Carver Current

In September, the Eden Prairie High School girls tennis team fell 4-3 to Prior Lake. In last Thursday’s Section 2AA north subsection semifinals, the Lakers defeated the Eagles 5-2.

The Spring Creek Drive access to Jonathan Carver Parkway / CSAH 11 will be closed beginning the week of October 15 to allow for the installation of new water main and sanitary sewer pipes.  The utilities work is anticipated to be completed by Friday, November 9.  Access to the Spring Creek Neighborhood will be detoured as shown in the map below.

The following agencies have been notified of this construction project:  Carver Elementary, District 112 Transportation Office, Carver County Sheriff’s Office, Carver Fire Department, US Post Office, and local sanitation haulers.

If you have any questions or concerns related to the project, please contact Erin Smith, City Planner, at 952-448-8743 or by email at [email protected].

The street sweeper will be coming through your neighborhood in October.
As the leaves change, those beautiful autumn colors look great on the trees. But as the leaves fall to the street they threaten to pollute lakes and rivers.  Read on to learn how cities and citizens combat the fall leaf litter problems. Click HERE to learn more. If you have any questions, [email protected].

It’s Homecoming Week at Chaska High School.

The correct answer to last week’s quiz was the closed Hot Spot gas station, at 650 Chestnut Street North, now slated for redevelopment.

Visit the Carver County Library website (www.carverlib.org) for some great resources for adult lifelong learning. These are easily found under the ”resources” section of the website.

Oct. 11, 1928: Fire drills under the direction of Athletic Director Mooney are being staged now and then at Chaska High School. The students, with the exception of few, seem to have “caught on” and refuse to hurry out of…

Chanhassen High School held a memorable homecoming last week.

The city of Chanhassen and the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District will host a citywide cleanup for water quality 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 27 (rain date Oct. 28).

Here’s a roundup of what made the news in the last week.

Packers running back Aaron Jones has carried 17 times for 107 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 22 more yards in two game this season.

Packers tight end Lance Kendricks has only caught three passes for 22 yards through the first four games this season, but he could see more targets with Green Bay dealing with injuries to the wide receiver corps.

The Packers defense held the Bills offense to 145 yards on Sunday in Green Bay’s 22-0 win over Buffalo at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.

The Alaskan Hip Hop community has always struggled to gain national attention. We have had short spurts in the spotlight, but nothing that ever solidified into anything consistent. I think this is why it’s been important for battlers to challenge…

Construction crews will be working on Dahlgren Road.
See the attached flyer for more details:  October 4, 2018

For the October 9, 2018, Heritage Preservation Commission Packet, click HERE.

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

Go inside Eton Square Cinema and you’ll see hundreds of new chairs. You’ll notice some new screens that really pop visually. The owner is making improvements and changing some things around.

For a copy of the packet, click HERE
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

I want to recognize a person that had a very significant impact on our city and the entire metropolitan region and that’s Jules Smith. Jules passed away on Sept. 11 and with that a piece of our history also passed.

The Metropolitan Council is down to one civil construction contract bid for the Southwest Light Rail Transit line from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie.