Politics & Government

Preview: Fridley City Council to Take up Trees and Water

Monday's agenda includes tree-cutting cap and water-management issues.

Pavement and planning often dominate city council agendas in Fridley but at the council's Monday evening meeting, trees and water are the main topics ():

  • TREE-CUT CAP: Staff is recommending the city lift its ordinance capping the number of trees a property owner can take down to three per acre. According to staff, the ordinance originated in the 1970s as a way to prevent what's now Springbrook Nature Center from becoming a golf course. Now it's a planned expansion of visitor facilities at the center that is prompting the city to consider lifting the cap.
  • SIDEYARD WATERFALL: A homeowner on Benjamin Street NE wants to install a stream and waterfall, but the property carries a stipulation banning re-grading work. City staff and a next-door neighbor are satisfied that the project won't worsen rainwater runoff, and staff has recommended giving it a green light.
  • WATERSHED DISTRICTS: The council will decide whether to join neighboring cities in petitioning the state to force the Coon Creek Watershed District to accept the portions of those cities that used to be in the Six Cities Watershed District.
  • ALSO: First on the council's agenda is a proclamation declaring July 1 to be Founder's Day in Fridley.

The council meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. at , with a pre-meeting set for 7 p.m. You can watch live or later on, on local cable TV, or online, on demand later on.


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