Current Issues
 

City Council Seats on November Ballot 

There are two city council terms that expire on December 31,2010. The filing for candidacy of these seats ended on August 17th.  The city has four candidates that filed for office which will be placed on the November 2nd ballot.  These candidates are as follows: Jeannette Graner, Scott Seymour, Todd Wenz and Michael Werman.  Please remember that you must vote for two on the ballot.  Council members serve a four year term.

Awards Street/Sidewalk Contract 2010

On August 10th the city council awarded the contract for the 2010 Street/Sidewalk improvement project to Omann Paving, St. Michael, MN  in the amount of $316,000.  The project should start in a few weeks and affected residents will be served notice of any inconvenience due to the project.  The project is expected to be completed within 3-4 weeks. 

Meet the Candidates - September 9th

The Rockford-Greenfield Chamber of Commerce will host a meet the candidates at their next meeting on September 9th at noon Wright Hennepin Electric at 6800 Electric Drive.  The city may hold a separate meet the candidate for residents.  Dates and location are pending.

City Budget Workshop Meeting

The city council and staff met on August 17th to discuss the general fund budget, levy and plans for the future.  The proposed general fund budget will be adopted at the regular city council meeting on August 24th at 7 p.m.  The city's 2011 tax levy is limited per a state levy limit imposed on all cities with a population of over 2,500.  The proposed preliminary tax levy i $1,388,041 which translates to an increase of $31,337 from current year levy.

RiverWorks Food Shelf-8230 Cedar Street

The Riverworks food shelf has served 136 families the month of June month and needs your continued support.  The Wednesday evening Roundup program has been very successful in providing food and fun for families.  Back to school supplies have been donated and will be distributed at the food shelf on certain dates.  Riverworks latest fund raiser included a delicious lunch served outside on Main Street during the River Days parade.   

For more information check out their web site at:  www.riverworksonline.org, contact Denise at 763-607-9803 or email: dkesanen@riverworksonline.org

Parkwood Residential Development Revises Plan

The Parkwood Development located on the south side of Highway 55 west of the city limits was originally platted in 2006 and included 319 lots.  A new plan with 180 lots/units was reviewed by the city council on August 10th.  With the fewer number of lots the city will not longer require the western bridge.  A preliminary plat will be submitted soon and a public hearing will be held at the planning commission in September. Affected property owners will receive notice of the hearing.

.Developments

Residential development map shows where lots are available. Map  Commercial and industrial lots available in the city are located on the economic development page..

Send Us Your Email Addresses

In an effort to save money the city no longer makes copies of our newsletter and mails them out to each homeowner. Instead we post the newsletter on our website. The city would like to keep residents informed and is creating an email list of property owners so that we can send you our newsletter, event notices, hydrant flushing dates, road closings, etc.  If you want to be included in our list please send your email address to: audrae@cityofrockford.org

Movie in the Park - September 10th

Another family night is planned for September 10th at Riverside Park.  The movie will be The Princess and the Frog which is a great Disney story.  The movie will be outdoors so bring your lawn chairs or blankets and sit beneath the stars and enjoy the movie.  A local organization will be selling concessions.  The movie will start at dusk. There is no charge for the movie.

 Rockford Economic Development

The city continues to make phone calls and send out our market study and other information trying to lure a grocer to the community.  We have a couple grocers that are interested and they are reviewing the information we provided.  A new restaurant is opening in the mall soon named Dairylicious.  We have had some interest in the redevelopment of the Cozy Rest Motel/Mini storage site at 8740 Highway 55 recently.  The city HRA met with the owner of the property and discussed the need for the demolition of the old motel.  

Downtown Master Plan  

The city council reviewed the land use portion of the downtown Master Plan at their meeting held September 22, 2009.  This plan provides a long range plan for the redevelopment of the downtown.  A copy of the map is linked here.  The next step to the downtown master plan will include elevations that will bring properties out of the flood plain.  The city has already adopted design guidelines for development of the downtown which has been used in recent projects. map