sunny Ridge Drive next week. Driveway access on Sunny Ridge Drive is anticipated to be restored by the end of the day on Monday.

In addition, mailboxes on Elm Drive, Kirche Hill Drive, and Diedrich Drive are anticipated to be placed by the end of next week.

For more details about the project or to sign up for project updates, please visit the project page at:  2019 Street Improvement Project.

Any further questions, please contact:  [email protected]

Carver County and the City of Carver are beginning to make plans for a four lane improvement to Jonathan Carver Parkway in 2021. In the coming weeks you may notice survey crews in and around the JCP corridor collecting data for planning documents. Stay tuned for more information on this project in the months ahead!

Routine maintenance of the City’s elevated water towers is being performed this week.  This routine maintenance includes interior structural inspections as well as the cleaning of any sediments that may have accumulated in the bottom of the water towers.  Inspections and maintenance are conducted every 4-5 years to help with any water color or sediment issues.  Residents should not experience any changes to their water quality during this time.

Construction Update:

Weather permitting, work on the 2018 Storm Sewer Improvement Project is resuming today, Wednesday, September 25. Work will be taking place in the Main Street East and Oak Street North vicinity.

Traffic Impacts

During construction, minimal traffic impacts will occur. Spot lane or road closures may occur in specific areas as needed.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:

Michael Jabs
Primary Contact
612-269-9970
[email protected]

Josh Eckstein
Project Manager
952-448-8838
[email protected]

Join Us!  The Carver Fire Department will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday, October 8th, from 5:00 – 7:30 pm at the Carver Fire Station, 801 Jonathan Carver Parkway.

The Carver Fire Department and the City of Carver will have attractions and activities the entire family can participate in!

See the attached flyer for more details.

Download (PDF, 5.32MB)

The September 19, 2019, Planning Commission meeting can be viewed by clicking HERE.

Additional City Council and Planning Commission meetings can be viewed by clicking HERE.

The September 16, 2019, City Council meetings can be viewed by clicking on these links:

Work Session

Regular Meeting

Previous meeting videos are also available by clicking HERE.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Traffic Alerts
Lylewood Parkway will be closed for approximately 4 days to complete scheduled street work. This localized closure will be north of the intersection of 6^th Street and Lylewood Parkway. This closure will take place during the week of September 16^th beginning Monday (9/16). Local access to property owners on Sunny Ridge Drive will be maintained. Please see below for an alternate route.

Anticipated work for next week for the 2019 Street and Utility Improvements Project includes:

Elm Drive: restoration grading is scheduled to occur towards the end of next week, weather permitting.

Diedrich Drive & Kirche Hill Drive: restoration grading is anticipated to occur towards the end of next week, weather permitting.

Sunny Ridge Drive & Lylewood Parkway: street excavation is scheduled to continue throughout next week.

For more details about the project or to sign up for project updates, please visit the project page at:  2019 Street Improvement Project.

Any further questions, please contact:  bgood@@cityofcarver.com.

For a copy of the Planning Commission packet, click HERE.

To watch the live stream of the meeting, click HERE.

Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

For a copy of the Packet, click HERE

To watch the live stream of the Work Session at 5:30 p.m. and the Regular Meeting at 7:00 p.m., click HERE.

If there are any questions, please contact [email protected].